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Core ideas
| Social first | Learning is social before it is individual (inter- → intra-personal) |
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| ZPD | Gap between independent ability and assisted ability |
| MKO | More Knowledgeable Other — teacher, parent, abler peer |
| Scaffolding | Temporary, faded support that lifts the child through the ZPD |
| Tools of thought | Language & culture mediate and shape cognition |
Piaget vs Vygotsky (one line)
| Engine of development | Piaget: individual action · Vygotsky: social interaction |
|---|---|
| Role of language | Piaget: follows thought · Vygotsky: drives thought |
| Private speech | Piaget: egocentric (immature) · Vygotsky: self-guiding (useful) |