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Social Interaction Plays A Fundamental Role in The Development of Cognition

Social interaction plays a fundamental role in cognitive development, as the potential for development is limited to a learner's "zone of proximal development" which can be supported through scaffolding from teachers or peers. Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory viewed learning as a social process originating from culture, implying learners should be provided socially rich environments to explore knowledge with others, which information and communication technologies can support through tools for collaboration and online scaffolding.

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Social Interaction Plays A Fundamental Role in The Development of Cognition

Social interaction plays a fundamental role in cognitive development, as the potential for development is limited to a learner's "zone of proximal development" which can be supported through scaffolding from teachers or peers. Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory viewed learning as a social process originating from culture, implying learners should be provided socially rich environments to explore knowledge with others, which information and communication technologies can support through tools for collaboration and online scaffolding.

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social interaction plays a fundamental role in the development of cognition

- through interaction with others -individual's mental structure

The potential for cognitive development is limited to a "zone of proximal development"


- A teacher or more experienced peer is able to provide the learner with "scaffolding" to support the students evolving understanding of knowledge domains or development of complex skills. -Collaborative learning, discourse, modelling, and scaffolding are strategies for supporting the intellectual knowledge and skills of learners and facilitating intentional learning.

Vygotsky Theory of Socio-Cultural -learning as a social process and the origination of human intelligence in society or culture

Implications
- learners should be provided with socially rich environments in which to explore knowledge domains with their fellow students, teachers and outside experts. - ICTs can be used to support the learning environment by providing tools for discourse, discussions, collaborative writing, and problem-solving, and by providing online support systems to scaffold students evolving understanding and cognitive growth.

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