In Vygotsky’s view, education involves children learning the culture’s psychological and technical tools, such as reading, writing, speech, counting, and diagrams. a. True b. False

A curriculum influenced by Vygotsky's theory would be likely to contain mixed-age groupings. a. True b. False

As defined by Vygotsky, psychological tools: a. include speech, writing, maps and diagrams. b. are passed on through culture. c. must result from formal instruction. d. both aid and change mental functioning. e. are introduced through social interactions.

Vygotsky emphasized learning through: a. scripted routines. b. positive reinforcement. c. scaffolds of stages. d. social interaction.

Which of the following is true of Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory?Group of answer choicesD) Most of the current research contradicts Vygotsky’s ideas.B) Most current research supports Vygotsky’s ideas.A) Researchers have found that children of parents who provide scaffolding early on perform better in elementary school than children whose parents did not provide scaffolding.C) Children who work collaboratively perform worse on sophisticated tasks than children who work alone.

Which teaching technique is not an extension of Vygotsky’s theory?Question 10Answera.Group recallb.Scaffoldingc.Guided participation