Assignment #2: Socio-Cultural Scaffolding Assignment

30 pts Total

Assignment Description

This activity is an opportunity to apply Socio-Cultural Theory and the concept of scaffolding discussed in class, with real children (i.e., infants to adolescents). Specifically, you will assess a child’s zone of proximal development (ZPD) while using specific scaffolding strategies to teach that child a novel (new) task, game, activity, or how to solve a problem. You will first answer the questions provided to create a lesson plan.

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Submit your answers to Part 1: ‘Lesson Plan’

(20pts) on Canvas by 11:59pm on Sun., Feb. 22rd, 2020.

· Next, you will run your scaffolding lesson with your participant (must be completed by Sun., Mar. 1st).

· Finally, you will complete
Part 2: ‘In-class Activity’
(10 pts) IN CLASS on Mon., Mar. 2nd, 2020*
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*Note:
If you will NOT be able to attend class for Part 2 and you want an opportunity to make-up the activity you missed, you must inform Dr. Friendly ahead of time (if possible) and provide suitable documentation to support that your absence from class was necessary. When in doubt, speak with Dr. Friendly right away.

Format

· Answer all questions using full, and grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs.

· 12-point font, 1-inch margins, and double-spaced, NO abstract or title page is needed.

· Please make it clear which question you are answering (just like the Piaget Paper)

· E.g., Q. 1 can be labelled as “Participant” or “Participant Details”, or even just the number “1”

· Make sure to cite (in-text) and reference (at end of paper) any sources of information using proper APA format (6th or 7th Ed.). Please cite any material from lecture using the citation for our course TEXTBOOK

· Include a picture of the lesson set-up (only include child with permission).

Part 1: Lesson Plan (points listed for each item below = 20 points total)

1. Participant details (E.g., age, gender, cultural background, other details related to their ability to perform the task). (1 pt)

2. Referring to definitions from class (& including APA in-text citations when appropriate), describe:

a. Vygotsky’s concept of the Internalization process and the two types of cultural tools that children learn to use through this process. Provide the definition and an example of each type of cultural tool. (5 pts)

b. Vygotsky’s concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). (2 pts)

c. Vygotsky’s concept of the Scaffolding teaching technique (describe the 2 steps in this technique). (2pts)

3. You will need to choose a task, activity, game, or techniques to solve a problem to teach your participant (e.g., how to tie their shoe, how to be polite, how to cook something, how to play a game, how to read, etc.). This should be new to the participant, and should fall within their ZPD: (4 pts)

a. Which task/activity/game/problem will you choose to teach your participant? Why?

b. How will you be sure that the task is novel (i.e., new) for that participant? (I.e., What steps will you take? (E.g., will you ask their parents, teachers, or observe similar behavior, etc.?)

c. How will you assess the participant’s ZPD for the task/activity/game/problem you chose?

d. List some cultural tools that you think you will be passing along to your participant during this task? Be sure to clarify which ones are Technical Tools and which ones are Psychological Tools, and/or which ones could be both.

4. List THREE (3) of the “specific scaffolding strategies” (reviewed in class) that you think you could use to teach your participant your activity. For each strategy: define the strategy and then describe HOW you might use that strategy to teach your participant the new skill or piece of knowledge. Include APA in-text citations when appropriate (6pts)

5. Reference(s): please do not forget to list the full APA reference for any sources used (this should include the textbook, as you are instructed to cite it instead of my lecture slides) at the end of this assignment.

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