Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0233 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The More Knowledgeable Other
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The idea
In Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, a more knowledgeable other, a teacher, parent or peer, stretches the learner, and culture's language and concepts shape the highest thinking.
In practice
In a mixed group, a peer who grasps fractions coaches one who does not.
Where people slip
The more knowledgeable other withdraws support gradually, as the learner takes over.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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