Educational Psychology / Unit 5 EDP 0432 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Two Constructivisms in Practice
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The idea
For Piaget, development limits what can be learned, so teachers provide a rich environment; for Vygotsky, social interaction drives development, so teachers provide rich dialogue.
In practice
A Piagetian teacher provokes disequilibrium; a Vygotskian teacher stretches thinking through scaffolded talk.
Where people slip
The two also differ on abstraction: Piaget limits abstract demands, while Vygotsky engages children in abstract talk before they fully grasp it.
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