I wonder, Nate, if there would be observable differences between a teacher's
practices using zoped without the fuller mediation of theory, and those of
one who has groked the theory? Would the former be thinking/acting in
complexes?
Anybody know of any research in this direction?
On Wednesday 18 December 2002 07:05 am, N wrote to all of us:
> I think we need to remember the ZPD was only mentioned 3 or 4 times in
> all of the collected works. Interestingly it was coined by an american
> behaviorist and has been interpreted / re-interpreted re-re-intepreted
> by the american context since.
>
> I do think Tudge is right on that as a concept it receives its
> validation from the theory as a whole. The ZPD is not VYGOTSKYian
> examined outside of this context.
>
> The Marxian context is indeed an interesting one. I know in transcribing
> Seve's work his chapter on capacity is very consistant with the notion
> of ZPD.
>
> http://marxists.org/archive/seve/works/1974/ch4/4.1.htm
>
> So, we have two theorists who coming from a marxist foundation, and
> trying to construct a marxist psychology, were led to similar concepts.
>
> N
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