Developmental Theories of Childhood

Running head: DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD
Development of a child
Name of the student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD1
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Critical analysis of key concepts.....................................................................................................2
Definition.....................................................................................................................................2
Disadvantages and advantages....................................................................................................4
Implications of the theory for teaching and learning...................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD2
Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory
Introduction
The developmental theories of childhood are significant aspects of teaching as it provides
a direction for the teachers and educators to improve life outcomes in a scientific manner. In this
report, a detailed analysis will be done on the Vygotsky’s social learning theory, its advantages
and disadvantages. Moreover, its implications on teaching and learning will also be discussed
which would give an important insight into the developmental aspects of children and the further
exploration on this field for the betterment of future academics (Mirzaee & Maftoon, 2016). This
implication will also be integrated into the teaching method which would provide a
comprehensive analysis of the selected developmental theory.
Critical analysis of key concepts
Definition
Vygotsky’s social learning theory portrays the importance of society in the cognitive
development of human beings. More specifically, it aims to describe the learning process as a
social process from where the human intelligence originates. It also include the dynamic social
surroundings which points out the relationship between a teacher and a child.
The importance concepts pointed out by soviet psychologist and social constructivist Lev
Vygotsky is the zone of proximal development, scaffolding, mediation, private speech and
internalization (Pathan et al., 2018). It has explored and accentuated many important aspect of
child learning which will be discussed in the next section.
 Zone of proximal development