A middle school teacher arranges his classroom so students sit in straight rows of desks, one in front of the other. He does this to promote compliant behavior and is pleased that students are quiet and attentive during lectures. However, students do
not ask questions or discuss ideas. After lectures, the teacher assigns independent seat work. According to Vygotsky, will this teaching style be effective? Give at least two reasons to support your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
According to Vygotsky, this style of teaching would not be effective. Vygotsky saw cooperative learning in which students of differing levels of ability are grouped together as the most effective strategy to promote real learning. He also emphasized scaffolding where students are given supports and then begin to take more and more responsibility for their own learning so the independent nature of the assignments would not be effective for both reasons.
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What will be an ideal response?
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