A nurse educator is discussing developmental theories with a student. What information is appropriate for the educator to provide regarding Lev Vygotsky's theory? (Select all that apply.)
A.
Children learn best with assistance from someone else.
B.
Culture plays a vital role in language development.
C.
Intelligence cannot be accurately measured.
D.
The ecological approach emphasizes three important systems.
E.
Motor skills are developed and refined in the preoperational stage.
ANS: A, B
Vygotsky posited that learning takes place in a "zone of proximal development," which means that children learn best when assisted by another person. He also thought culture had a profound impact on language. Howard Gardner argued that intelligence cannot be measured by a single number from an IQ test. The ecological theory of Urie Bronfenbrenner emphasized three systems in a child's life (microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem). The preoperational stage is part of Jean Piaget's work.
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