A VISION OF VYGOTSKY - Joan Wink

A VISION OF VYGOTSKY

Joan Wink

LeAnn Putney

A Vision of Vygotsky

Joan Wink

California State University, Stanislaus

LeAnn G. Putney

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wink, Joan.

A vision of Vygotsky / Joan Wink, LeAnn Putney.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Vygotski?, L. S. (Lev Semenovich), 1896?1934. 2. Psychology--Soviet

Union--History. I. Putney, LeAnn. II. Title.

BF109.V95 W56 2001

150'.92?dc21

2001040179

Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 06 05 04 03 02 01

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CONTENTS

Preface ix

The Vygotskian Metaphor: Water

ix

Dialectics x

The Overriding Theme x

Visually Vygotsky: A Road Map for Readers xi

What Is New about Vygotsky? xi

Introduction

xii

Remembering My Father, by Gita L. Vygodskaya xii

Remembering Our Friend, by His Colleagues xiii

Vygotsky and His Times xiii Historical Beginnings: A Brief Look at the Background of Vygotsky xiv

Development of Consciousness: A Search for a New Psychology xvi

Psychology to Pedagogy xvii

Meeting Our Distant Mentor: Joan Meets Vygotsky

xviii

Meeting Our Distant Mentor: Le Meets Vygotsky xxi

Conclusion xxiii

PART ONE Why Vygotsky? 1

Why Do We Do What We Do? 1

Thought at the Turn of the Century: 1900 2

Thought at the Turn of the Century: 2000 2

Evolution of Thought: 1900 to 2000

3

Conclusion 3

Endnote

3

1 Theorizing Theories and Thinking Thoughts

5

Why We Juxtapose Theories and Theorists

6

Finding Answers in a Historical Journey 6

Multiple Perspectives to Multiple Learners

6

Transmission Lens: Behaviorism/Positivism

6

Generative Lens: Cognitive to Interactionist to Constructivist 7

Transformative Lens: Social Constructionist

8

Transforming Transformative: Critical Pedagogy 9

Theory Is Practice: Example Lessons 10

Journals: Reflections on Theory to Practice

11

Classroom Application of Learning Theories

12

Searching for a New Psychology 14

Psychology to Pedagogy

17

A Vygotskian Perspective on the Work of Piaget 17

Vygotsky: Learning First, Then Development 18

Vygotsky: Active Use of Language

20

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Major Points of Child Development: Vygotsky/Piaget

21

Multiple Perspective for Multiple Realities

26

Conclusion 27

Endnotes

27

PART TWO Three Principal Principles

28

2 Thought and Language

29

Thinking about Words 29

The Vygotskian Venn Diagram 29

Expanding the Venn Diagram 30

Cognitive Development and Language 33

Autumn Leaves

34

Unless It's Just a Language Thing

35

Andrea and Art: More than Just a Language Thing 36

Framework for Critical Praxis 39

A Papi's Problem Posing

40

Pat's Problem Solving 41

Conclusion: 42

Endnote

42

3 Sociocultural Teaching and Learning

43

Two Senses of the Term Social 43

Socioculturally Learning and Developing 45 A Puzzle of Learning 45

Classrooms as Cultures 46

The Puzzle of Pedro 47 High-Stakes Testing 49 Going to the Movies 50

Sam: A Teaching Time Line 51

The Sociocultural and Pedagogical Puzzle 52

The Pedagogical and Political Puzzle 53

Manuel: To Name, to Reflect Critically, to Act 53

What Oscar Taught Retta

55

Blame the Victim

55

Structure for Success 56 Retta and Success 58

Library Mapping

59

Conclusion 60

Endnotes

60

4 The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) 62

What is the Zone of Proximal Development?

62

Visualizing the ZPD 63 A Metaphor: A Hot Air Balloon Ride 63

What Is Development? 64

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