Leadership to Build Learning Communities |
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Authors: | Dr Sally J Zepeda |
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Institution: | Curriculum and Instruction Department, The University of Texas–Pan American , Edinburg , Texas , USA |
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Abstract: | Lev Vygotsky's revolutionary ideas have extended knowledge on the process of education—in particular, on mediating learning through language—for over 40 years. The zone of proximal development strengthened a new paradigm for learning and instruction, one which others, such as Bruner, formulated into the concept of scaffolding. Action research conducted in a reading methods course led to systematic restructuring based on Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective by means of an instructional sequence titled the Scaffolded Model. |
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Keywords: | curriculum and instruction higher education teacher certification teacher education |
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