Theoretical Perspective

I think that my topic/problem fits well with the sociocultural theory by Vygotsky (1978).  This theory is an educational based theory that looks at how a child learns.  Vygotsky's theory states that one learns by using psychological tools (signs, symbols, texts etc.) to internalize information, which  helps the individual to master functions of perception, memory, attention and others (Kozulin, Gindis, Ageyev, & Miller, 2003).    These authors stated that a child's development of higher mental processes depend upon mediating agents that interact within that child's environment.  There are human and symbolic mediators which direct the child who takes in the information and adds it to their internal thought processes (Kozulin et al., 2003).

Kozulin, A., Gindis, B., Ageyev, V. S., & Miller, S. M. (2003).  Vygotsky’s educational theory in cultural context.  Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK.  Retrieved from: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=mfCHutwHT-cC&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Vygotsky%27s+educational+theory+cultural+context&ots=ufpWqhjYqD&sig=1PytMWBqaA66yYkEMjAa2WpsYNY#v=onepage&q=Vygotsky’s%20educational%20theory%20cultural%20context&f=false