CTET Paper I (Primary: Class 1-5)

Vygotsky Sociocultural Theory - ZPD Scaffolding Language and Thought question bank (Child Development & Pedagogy)

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Q1.

Assertion (A) : Teachers should provide a lot of scaffolding to children in the forms of prompts and cues.
Reason (R) : Jean Piaget emphasized that more knowledgeable others play a significant role in advancing children’s cognitive skills through social interaction.
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CTET Paper I - Feb 2026 (08 Feb), Q24 (Official PYQ)

(A)

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(B)

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(C)

Both (A) and (R) are false.

(D)

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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Q2.

Which of the following correctly specifies the major difference between Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky's views on cognitive development of children?

CTET Paper I - Dec 2021 session, 24 Dec 2021 (CBT), Q8 (Official PYQ)

(A)

While Piaget emphasized childs' independent efforts to make sense of their world; Vygotsky views cognitive development as a socially mediated process.

(B)

While Piaget viewed children as active independent beings; Vygotsky viewed children as being controlled primarily by their environment.

(C)

While Piaget emphasized the importance of language in the cognitive development of children; Vygotsky emphasized the biological side of cognitive development.

(D)

While according to Piaget, children speak to themselves for self-guidance, for Vygotsky, children's talk is indicative of egocentricism.

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