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.

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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.

A Nurse Educator Is Discussing Developmental Theories with a Student