Both Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories are accepted that the role of the teacher is to facilitate and give guidance rather than command the children themselves. The question and answer method is used and the forms of teaching are provided in both theories. The educational implications of Piaget's theory focus on the concept of relevant instruction, such as materials, curriculum, and instruction. According to Piaget's theory in the classroom, students are provided with simple practical skills for a complex technique. It is also recommended that the educator provide a wide range of experiences to develop students' learning concept. The teacher must assign students into various divisions based on the educational progress in terms of each individual's previous course of development. The classroom environment should be supportive enough to encourage students to explore them through unplanned interaction (Slavin 2009). On the other hand, the main educational implications of Vygotsky's theory are scaffolding and cooperative learning. Vygotsky's theories focus more on indirect instructions and the child's independent learning. Vygotsky promotes the idea of scaffolding where clarifying, modeling behaviors, and providing feedback to students can influence student performance. Expert, self and peer are identified as the agents of
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