CHYS 1F90 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lev Vygotsky, Mind Map, Jigsaw Puzzle
18 Jan 2018
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Vygotsky"s theories stress the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition. Vygotsky, 1978), as he believed strongly that community plays a central role in the process of "making meaning. " Unlike piaget"s notion that childrens" development must necessarily precede their learning, vygotsky argued, "learning is a necessary and universal aspect of the process of developing culturally organized, specifically human psychological function" (1978, p. 90). In other words, social learning tends to precede (i. e. come before) development. Vygotsky has developed a sociocultural approach to cognitive development. No single principle (such as piaget"s equilibration) can account for development. Individual development cannot be understood without reference to the social and cultural context within which it is embedded. Higher mental processes in the individual have their origin in social processes. Vygotsky"s theory differs from that of piaget in a number of important ways:
