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Vygotsky
Vygotsky
Vygotsky
Alternatives to Piaget
Outline:
4 stages:
Stage 1: Sensorimoter Period (0-2 years)
Stage 2: Pre-operational stage (2-7 years)
Stage 3: Concrete Operational Stage (7-11 years)
Stage 4: Formal Operational Stage (11+ years)
Methodological issues
The way that adults use language and gestures and the child's experience through
social interactions are very influential on cognitive development (re: Vygotsky).
Lev Vygotsky
1896 - 1934
Work remained little known because it was banned by Stalin after Vygotskys
death
Collapse of the Soviet Union meant:
greater dialogue between the West and Russia
Vygotskys work translated into English
Vygotskys Main Ideas
Vygotsky stated:
The idea is that a child is only able to take the next step in their
cognitive development if another person typically an adult supports
and prompts them to do so.
Stage Theory
Vygotskys theory can be applied to all ages (not a stage theory) and
emphasised individual development.