Education Series - Cognitive Development (Lev Vygotksy)

Behind the Stigma

English - December 20, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutes - 5.76 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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In this week's education series, we dive into Part 2 of the developmental psychology theories, focusing on the work of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. We go into his theory of cognitive development, the 'zone of proximal development', scaffolding, and the importance of language and culture, and how he differed from Jean Piaget.