Lev S. Vygotsky Cultural-Historical Theory of Psychological Development

Georgina SalasHeather Luna

EPSY6304.63 Cognition & Development

Psychological Development• Human intelligence• Psychological

development–Biology–Cultural-historical

• Psychological processes

Cognitive Development

Imaginative Play Language

Complex Thinking• Involuntary attention• Simple perception• Direct or natural

memory

Instructional Strategies• Scaffolding• Reciprocal Teaching

Instructional Design• Collaboration• Reciprocal

experience • Social interaction

Scaffolding

Educational Applications

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