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ERIC Number: EJ523348
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-716X
Vygotsky on Learning and Development.
Wertsch, James V.; Sohmer, Richard
Human Development, v38 n6 p332-37 Nov-Dec 1995
Outlines what the terms "learning" and "development" meant in the theoretical framework on one important developmental psychologist--Vygotsky. Discusses his concepts of decontextualization and contextualization, which have implications for a possible developmental account of heterogeneity in human mental functioning. (ET)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Contextualization; Decontextualization; Developmental Theory; Sociocultural History; Vygotsky (Lev S)
Note: Theme issue topic: "Development and Learning: Reconceptualizing the Intersection."