Essays on Lev Vygotsky

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Pretend play is one of the avenues through which children get to experience the world at an experiential level . It is through this form of play that the children get to develop key cognitive skills necessary for fully functional adults. Pretend play can take different forms, but the games have common features such as allowing room for children to vent their feelings and emotions while giving their description of actual and fictional objects. Various theories explain the importance of pretend play, with the Lev Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, offering essential insights on the importance of pretend play . ...

In the following work we are going to analyze two video clips representing child’s development in the symbolic social environment. The action in the first video clip, “Cats and Dogs,” takes place in the preschool classroom. There are three girls participating in the play. They use the classroom environment as the environment of their play. However, none of the furniture in the room is used for their actions, they imitate all the things that they are and they are going to use. The girls do not use any additional material for their play either, they just decide which ...

A mental thinking process directs daily human activities. The mental development of a person involves the mind encompassing perceptions, images, and languages and plans to inform the knowledge and comprehension process (Burton, 2015). The knowledge process involves gaining understanding knowing, thinking, remembering, judging and problem-solving. This development of the mind is referred to as cognition (Burton, 2015). The cognitive development process has been explained by different theories; among these theories are Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development and Lev Vygotsky Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development (Burton, 2015). Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories provide insight on how children ...

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Research into how individuals learn and the different stages of learning has been the focus of studies by various scholars. Based on the research that has been conducted so far, there are several theories that have been advanced. Notable among these theories are the theories that have been advanced by Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. They both concur on the role of the surrounding environment on the learner but differ on the effect. In spite of the differences that are evident in their theories they have been instrumental in shaping the teaching styles that are applies all over the world. ...