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Lev Vygotsky Biographical Information. B orn in Orsha A ttended Moscow State University, Graduated with a degree in law in 1917. Taught in Gomel F ormal work in psychology did not begin until 1924 when he attended the Institute of Psychology in Moscow Died of tuberculosis in 1934.
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Lev VygotskyBiographical Information • Born in Orsha • Attended Moscow State University, • Graduated with a degree in law in 1917. • Taught in Gomel • Formal work in psychology did not begin until 1924 when he attended the Institute of Psychology in Moscow • Died of tuberculosis in 1934
Lev Vygotsky’s Educational Philosphy • Emphasizes the importance of looking at each child as an individual, with different learning capabilities and needs. • Accentuates the role of culture in what students learn, and how students learn. • Places great emphasis on the role of language in learning and human development in general • Believed one of the main goals of preschool education should be to ease children from drawing to writing. • Believed that learning occurs when new experience builds on old knowledge and experience. • Emphasizes challenging students and stretching their abilities
Lev VygotskyContributions to Education • Zone of Proximal Development • Social Cultural Theory