Lev S. Vygotsky Cultural-Historical
Theory of Psychological Development
Georgina Salas
Heather Luna
EPSY6304.63 Cognition
& Development
Psychological Development
• Human intelligence
• Psychological
development
– Biology
– Cultural-historical
• Psychological
processes
Cognitive Development
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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