Discuss how Vygotsky's view of cognitive development differs from Piaget's.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may include the following: (1) Vygotsky emphasizes the importance of inner speech, while Piaget views such speech as immature; (2) while Piaget's theory is constructivist (i.e., portrays learning through a child's active building of knowledge), Vygotsky's theory is social constructivist (i.e., emphasizes the social contexts of learning and that knowledge is mutually built and constructed); (3) Piaget emphasizes stages of development, while Vygotsky does not; and (4) Piaget's key processes are schema building through assimilation and accommodation, while Vygotsky's key processes are expanding the zone of proximal development through the language and tools of a culture.
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