by Leslie Smith. The Jean Piaget Society
Stages of intellectual development, how children learn and implications for education and instructional technology
Columbia University Press, translated by E. Duckworth
Routledge & Keegan Paul: London
Since the works of Lev Vygotsky were translated into English there has been a surge of interest in his works on various aspects of human cognition. Interestingly, focus has shifted to applying his conceptions of learning and cognition to technology integration in teaching and learning.
by Cristina Guerra, University of Puerto Rico
by Michael Cole (Univ. of Calif. San Diego) & James Wertsch (Washington Uni. St. Louis)
Eugene Subbotsky, Psychology Department, University of Lancaster, England.
Maarten K. van der Heijden,
Center for the Study of Education & Instruction, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
Peter Smagorinsky, College of Education,
University of Oklahoma.
J. Allan Cheyne & Donato Tarulli
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
John Shotter, University of New Hampshire,
Durham, New Hampshire.
His theories on learning are having a significant impact on technology integration.
Lev S. Vygotsky 1896-1934
"His proposition that learning is both negotiation and mediation has stirred a great deal of interest in relation to technology integration".
Mary C. Bacalarski. Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
G.V. Ivanchenko, Moscow, Russia.
Ki-Jo Feza Sonne, Lyngby, Denmark.
Veggetti Maria Serena, University of Rome, Italy
Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky