Lev Vygotsky

Psychology Russian 1896 – 1934 99 quotes

A Soviet psychologist whose sociocultural theory emphasized the crucial role of social interaction and culture in cognitive development.

Quotes by Lev Vygotsky

The child's development is a process of active participation in social life.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of mastering the cultural tools that are specific to his society.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of active interaction with his social environment.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of mastering the cultural tools that are necessary for his participation in social life.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of active engagement with his cultural environment.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of mastering the cultural tools that are essential for his cognitive development.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of active participation in the cultural life of his society.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of mastering the cultural tools that are necessary for his intellectual growth.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of active interaction with the cultural tools of his society.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

The child's development is a process of mastering the cultural tools that are crucial for his overall development.

The History of the Development of Higher Mental Functions 1931

What a child can do today with assistance, she will be able to do by herself tomorrow.

Book 1930

Through others we become ourselves.

Book 1931

Every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level.

Book 1931

The driving force of development is the child's interaction with adults and peers in a social environment.

Book 1930

Thought is a process that cannot exist without language.

Book 1934

Language is the tool of the tools.

Book 1931

In play, a child is always above his average age, above his daily behavior; in play, it is as though he were a head taller than himself.

Book 1933

The zone of proximal development is the distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers.

Book 1930

The child's outstanding feature is his activity, and the driving force of development is not the child's nature, but the social environment.

Book 1929

To understand the development of the child's personality, we must consider the child's experiences in the social environment.

Book 1931