Piaget v.s. Vygotsky

Running Head : PIAGET AND VYGOSTKY

Comparison of Piaget and Vygotsky

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In the year 1896 , two great psychologists were born and paved the way for certain psychology theories that remain important today . It were in the months of August and November when Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky were born , respectively (Vygodskaya , n .d Boeree , n .d . There are three points of comparison , which are the person who influenced them , their works , and the impact they made

to the field of psychology

During the time when Piaget was making his work on intelligence , he was influenced by three psychologists namely Dr . Cyril Burt , Dr . Henri Pieron , and Dr . Pierre Janet (Pass , 2004 . It was Janet who became the primary mentor of Piaget and let him do his work at his own will (Pass 2004 . Likewise , it is also a psychologist who influenced Vygotsky . In the Glossary of People (n .d , it was stated that it was Pavlov who strongly influenced Vygotsky

Piaget 's most renowned work was his studies on the stages of cognitive development among children (Boeree , n .d . His two daughters and one son became the center of his observations that led to the publication of three books (Boeree , n .d . For Vygotsky , it was the study of early childhood and youth development in relation to their social practice that became his focus ( Glossary of People ' n .d

Both of them made significant contributions to the field of psychology more specifically to the understanding of the development of human beings in their early years . Likewise , their theories have served as the springboard for so many others and have influenced the works of many persons

The comparisons made here between Piaget and Vygotsky have discussed what made them good psychologists and the differences they have that made each one of them distinct

References

Boeree , C . G (n .d . Jean Piaget : 1896-1980 . Retrieved 21 May 2008 from http /webspace .ship .edu /cgboer /piaget .html

Glossary of people (n .d . Retrieved 21 May 2008 , from http /www .marxists .org /glossary /people /v /y .htm

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(2004 . Parallel Paths to Constructivism : Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky . USA : Information Age Publishing

Vygodskaya , G (n .d . His Life . Retrieved 21 May 2008 , from http /webpages .charter .net /schmolze1 /vygotsky /gita .html Piaget and Vygotsky PAGE...