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Kozulin, Alex – Human Development, 1996
Maintains that, although Leontiev's sociocultural orientation and its activity emphasis were inherited from Vygotsky's theory, the two men's theoretical motives and goals differed. Vygotsky's focus on symbolic mediation transforming psychological processes and Leontiev's on activities leading to internalization of action in mental processes were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Goal Orientation
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Glassman, Michael – Human Development, 1996
Contrasts work of Leontiev and Vygotsky. Suggests that Leontiev concentrated on social activity as a whole, whereas Vygotsky made semiotic mediation through culturally developed symbols a central aspect of his analysis. Maintains that they shared a philosophical base and that Leontiev used Vygotsky's ideas as a starting point to explore human…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Psychology