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Peer reviewedGlassman, 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
