Two Ways To Elaborate Vygotsky's Concept of Mediation: Implications for Instruction.

Karpov, Yuriy V.; Haywood, H. Carl

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ERIC Number: EJ582975

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Publication Date: 1998

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Two Ways To Elaborate Vygotsky's Concept of Mediation: Implications for Instruction.

Karpov, Yuriy V.; Haywood, H. Carl

American Psychologist, v53 n1 p27-36 Jan 1998

Analyzes Vygotsky's two major types of mediation, metacognitive and cognitive, as the main mechanism of children's learning and development. Shows how this concept has influenced recent research in learning and instruction. Integrates derivative approaches to instruction. Contains two pages of references. (MMU)

Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Elementary Education, Instructional Development, Learning Processes, Mediation Theory, Metacognition

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Language: English

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