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The zone of proximal development: Some conceptual issues

James V. Wertsch

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development · 1984 · 568 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

Vygotsky's ideas about the zone of proximal development are elucidated and extended by inclusion of the theoretical constructs of situation definition, intersubjectivity, and semiotic mediation.

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From Social Interaction to Higher Psychological Processes. A Clarification and Application of Vygotsky’s Theory

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The Adult-Child Dyad as a Problem-solving System

James V. Wertsch, Gillian Dowley McNamee, Joan B. McLane et al. · Child Development · 1980 · 216 citations

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The Adult-Child Dyad as a Problem-Solving System

James V. Wertsch, Gillian Dowley McNamee, Joan B. McLane et al. · Child Development · 1980 · 200 citations

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