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- | Social development theory was introduced in 1920s by [[http://www.marxists.org/archive/vygotsky/|Lev Vygotsky]], whose theory is according to some the origin of social constructivism(([[http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/iej/articles/v6n3/liu/paper.pdf|Liu, C. H, and R. Matthews. Vygotsky’s philosophy: Constructivism and its criticisms examined. International Education Journal 6, no. 3: 386–399. 2005.]] | + | Social development theory was introduced in 1920s by [[http://www.marxists.org/archive/vygotsky/|Lev Vygotsky]], whose theory is according to some the origin of [[learning_theories:constructivism|social constructivism]](([[http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/iej/articles/v6n3/liu/paper.pdf|Liu, C. H, and R. Matthews. Vygotsky’s philosophy: Constructivism and its criticisms examined. International Education Journal 6, no. 3: 386–399. 2005.]] |
)). This theory, sometimes also called **cultural-history theory** or //social constructivism// gives a **framework for cognitive development** in children and argues that the **key role in cognition development** lies in **social interactions**. In his own words, | )). This theory, sometimes also called **cultural-history theory** or //social constructivism// gives a **framework for cognitive development** in children and argues that the **key role in cognition development** lies in **social interactions**. In his own words, | ||