Analysing young children’s thinking about natural phenomena: A sociocultural/cultural historical perspective

Vygotsky’s sociocultural/cultural historical theory emphasised the notion of semiotic mediation – or how thinking is transformed through signs (such as language) and cultural tools (such as drawings) from an intermental to an intramental plane. While the ideas of Vygotsky have become well-accepted w...

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Main Author:	ROBBINS, JILL
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Urray 2012
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