The zone of proximal development as basis for instruction

The aim of the project was to formulate a theory of children’s personality development that considers development from a comprehensive point of view in a cultural and societal context and to formulate a related theory of instruction. We based our work on the methodology of the cultural-historical school, as formulated for Vygotsky (1985-1987) and developed by Leontiev (1978, 1981), Elkonin (1971, 1980), Davydov (1977, 1982), and Lompscher (1980, 1982, 1984, 1985).