... these differences along with others, as well as the similarities of Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories and compare and contrast them. Both Piaget and Vygotsky were influenced by the evolutionary implications of Darwin's theory, which does account for some resemblance between them and Vygotsky's intellectual heritage was similar to that of Piaget. There is some dispute as to whether Vygotsky's theory is indeed a stage theory along with Piaget's. It is thought by Butterworth & Harris (1994) that both men's theories "share the assumption that development occurs in stages, although they differ in their main focus. Piaget's theory is most concerned with the mechanisms of intellectual development and the acquisition of knowledge. Whereas Vygotsky's main contribution was to our understanding of the way in which culture influences development, through language and the social and material structure of society". The view that Vygotsky's theory was indeed a stage theory was shown by ...

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