His work has become an integral part of contemporary psychology. He also believed that children learn through play, and that play is a form of sociocultural learning. Vygotsky's theory suggests that each stage builds upon the previous ones, and he believed that adults learn from observing children. Cognitive learning involves thinking about concepts and ideas motoric learning involves doing things and sociocultural learning involves interacting with others. He believed that learning happens in three different stages: cognitive, motoric, and sociocultural. Vygotsky was a key figure in Soviet Psychology who studied children and developed his own theories about how learning occurs. According to Vygotsky's theory, in a society adults foster cognitive development in children by engaging them in meaningful and challenging activities.
Lev Vygotsky's theory highlights the role of culture in a child's development of cognitive abilities such as reasoning and communication.
