Piaget vs. Vygotsky: Similarities and Differences This article will explore the ideas of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Exploring their philosophies and how they impact us today. The two academic articles show similarities and differences between their works and explore the meaning of each. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky are two of the most influential philosophers in the field of cognitive development. Although people think they are very similar, they are actually different in many situations. They share the basic ideas of cognitive development, but there are huge differences in some stages of their ideas. There is also a huge difference in the idea of ​​autonomy and heteronomy. Summary of Piaget and Vygotsky Jean Piaget divides his theory into The main difference that can be seen in their theories is that Piaget is very individualistic when it comes to learning and that Vygotsky is very group-oriented. oriented. Vygotsky believes in dialogues that “we interact socially and communicate with others to learn the cultural values ​​of our society.” (Woolfolk, 2004, p. 2) Vygotsky believed in social interaction to aid learning. Vygotsky also believed in scaffolding. Scaffolding is a way of learning. Someone provides the student with clues and suggestions that help him solve problems. This is different from Piaget because it's in that group context. Finally there is a zone of proximity in which Vygotsky believes. This goes hand in hand with the group aspect of learning. He believes that we learn best through life's interactions. (Woolfolk, After reading the article, the main difference that this author tries to point out is that Piaget claims that cognitive development is mainly formed by autonomous actions while Vygotsky places emphasis on the heteronomous. The author makes this statement and he supports it with this quote: “The Piagetian subject is, ultimately, the main constructor or responsible for all his actions, operations and social interactions (see Piaget, 1970a, p. 15). Vygotskian always refers to an action or operation that initially represents an external, not internal activity or operation (see Vygotsky, 1978, p. 56).” (Lorenco, 2012) In this quote, it is clear that there is a huge difference There were a few other examples of this argument in the article, but it comes back to the main difference, which is Piaget, with his belief in autonomy and Vygotsky, with his belief in external representation through