Dynamic Assessment

Dynamic Assessment related Websites:

Dynamic Assessment - The official Dynamic Assessment website, containing an introduction to Dynamic Assessment, a directory of Dynamic Assessment researchers, practitioners, and resource centers, training opportunities, and an extensive bibliography.

International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential - Reuven Feuerstein's center for clinical applications of the Mediated Learning Experience approach to Dynamic Assessment.

The Center for Cognitive-developmental Assessment and Remediation - established by Boris Gindis, this center applies Dynamic Assessment principles with internationally adopted children and their families.

The International Center for Mediated Learning - built upon the Mediated Constructivism Theory, also known as the MindLadder model, a Dynamic Assessment application developed by Mogens and Myltreda Jensen and inspired largely by Feuerstein's Mediated Learning Experience. This site provides information for school districts interested in establishing MindLadder programs.

The California Association for Mediated Learning - links to the work of leading Dynamic Assessment proponent David Tzuriel, an advocate of Feuerstein's Mediated Learning Experience approach. This site also contains Dynamic Assessment workshops and resources specific to education in the state of California.

The Southeastern Center for the Enhancement of Learning - located in Atlanta, GA, this center is affiliated with Reuven Feuerstein's International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential and offers clinical services and training in Feuerstein's Mediated Learning Experience.

Vygotstky related Websites:

http://webpages.charter.net/schmolze1/vygotsky/vygotsky.html [highly recommended]
This page offers a very thorough set of materials on Vygotsky's life and his theory along with links to the work of his most influential colleagues and those whose theories of mental development interface with his, including Bakhtin, Piaget, Luria, and Ilyenkov. Explanations of such important concepts as mediation, collaboration, semiotic activity, and inclusion can also be found. Finally, the page contains links to studies where Vygotskian principles have been put into practice in the educational setting.

http://www.kolar.org/vygotsky/
This page offers biographical information on Vygotsky as well as a photo archive of Vygotsky and his colleagues and students. It contains links to a theory into practice data base as well as a critical review and analysis of his most well known work Thought and Language. It also provides a discussion of egocentric speech as well as the dialectical method. Unfortunately, some of the links have been broken, but what is still available is quite informative.

http://www.funderstanding.com/vygotsky.cfm
This page provides a brief but informative overview of Vygotskian principles with special focus on their application to education. It is a good first place to go for someone who is not that familiar with Vygotsky's theory.

http://www.massey.ac.nz/~alock/virtual/project2.htm

http://starfsfolk.khi.is/solrunb/vygotsky.htm
This is another good overview page for those unfamiliar with Vygotsky's writings. It also provides links to others who have been influenced by Vyogotsky's theory, including Jerome Bruner and Reuven Feuerstein.

http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/soc_cult.html
This page contains links to numerous articles on various aspects of sociocultural theory, including some of the most recent publications, reviews of works dealing with the theory, and to the work of people instrumental in developing the theory, such as Luria, Leontiev, Cole, Ratner, Engestrom, Lemke, and Nardi.