On the 90th Anniversary of V.V. Davydov’s Birth

Abstract

The present study aims to stress the meaning of the psychodidactical conception of the outstanding Russian psychologist V.V. Davydov through the analysis of the 5 following points, enumerated hereby. An account is given about the first encounters among Davydov and the Italian colleagues and the further development of the forms of present-day joint university programmes. 1. Methodological references of the Davydov’s didactical conception. 2. Presence and dissemination of the upper referred conception in Italy. 3. About the cooperation among the Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Education and the Sapienza University until the present. 4. The conception of Davydov at MSUPE and a new school in Russia. 5. A school for the creation of projects as a school for future.

Keywords

• theory of developmental learning
• cultural historical psychology
• activity theory approach
• basic instruction
• new type of school-instruction based on teaching/learning
• inter-university cooperation