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Educación Médica Superior
Print version ISSN 0864-2141
Abstract
GONZALEZ LOPEZ, Alejandro David; DE LOS ANGELES RODRIGUEZ MATOS, Anay and HERNANDEZ GARCIA, Damaris. The concept near development zone and its manifestation in the Cuban higher medical education. Educ Med Super [online]. 2011, vol.25, n.4, pp. 531-539. ISSN 0864-2141.
The concept near development zone was created by Vigotsky and refers to the distance between the present psychical development of the individual and his potential development. It is a concept of vital importance for education at all levels. The objective of the article is to describe how this concept behaves in the higher medical education in Cuba. The importance of this concept in the didactic principles were explained, as well as how it is used in the formation of values through the information and communication technologies. The reasons why the work of the professor has to be supported on the widening of the near development zone of their students were also stated.
Keywords : near development zone; values; information and communications technologies (ICT); university management.