The Phases of the Development of Mental Actions

The focus of lecture 2 is the executive part of the action, which comprises three subsystems: (i) the conditions for constructing the action (a scheme of the orienting basis of the action); (ii) the acquisition of the desired properties of the action; and (iii) the transfer of the original external action to the mental plane of the learner and the transformation of the action into a new psychological process. Galperin elaborates in detail the first and the second subsystems of the executive part of the action.

Psychological Grounds of the Process of Automation

Galperin starts by referring to the previous lecture, in which the process of skill development was considered.

Development of Physical Actions

In this lecture, Galperin discusses the process of the developmentofphysical actions, which are also referred to as motor skills.

The Process of Internalisation. Theoretical and Practical Implications of the Study on the Phases of the Development of Mental Actions

In this lecture, Galperin gives exhaustive descriptions of the phases or forms of learners’ activities in the process of the development of mental actions

Development of Sensory Images

In this lecture, Galperin presents a case study of the development of sensory images in learners by tasking them with the analysis of medieval Armenian churches. Both target and control groups participated in the study.

Psychological Grounds of the Development of Ideal Actions and Concepts

Galperin starts by reminding that the development of mental actions comprises two parts, orienting and executive, and both are transferred to the learner’s mental plane

The Conditions for the Development of the Properties of the Action. The Phases of the Development of the Action

The focus of this lecture is on the measures needed to achieve the desired propertiesof the action

The Development of Mental Actions and the Orienting Basis of Actions

This lecture introduces the Study of the Development of Human Mental Activity. Galperin argues that to plan an action, it is necessary to create an image of an action. Any human action (both real and ideal) has a binary structure comprised of orienting and executive parts. Therefore, planning an action should include the creation of both its orienting and the executive parts.