Ask AI: Definition of Le Vygotsky theory. Please include in-text citation APA 7th referencing style.

Lev Vygotsky's theory, also known as the Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory, primarily emphasizes the critical role that social interactions and culture play in one's cognitive development. Vygotsky maintained that social learning tended to precede development. According to him, community plays an essential role in the process of making meaning, with cognitive development varying across cultures. He is well-known for introducing the "zone of proximal development," which is the gap between what a learner can do independently and what he can do with guidance (McLeod, 2018). In-text citation (APA 7th edition): (McLeod, 2018) Please note that for your actual academic work, you should find the specific sources you have used in your research and cite those, as the citation provided is a generic representation.