Theoretical and methodological assumptions of the Zankovian Didactic System

Abstract

The didactic system developed by Leoniv V. Zankov is a great contribution to Didactics as a science. This system is scarcely known in Brazil, compared to the didactic systems of the activity created by Galperin-Talízina and Elkonin-Davidov-Repkin. However, studies that aim to deepen and disseminate Zankov's contributions are relevant to the development of Didactics. The objective is to make a systematization of the theoretical and methodological assumptions of the Zankovian didactic system. The methodology is the bibliographic review of the sources available in Brazil in Portuguese and Spanish. The analysis of the results brings numerous clarifications on the author's philosophical, psychological and didactic conceptions, in a theory that was built on the basis of longitudinal experimental results, in a large sample of the school population. The conclusions highlight the scientific relevance of the zankovian didactic assumptions, in the contemporary educational context, where there is a clear banalization of didactic science. They also highlight the limitations of the present study and offer suggestions for future research on the topic.