Andrey Alexandrovich Verbitsky (russian: Андрей Александрович Вербицкий) (born 25 February 1941), is a Russian

educational psychologist An educational psychologist is a psychologist whose differentiating functions may include diagnostic and psycho-educational Psychological evaluation, assessment, psychological counseling in educational communities (students, teachers, parents, ...

. His areas of academic interest include the development of

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, as well as developmental,

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, and

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. He has published more than 200 academic and instructional papers, including five

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Education

Verbitsky holds an undergraduate Specialist degree in

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from

Lomonosov Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

. He holds a Kandidat nauk in Psychology degree, conferred in 1974 by Aspirantura at the Research Institute of General and Educational Psychology at Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Verbitsky also holds a Doktor Nauk in Education and Psychology degree (1991), and is a Corresponding Fellow (since 1992) of the Russian Academy of Education.

Career

Verbitsky is the creator of the Context Education Theory in higher education (russian: Теория контекстного обучения в системе профессионального образования) (see :ru:Контекстное обучение). Practical techniques based on this theory have been developed and implemented in Russia since 1982. His other area of interest is the psychological foundations of higher education. In her book, Dr. I.A. Zimniaya (russian: Ирина Алексеевна Зимняя) quotes Dr. Verbitsky's six major tendencies for Russian education in the beginning of the 21st century.Zimniaya, I.A. (2004). ''Educational Psychology''

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2nd ed. Moscow: Logos. In 1978 Verbitsky was a

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intern in the US and France. He is a full professor at the Chair of Humanities at the "Link" International Institute of Management in Moscow (russian: Международный институт менеджмента ЛИНК). He is also a full professor at the Department of Psychology at Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities, and the head of the Chair of Social and Educational Psychology at the same university. He was also a visiting professor at several universities.

Selected bibliography

*Bakshaeva, N.A., & Verbitsky, A.A. (2006). ''Psychological aspects of students' motivation''

Moscow: Logos. *Verbitsky, A.A. (1988). The Problems Involved in Integrating General Education, Vocational Training, and Postgraduate Education into Lifelong Education. roceedings of an International Symposium on the Relationship between General Education, Vocational Training, and Further Training in Higher Education (Sofia, Bulgaria, November 30-December 2, 1987) ''Higher Education in Europe, 13''. *Verbitsky, A.A. (1991). ''Active learning in higher education institutions: Context approach''

Moscow: Vischaya Shkola. *Verbitsky A. A., & Bakshaeva N. A. (1997). Motive transformation in context education theory

''Voprosy Psychologii, 3'', 12–24.

References

External links

Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities
official website.
Russian Academy of Education
official website (in Russian).

posted at the website of the International Institute of Management "LINK" (in Moscow).

at Lomonosov Moscow State University official website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Verbitsky, Andrey Alexandrovich Moscow State University alumni Russian psychologists Educational psychologists Soviet scientists Living people 1941 births