DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADOLESCENCE PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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What the learner can do with help and what the learner cannot do
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What the learner can do on their own and what they can do with help
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What the learner can do on their own and what the learner will be able to do on their own
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) was a key construct in Lev Vygotsky’s theory of learning and development. The Zone of Proximal Development is defined as the space between what a learner can do without assistance and what a learner can do with adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The core idea of the ZPD is that a more knowledgeable person can enhance a student’s learning by guiding them through a task slightly above their ability level. As the student becomes more competent, the expert gradually stops helping until the student can perform the skill by themselves.
Detailed explanation-3: -ZPD is defined by Vygotsky (1978) as “the distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers” (p. 86).
Detailed explanation-4: -What Is the Zone of Proximal Development? The zone of proximal development refers to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner. Thus, the term “proximal” refers to those skills that the learner is “close” to mastering.
Detailed explanation-5: -The zone of proximal development is the difference between the tasks that an individual can accomplish alone and the tasks they can only do with support from an MKO, or more knowledgable other person. Psychologist Lev Vygotsky posed this other person as a guide to provide scaffolding for the learner.