CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The word “scaffolding” was first used by the psychologist ‘Jerome Bruner’ in the 1960s. According to Bruner’s Scaffolding theory, when students are provided with the support while learning a new concept or skill, they are better able to use that knowledge independently.

Detailed explanation-2: -A major theme in the theoretical framework of Bruner is that learning is an active process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current/past knowledge. The learner selects and transforms information, constructs hypotheses, and makes decisions, relying on a cognitive structure to do so.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scaffolding refers to a method where teachers offer a particular kind of support to students as they learn and develop a new concept or skill. In the instructional scaffolding model, a teacher may share new information or demonstrate how to solve a problem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bruner’s theory of scaffolding emerged around 1976 as a part of social constructivist theory, and was particularly influenced by the work of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Vygotsky argued that we learn best in a social environment, where we construct meaning through interaction with others.

Detailed explanation-5: -Understanding the theory Instructional scaffolding as a strategy for supporting learners begins with Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and his learning concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Specifically, his sociocultural theory asserts that cognition is developed through social interaction.