Psychology / Unit 8 Psych 0893 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Zone of Proximal Development
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The idea
Vygotsky's zone of proximal development is the range of tasks a learner cannot do alone but can do with guidance.
In practice
A child who cannot yet tie a shoe alone completes it correctly with a hand steadying the loop.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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