Lev Vygotsky theory
Lev Vygotsky was a soviet psychologist that came up with term Zone of Proximal Development or “ZPD”. This term identifies the range of tasks that a child can properly complete with or without the guidance and assistance of a parent or more capable child. If the child has a lower the limit of ZPD a child has is the higher their ability to work independently. If the child has a higher limit of ZPD then he/she has a lower ability to work without guidance and assistance. Scaffolding is very similar to this but it’s the adjusting of guidance depending on the child recent performance. An example of this would be a parent teaching a child how to ride a bike by keeping them balanced on the seat while the child pedals. As the child learns how to balance on the bike while pedaling the parent slowly lets go as the child adjust to the ability to keep balance and pedal at the same time.
Lev Vygotsky was a soviet psychologist that came up with term Zone of Proximal Development or “ZPD”. This term identifies the range of tasks that a child can properly complete with or without the guidance and assistance of a parent or more capable child. If the child has a lower the limit of ZPD a child has is the higher their ability to work independently. If the child has a higher limit of ZPD then he/she has a lower ability to work without guidance and assistance. Scaffolding is very similar to this but it’s the adjusting of guidance depending on the child recent performance. An example of this would be a parent teaching a child how to ride a bike by keeping them balanced on the seat while the child pedals. As the child learns how to balance on the bike while pedaling the parent slowly lets go as the child adjust to the ability to keep balance and pedal at the same time.
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