Zone of Proximinal Development - The theoretical construct of Vygotsky which states that learning occurs best when an expert guides a novice from the novice's current level of knowledge to the expert's level of knowledge (or a closer approximation thereof). The "distance" between the learner's current knowledge and the expert's is the "zone." "Proximal" refers to the learner's approximations of the expert's knowledge. "Development" refers to the idea that learners move towards the expert's level.
Zone of Proximinal Development - The theoretical construct of Vygotsky which states that learning occurs best when an expert guides a novice from the novice's current level of knowledge to the expert's level of knolwedge (or a closer approximation thereof). The "distance" between the learner's current knowledge and the expert's is the "zone." "Proximal" refers to the learner's approximations of the expert's knowledge. "Development" refers to the idea that learners move towards the expert's level.
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Zone of periferal development as alternate
(Comment by lenell, 9/8/99; 3:25:37 PM)
One way to think of the concept is to think of ZPD as a zone in which a mediator takes a learner from a periferal status of knowing to a deeper status--that is, the learner is scaffolded from a periferal status to a more knowing (and thus more nearly independent) status.
by Anonymous, 2/2/98; 12:31:13 PM
Zone of Proximinal Development - a way to talk about one's capabilities for learniong.
by Anonymous, 2/2/98; 12:27:20 PM
Zone of Proximinal Development
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(by Anonymous, 2/2/98; 12:29:47 PM)
Sure, that's what it stands for but what does it mean?
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