As conceptualized by Vygotsky, what is ZPD?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: Zone of proximal development (ZPD) is the distance between the actual development 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.

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A coherent pattern of meaningful information, occupying a "single slot" in working memory

is known as a: a. reinforcement schedule. b. production system. c. chunk. d. schema.

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Implementation of the Common Core State Standards is an example of which of the following?

a. instructional reform b. instructional intervention c. curricular reform d. curricular intervention

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Mrs. Bartlett uses open-ended questions in her 3rd grade classroom following the in-service training where she learned how to use Bloom's "hierarchy of questioning levels" to promote _________

A. conflict resolution B. problem solving C. thinking D. social skills

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is designed to assist ____ students:

a) Gifted b) Special Education c) Foreign d) None of these

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