The level at which a child finds a task too difficult to complete alone but that the child can accomplish with the help of an adult or older peers is called the
a. approximate zone of completion.
b. developmental differential zone.
c. zone of tutor-pupil comfort.
d. zone of proximal development.
ANS: D
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a. True b. False
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