When Vygotsky referred to the concept of scaffolding, he was speaking about

A. guided assistance that a skilled individual provides to a less skilled individual.
B. the "intellectual ladder of success" that children are innately driven to climb.
C. the importance of allowing children to "learn on their own" without adult interference.
D. the structures of the mind that hold together lower levels of thought and higher levels of thought.


Answer: A

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