The zone of proximal development (ZPD) is Vygotsky's term for Select one: a. a young adult's cognitive development achieved through interaction with children. b. the variety of work that a child can do with ease at a particular stage of cognitive development. c. how a child's environment and his or her genetically programmed learning ability interact during a critical period. d. the range of tasks that are too difficult for a child to master alone but can be learned with guidance and assistance from adults or more-skilled children.
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It refers to the range of tasks that a child is not yet able to do independently but can accomplish with guidance and support from more knowledgeable individuals, such as adults or more skilled peers. Show more…
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