Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

• • Created by  Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky

  • Refers to the optimum state of learning for an individual

    • The state between what a students has mastered/known (too easy) and what the student will learn/unknown (too hard)

    • Many factors are involved to assist a student in making the leap between the known and unknown

      • teacher created scaffolding

      • social interaction

        • small groups

        • teacher interaction

  • Teacher and/or student modelling behaviors

Equation for student learning success:

ZPD + scaffolding + group interactions (projects discussions) = student learning

References

Rodriguez, M. (Narrator). (2015). Zone of Proximal Development [Online video]. YouTube.com. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du6vqSOj7UU