The Zone of Proximal Development

Learning theory

We’re going to dip into learning theory to see whether we can find out more. Notably, we’re going to look at a concept called the zone of proximal development, which was a theory originally proposed by Lev Vygotsky in the 1930s. This concept was introduced to better understand how children could be best supported by teachers during their education. During that time, there were contradictory teaching theories and practices. Schools would predominantly use traditional teacher-led ...