ICT4D Blog » Personal Learning Environments and the revolution of Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development
Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development- This reaching beyond one’s capabilities can be pictured as the student entering their Zone of Proximal Development. And this exploration beyond one’s capabilities is not to be made alone, but with an instructor to help in the way. Vygotsky called this instructor the More Knowledgeable Other (MKO), the role of which is to help the student throughout their ZPD by scaffolding the path they have to follow to learn how to solve new problems.
Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes
ZPD = Zone of Proximal Development is the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help. It is a concept developed by Soviet psychologist and social constructivist Lev Vygotsky (1896 - 1934). Vygotsky stated that a child follows an adult's example and gradually develops the ability to do certain tasks without help or assistance. This book was a major source in the design, development and continued enhancing of The Thatch Method for Teaching and
