Question

As juan and his father, carlos, put together a puzzle for the first time, carlos begins by showing juan how to locate the outside pieces of the puzzle first. once juan starts to get the idea, carlos gradually withdrawals his support, allowing juan to take more responsibility. carlos is demonstrating vygotsky's concept of "______."

Answer 1

This is the Zone of Proximal Development. The Zone of Proximal Development is a form of learning described by Lev Vygotsky in which the child learns gradually through instructions given in a process of doing-learning. In this example, the father starts to put the puzzle together with Carlos, but gradually lets Carlos continue alone.