Question

Eight-month-old atlas is able to climb the stairs when his mother helps him by encouraging him vocally and giving him little pushes when he gets stuck. vygotsky would say that his mother is providing him with _______.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: The zone of proximal development.

The zone of proximal development refers to the area of learning where the learners could differentiate the things that they can and cannot do without help.

Being a ware of this zone is a crucial step in learning because it give the learners with the awareness on the efforts that they need to do in the future in order to surpass the challenge without any help.