Vygotsky believed in Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) which is the gap between what a child can do alone and what a child can do with the help from adults or peers who have a greater knowledge and provide instructions to the child to regulate their performance. According to Shaffer (1996) gives the example of a young girl who is given her first puzzle to solve alone, without the help of an adult she performed poorly, when her dad was given permission to step in and help her out he was demonstrating, encouraging and guiding her with what she should do. As the child becomes more competent, the father allows the child to work more independently. Vygotsky also focused on the language and how depending on the culture it could differ from one child to
Vygotsky believed in Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) which is the gap between what a child can do alone and what a child can do with the help from adults or peers who have a greater knowledge and provide instructions to the child to regulate their performance. According to Shaffer (1996) gives the example of a young girl who is given her first puzzle to solve alone, without the help of an adult she performed poorly, when her dad was given permission to step in and help her out he was demonstrating, encouraging and guiding her with what she should do. As the child becomes more competent, the father allows the child to work more independently. Vygotsky also focused on the language and how depending on the culture it could differ from one child to