EDU 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Khan Academy, Observational Learning, Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Explain what is meant by the term scaffolding. How is it related to the idea of the zone of proximal. Scaffolding helps move the zone more towards what is beyond a learners reach. It is important for learning to provide instruction that is in the zone so that the learner can gain knowledge and move the zone more towards the right, closer to what the learner is unable to do without assistance. When instruction is provided that is in the zone, the learner can gain knowledge and do the same task without assistance in the future. This moves the zone over to the right: there are many way a teacher may scaffold their students" reasoning to help them learn something without assistance. For example, if a teacher was teaching students a particular mathematical equation, the teacher could give the students practice problems or provide one- on-one tutoring.
