lev vygotsky scaffolding definition
Vygotsky provides us with a Social Cognitive Learning Theory that we can apply to education. Two critical concepts of his theory include the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), and Instructional scaffolding. The ZPD is a range of tasks that are within a childâs cognitive ability to learn with assistance.Zone of proximal development  (ZPD) is Vygotskyâs term for the range of tasks that a child is in the process of learning to complete. The lower limit of ZPD is the level of skill reached by the child working independently (also referred to as the childâs actual developmental level).