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CTET Unit 3A3: Adolescent and Adult Lifespan Development — practice questions — page 4

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What is the zone of proximal development?Read the answer and worked solution →In Vygotsky's terms, what is a more knowledgeable other?Read the answer and worked solution →Vygotsky thought children left to discover everything alone would do what?Read the answer and worked solution →Vygotsky judged development by performance how?Read the answer and worked solution →Scaffolding means the teacher does what?Read the answer and worked solution →Less guidance as a driving learner improves is an example of?Read the answer and worked solution →According to the ZPD idea, which tasks should teachers assign?Read the answer and worked solution →Vygotsky questioned Piaget's view of children as what?Read the answer and worked solution →What is one named difficulty of scaffolding in a school?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What is the zone of proximal development?

  1. The gap between solo and assisted ability
  2. Tasks too hard even with any help
  3. Tasks the learner has fully mastered
  4. The age range of a school grade
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Correct answer: A. The gap between solo and assisted ability

1. The zone lies between what a learner can do unsupported and what cannot be done even with support. 2. Within it, the learner can perform with help from a teacher or more knowledgeable peer. 3. Mastered tasks and tasks too hard even with help fall outside it. _Source: Wikipedia, Zone of proximal development, lead section_

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In Vygotsky's terms, what is a more knowledgeable other?

  1. Someone who knows the task better
  2. Only a qualified class teacher
  3. A classmate of equal ability
  4. A writer of school books
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Correct answer: A. Someone who knows the task better

1. The term describes someone with better understanding or higher ability than the learner. 2. It is relative to the specific task, idea or concept. 3. It can be a teacher or a peer, not only a teacher. _Source: Wikipedia, Zone of proximal development, Origins_

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Vygotsky thought children left to discover everything alone would do what?

  1. Not advance very far
  2. Advance faster than others
  3. Learn exactly as in school
  4. Never need any help
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Correct answer: A. Not advance very far

1. Vygotsky valued natural, spontaneous development but not above all else. 2. He held that children need to interact with more knowledgeable others. 3. Without that, they would not advance very far. _Source: Wikipedia, Zone of proximal development, Origins_

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