Concept information
Preferred term
zone of proximal development
Definition
- The zone of proximal development (ZPD), as a concept, was introduced by the Russian psychologist Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (1896–1934) in the early 1930s. The ZPD is situated within the context of children's education and cognitive development. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/zone_of_proximal_development
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