zone of proximal development

zone of proximal development

English

Noun

zone of proximal development (plural zones of proximal development)

1. A concept developed by Soviet psychologist and social constructivist Lev Vygotsky; that is the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help.

Translations

Vygotsky's concept

French: zone proximale de développement f Greek: ζώνη επικείμενης ανάπτυξης (zóni epikeímenis anáptyxis) Icelandic: svæði hins mögulega þroska

Russian: зо́на ближа́йшего разви́тия f (zóna bližájševo razvítija) Spanish: zona de desarrollo próximo Turkish: proksimal gelişim alanı, yakınsak gelişim alanı