zone of proximal development

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or zone of next development is a key idea in Vygosky's theory of learning and development, and refer to an imaginary 'zone' 'outside' the zone of a person's capabilities where they can benefit from working on tasks beyond their current capabilities with more advanced others

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Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.