Module 5 Question

Question: What are the efficacy implications for teaching students inside the zone of proximal development?

          

  There are a few implications for teaching students inside the zone of proximal development. The zone of proximal development is a phase at which a child can master a task if given appropriate help and support. Teachers need to be more in depth when teaching in the zone of proximal development. Students are able to learn and achieve things on their own but they need help from parents or teachers to truly understand. Teachers have students work on problems alone to test if they are eligible to be in the zone of proximal development. It can be hard to tell if students are struggling but if they seem to be chatting with one another, then you can assume they night be having a hard time. Students can receive the extra help that they need when teachers help them individually, thus correcting their individual problems.