The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is a foundational concept in Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development. It explains how children move from what they can do independently to what they can achieve with the help of others. This “in-between” space is where the richest and most meaningful learning takes place.| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Lev Vygotsky, a Russian psychologist, developed a theory of cognitive development in children known as the Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development in the early twentieth century.| The Psychology Notes Headquarters