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The teacher noticed that Pushpa cannot solve a problem on her own. However, she does so in the presence of adult or peer guidance. This guidance is called

The teacher noticed that Pushpa cannot solve a problem on her own. However, she does so in the presence of adult or peer guidance. This guidance is called Correct Answer Scaffolding

One of the goals of education is to develop independent learning in students. However, at times, students might need a little push from the teacher in order to achieve that independence. Scaffolding is a technique that helps during such a scenario.

Scaffolding is a technique that is linked to the concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), which refers to a range of tasks that a child can achieve only with assistance from a more skilled adult or peer.

Key Points

  • Scaffolding is temporary support given by MKO (more knowledgeable other). It is stopped when the learner becomes able to perform independently.
  • This concept was developed by the Russian psychologist, Lev Vygotsky in his sociocultural theory of learning.
  • Scaffolding refers to a technique that provides the right kind of support in the right amount at the right time to increase a child’s competence.
  • In other words, it is a means by which a child's 'zone width' (or potential for new learning) can be assessed. i.e. scaffolding helps with providing support to learners in their initial phase of learning, which is in the right amount and gradually decreases as the learner progresses.
  • As children are given assistance or shown how to perform certain tasks, they use this information as a guide on how to perform these tasks and eventually learn to perform them independently.
  • It helps a learner to move from a Zone of Actual Development to a Zone of Proximal Development and finally reach to Zone of Desired Development, with the help of a more experienced person like peers, elders in the family, or teachers.
  • For example, a teacher gives a lesson on vocabulary before making the child read a difficult passage and provides necessary cues and prompts when the child faces difficulty.

Hence, we can conclude that the above example is the example of scaffolding.

Additional Information

  • Pre-operation is the cognitive stage given by Piaget in his theory of cognitive development.
  • Lateralization is the limitation of bodily function.

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