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Towards an Experimental Verification of Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development: A Docimological Approach

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Abstract

We describe a group session specifically designed to experimentally verify the existence of a concept that is frequently used within the constructivist framework. This exercise involved a group of students n = 40. A randomly chosen half of the entire group responded to a questionnaire on arithmetical topics. This 'test' did not provide the respondents with any clue or help. The other half were asked to solve the same problem, but with the assistance of an informative heading printed on the question paper. In the subgroup that did receive help, a 'Zone of Proximal Development' process was observed in ten cases - i.e., an assisted learning process where the respondents took advantage of the problem-solving help.

DOI 10.11648/j.edu.20170601.16
Published in Education Journal (Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017)
Page(s) 47-50
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Keywords

Zone of Proximal Development, Transfer of Knowledge, Problem Solving and Learning

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  • Unit of Interdisciplinary Research of Health and Education Sciences, FES-Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM-Iztacala), Tlalnepantla, Mexico

  • Unit of Interdisciplinary Research of Health and Education Sciences, FES-Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM-Iztacala), Tlalnepantla, Mexico

  • Unit of Interdisciplinary Research of Health and Education Sciences, FES-Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM-Iztacala), Tlalnepantla, Mexico

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