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Assignment:

1. Vygotsky and contemporary Vygotskian theorists have proposed that children's and adolescents' cognitive development is promoted when they work within their zone of proximal development and that scaffolding enables them to successfully complete this.

• Explain ZPD and scaffolding, and give a concrete example of each one.
• Choose a topic or skill you might teach someone else, and explain how you would: (1) scaffold the learner's efforts, and (2) modify the scaffolding over time.

2. In recent years whole-class and small-group student discussions have become increasingly popular as methods of helping students master classroom subject matter. Identify at least five different ways in which peer-interactive approaches can enhance students' learning.

3. Pick a topic that you might effectively teach through a cooperative learning approach. Then, using guidelines presented in the textbook, describe how you will:

1. Form your cooperative groups
2. Foster interdependence of group members
3. Assess what students have learned