The distance between what the student can do independently and what they still need help with. Accessing the ZPD helps the teacher understand how to scaffold the student.

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A pedagogical strategy in which the support from a teacher is gradually taken away as a way to facilitate independent learning.

Instructional Scaffolding

Sabbaghan, S., Preciado P. B., Metz, M. & Davis, B.(2015) Dynamic Responsive Pedagogy: Implications of Micro-Level Scaffolding. In Preciado Babb, P., Takeuchi, M., & Lock, J. (Eds.). Proceedings of the IDEAS: Designing Responsive Pedagogy Conference, 198-207. Calgary, Canada. http://hdl.handle.net/1880/50874

Dynamic Responsive Pedagogy

Three Scaffolding Strategies

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

Micro-Level Scaffolding occurs when the teacher observes there was too large of a jump between steps in the planned scaffolding model. The teacher will then employ micro-level scaffolding by going back a step and further breaking down the concept. This move is informed by in-the-moment student responses.

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