zone of proximal development

English

Noun

zone of proximal development (plural zones of proximal development)

1. A concept developed by Soviet psychologist and social constructivist Lev Vygotsky: the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help.

Translations

Vygotsky's concept

• French: zone proximale de développement f
• Greek: ζώνη επικείμενης ανάπτυξης (zóni epikeímenis anáptyxis)
• Icelandic: svæði hins mögulega þroska
• Russian: зо́на ближа́йшего разви́тия (ru) f (zóna bližájševo razvítija)
• Spanish: zona de desarrollo próximo
• Turkish: proksimal gelişim alanı, yakınsak gelişim alanı