“The distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers” ProblemLevelsDevelopmentCapableAdultsIndependentDistanceDeterminedGuidanceCollaborationProblem SolvingPeersDevelopmental Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“In play, the child is always behaving beyond his age, above his usual everyday behaviour; in play he is, as it were, a head above himself. Play contains in a concentrated form, as in the focus of a magnifying glass, all developmental tendencies; it is as if the child tries to jump above his usual level.” IfsTryingChildrenPlayAgeFormLevelsFocusEverydayGlassesTendenciesUsualBehaviourMagnifyingDevelopmentalMagnifying Glass Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
