Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zone of proximal development

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: zone of prox-i-mal de-vel-op-ment
IPA

56

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The space between what a learner is capable of doing unsupported and what the learner cannot do even with support.

Etymology

Calque of Russian зо́на ближа́йшего разви́тия (zóna bližájševo razvítija), coined by Soviet psychologist and social constructivist Lev Vygotsky.

Inflected Forms

zones of proximal development (plural)

Questions

What does zone of proximal development mean?: The space between what a learner is capable of doing unsupported and what the learner cannot do even with support.
Where does zone of proximal development come from?: Calque of Russian зо́на ближа́йшего разви́тия (zóna bližájševo razvítija), coined by Soviet psychologist and social constructivist Lev Vygotsky.

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