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Assessment 2,-Week 2 Journal Entry
Discuss an instance in your everyday life where you may have failed to target one's 'zone of proximal development' to scaffold learning, which may have resulted in the person becoming confused and/or frustrated. While it is quite normal to have never heard of the term before, you may now be able to reflect back on one of the many 'lessons' you have given to friends, family or work colleagues and understand why it wasn't a complete success.
The 'zone of proximal development' is what a learner can do without assistance from an outside authority. According to the learning theory of 'scaffolding,' an effective instructor builds upon the existing knowledge of the student to give the student confidence and...
Intuitively, I tried to do this when I was trying to teach another employee how to use a new computer system at work. The situation was already awkward because the other employee was an older woman, recently returned to the workforce, and I was younger than she was. I tried to use common reference points that I thought would draw upon her previous knowledge, such as saying: "you know when you are writing a document in Word at home" and use examples of how it was easy to navigate the graphics of the system, much like using an iPhone. However, she was extremely uncomfortable with technology and soon it became clear that she seldom used other technical devices in her life outside of work.
She could use her phone to contact her friends and family, but other forms of technology intimidated her. The use of new software made her nervous. She insisted on taking notes on a piece of paper, rather than…
