Within the Context of Vygotsky's Perspective of Cognitive Development, Why

question 27

Multiple Choice

Within the context of Vygotsky's perspective of cognitive development, why do students who are gifted often not benefit from regular classroom instruction?

• A)Because they're too preoccupied by their own self-talk
• B)Because they aren't working within their zone of proximal development
• C)Because they are typically more distractible than their nongifted peers
• D)Because they're too busy thinking about things they learned from their outside reading to want to learn material presented in the classroom

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