Vygotsky's Concept of Scaffolding Provides a Strategy for Structuring Classroom

question 34

Multiple Choice

Vygotsky's concept of scaffolding provides a strategy for structuring classroom activities.Which one of the following best describes scaffolding?

• A)Providing structure for some activities but not for others, allowing students to develop a sense of independence in some aspects of the curriculum.
• B)Giving students considerable freedom in the first few days, then increasing structure as they feel more secure in their new classroom.
• C)Telling students what they need to accomplish, but letting them make their own decisions about how best to accomplish it.
• D)Providing considerable structure for activities early in the school year, then gradually reducing it as students become more skilled.

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Definitions:

Marx's Approaches

Theoretical frameworks proposed by Karl Marx that focus on conflict theories related to capitalism, class struggle, and the dynamics between labor and capital.

Weber's Approaches

The methodologies and theories developed by Max Weber, focusing on understanding society through the analysis of social actions, social relationships, and culture.

Class Inequality

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Class Consciousness

is the awareness and understanding individuals have of their place in a social and economic class system, often leading to a collective sense of identity or solidarity among members of the same class.