If You Believed in the Concept of the Zone of Proximal

question 7

Multiple Choice

If you believed in the concept of the zone of proximal development, what advice should you give to a child who is attempting to learn how to throw a ball?

• A) Tell the child to do it by him- or herself.
• B) Tell the child to ask a friend who knows how to throw well to help him or her out.
• C) Tell the child how easy the task is (even if it is hard).
• D) You would say nothing, as advice will simply confuse the child.

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Definitions:

Assignable Causes

Specific reasons for variations in a process that can be identified and often corrected, unlike random causes that are inherent to the process.

Natural Causes

Reasons or factors that occur in nature and cause events or conditions without human intervention.

Statistical Process Control

The application of statistical methods to monitor and control a process to ensure that it operates at its full potential to produce conforming product.

Acceptance Sampling

A statistical quality control method that inspects a random sample of goods to decide whether the entire lot meets the predetermined standards.