1 Zone of proximal development ( ZPD ) : the hidden dimension ?
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The term zone of proximal development is probably one of the most widely recognized and wellknown ideas associated with Vygotsky’s scientific legacy. This famous concept is more precise and elaborated than its common reception or interpretation (Chaiklin, 2003, p. 39). It could be viewed in a narrow context, i.e. within the concrete problem of relations between learning and development. But to be completely and correctly understood it should be taken in wider context, within the framework of the whole system of Vygotsky’s theoretical constructions.
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