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The modern concept of scaffolding is credited to which theorist?


Piaget

Erikson

Vygotsky

Montessori

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Vygotsky.

The idea of "scaffolding" is derived from Vygotsky’s concept of the Zone of Proximal Development; the specific term was later coined by Wood, Bruner, and Ross (1976) to describe adult or peer support that helps a learner perform just beyond their independent ability.