A student is close to mastering a new language skill, but the student needs more practice and assistance before performing the skill independently. According to Vygotsky, this gap between what a student can and cannot do without help is referred to as
a. Scaffolding
b. Formal operations
c. Information processing
d. The zone of proximal development
a. Scaffolding
b. Formal operations
c. Information processing
d. The zone of proximal development