Mia is having trouble with the concept of "odd and even numbers." Her teacher helps Mia by getting her to count to 10. The teacher notes that she started with an odd number (1), then went to an even number (2), and then alternated, odd, even, odd, even until she hit the number 10. Mia finally gets it. According to Vygotsky and his work on social context, Mia understood because the teacher moved Mia into

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The zone of proximal development is the concept introduced by Vygotsky, which refers to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner. The teacher helped Mia understand odd and even numbers by guiding her through the counting process.

Mia Is Having Trouble with the Concept of "Odd and Even