When putting together a puzzle with her son,Mim selects a puzzle that is slightly too difficult for him to put together alone and adjusts the support offered to her son to fit his current level of performance.Mim is engaging in __________.
A) scaffolding
B) dual representation
C) proximal teaching
D) discovery learning

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Mim is adjusting the support offered to her son to fit his current level of performance, which is the essence of scaffolding - providing temporary assistance that enables the learner to accomplish a task that they would not be able to complete on their own. Dual representation refers to the ability to mentally represent an object or concept in multiple ways (e.g., as a picture or a word), proximal teaching refers to guiding a learner's actions in the immediate environment, and discovery learning is an approach to instruction in which learners construct their own knowledge through exploration and inquiry. None of these descriptions fit the situation described in the question as well as scaffolding.

When Putting Together a Puzzle with Her Son,Mim Selects a Puzzle