Positive emotions make it easier to play with ideas and what is possible thinking. This entry starts with defining the ZPD, and then the central part of the entry outlines the zone’s core principles and elaborates how the ZPD involves creativity, play, and emotions. Instead it is closely connected to the idea of expanding the possible, using one’s imagination, and pushing boundaries for what is known.
However, the ZPD is about more than passive scaffolding from the more capable other. The concept is primarily concerned with social and participatory learning and refers to the space between what a child can do on his or her own and what the child can do with help from someone more capable. The zone of proximal development (ZPD) is a concept mostly associated with Lev Vygotsky, a Russian psychologist.
