Answer:
Scaffolding
Explanation:
Vygotsky was a psychologist who proposed a theory of cognitive development. One of the main terms of his theory is the concept of scaffolding.
Scaffolding refers to a way of teaching by which the child works guided by an adult/teacher/more advanced peer and receives assistance from them in tasks that he cannot complete by himself/herself just yet. This method helps the child to learn more than what they would learn on their own. Scaffolding also improves children abilities because, once they are shown how to do the task they usually can manage to do it by themselves in an easier way.
In this example, Mrs. Lopez is assisting Julio in constructing a bridge out of drinking straws, so she shows him how to do it and after this, Julio is able to continue connecting shapes on his own to finish the bridge. We can see that Julio is being guided by an adult and receives assistance to complete the task and, once this happens, he is able to complete the task by themself in an easier way. Therefore, this is an example of scaffolding.
