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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 139

Topic: Vygotsky

Q139

The basic premise of Vygotskian principles does not include :

  1. (1) Zone of proximal development
  2. (2) Enculturation
  3. (3) Scaffolding
  4. (4) AssimilationCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Assimilation

  1. Assimilation is Piaget's term for fitting new information into an existing schema.
  2. Vygotsky's ideas include the zone of proximal development, scaffolding and learning through culture (enculturation).
  3. So assimilation is the one that does not belong to Vygotsky.

Trap: (2) Enculturation may look unfamiliar, but Vygotsky saw learning as taking in the tools and ways of one's culture.