Assisted+Performance


 * //A Theory of Teaching as Assisted Performance.// Tharp & Gallimore **

One-Sentence Summary: Effective instruction happens when teachers assist students using the correct level of support.

Key Quote: "They [teachers] must learn the professional skills of assisting performance and learn to apply them at a level far beyond that required in private life." (p. 43)

Point to Remember: It is imperative for teachers to know students' zones of proximal development and to teach in those zones; too low or too high will hinder students' efforts.

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