A Study on the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and Scaffolding in Learning Management System (LMS) for MBA Students

Abstract

The radical change in the learning materials would be a challenge both for students and teachers nowadays. In order to accomplish a learning task, students have to seek information and teachers must update themselves. However, they are left in the information divide. Ultimately the students must depend on the "meta-information". Hence needed a well-structured learning management system (LMS) to facilitate the learning process. And as a novice, students must be inculcated by the teachers based on their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and scaffolding. This paper investigates the significance of the role of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in Learning Management Systems (LMS) for college students. With a sample size of 122, the study assesses the significance of scaffold digital learning environments in relation to students' engagement, academic performance, and self-directed learning. Descriptive, correlation, and regression analyses were used in the study. The analysis of the data revealed a significant positive correlation between scaffolding strategies in LMS platforms and students' academic performance. The ZPD can be integrated with the role of more knowledgeable others (MKO) to facilitate the learning process. Thus, this study deals with the educational psychology.