Which of the following illustrates Vygotsky's concept of scaffolding? Several children work together to overcome an obstacle they could not conquer individually. A teacher works one-on-one with a student and then begins to withdraw help as the student becomes more skilled. Learning in one area, such as language, tends to reinforce learning that occurs in other areas, such as mathematics. Physical interaction with the environment is a key to learning, so teachers require students to run and play a great deal. Taking courses like Latin and geometry will help children learn successfully in other courses of study.

For Lev Vygotsky who was an important Soviet psychologist, the term "scaffolding" refers an instructional technique that purposes students need guidance from a teacher or a more advanced student to achieve step by step learning goals. This is linked to the concept of "zone of proximal development" in which students are unable to achieve learning goals by themselves but able to do it with the support of others. This also implies students are guided at the beginning but then as they advance they are independent. Considering this, the option that illustrates this concept is " teacher works one-on-one with a student and then begins to withdraw help as the student becomes more skilled".