For this week’s Discussion Board post, consider the concept of “Productive Struggle” in Mathematics described in the Pasquale (2015) research brief assigned as reading for this week.
Explain how a Piagetian /Neo-Piagetian might explain what productive struggle is and why it benefits learners. Then offer one strategy that a Piagetian/Neo-Piagetian would recommend for maximizing effective productive struggle in children and/or adolescents.
Explain how a Vygotskian theorist or a theorist who subscribes to a contemporary contextual perspective on learning might explain what productive struggle is and why it benefits learners. Then offer one strategy that such a theorist would recommend for maximizing effective productive struggle in children and/or adolescents.