Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Cognitive apprenticeship is a relationship in which an expert stretches and supports a novice's understanding and use of cultural skills.

Statement II:Scaffolding is a technique of changing the level of support from a low-skilled peer to a more skilled peer.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Cognitive apprenticeship is indeed a relationship where an expert stretches and supports a novice's understanding of cultural skills.

Statement 2 is false: scaffolding adjusts the level of support to the learner's performance, gradually fading it.

Scaffolding is not a shift of support from a low-skilled to a more skilled peer.

Scaffolding rests on Vygotsky's zone of proximal development.

Cognitive apprenticeship makes expert thinking visible through modelling, coaching and scaffolding.

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