Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0219 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Scaffolding
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The idea
Scaffolding is temporary support, given in the right way at the right time, that lets a learner succeed at more than they could alone.
In practice
A teacher models the first problem, prompts the second, and watches the third.
Where people slip
The term comes from Wood, Bruner and Ross, and its defining feature is that the support is gradually withdrawn.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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