Scaffolding

Instructional scaffolding is a process through which a teacher adds supports for students in order to enhance learning and aid in the mastery of tasks. The teacher does this by systematically building on students’ experiences and knowledge as they are learning new skills. Just like the scaffold in the picture to the left, these supports are temporary and adjustable. As students master the assigned tasks, the supports are gradually removed.

Source:

The Iris Center (2015). What is instructional scaffolding? Retrieved from: http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/sca/cresource/q1/p01/ . Vanderbilt Peabody College & Claremont Graduate College

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