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Synthesizing research on scaffolding and scaffolding-related interventions in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, this book uses meta-analysis to assess their effect, and includes detailed descriptions of the background theory.
Introduction: Global view of scaffolding.- Societal goals in STEM education.- Instructional scaffolding: foundations and evolving definitions.- How computer-based scaffolding has been applied in different STEM fields.- Efficacy information according to scaffolding characteristics.- Efficacy information according to study quality.- Efficacy information according to assessment type.- Future directions in scaffolding in STEM.- Conclusion.Brian R. Belland (brian.belland@usu.edu) is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at Utah State University. His research focuses on the use of technology to scaffold the development of argumentation skills among middle and high school students and is supported by a National Science Foundation Early CAREER grant and a National Science Foundation REESE lƒ%Copyright © 2018 - 2024 ShopSpell