1st Edition

Scaffolding A Special Issue of the Journal of the Learning Sciences

Edited By Elizabeth A. Davis, Naomi Miyake Copyright 2004
192 Pages
by Psychology Press

192 Pages
by Psychology Press

This special issue works toward refining the understanding of a construct that has had a name for nearly 30 years and has been used by educators of all stripes for centuries. The introduction lays the groundwork for discussing the issues addressed throughout. Each of the papers address different aspects of a similar problem: How can we conceptualize, design, and assess the effects of scaffolding... Read more
Volume 13, Number 3, 2004
Contents:
GUEST EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION: E.A. Davis, N. Miyake, Explorations of Scaffolding in Complex Classroom Systems. ARTICLES: B.J. Reiser, Scaffolding Complex Learning: The Mechanisms of Structuring and Problematizing Student Work. I. Tabak, Synergy: A Complement to Emerging Patterns of Distributed Scaffolding. C. Quintana, B.J. Reiser, E.A. Davis, J. Krajcik, E. Fretz, R.G. Duncan, E. Kyza, D. Edelson, E. Soloway, A Scaffolding Design Framework for Software to Support Science Inquiry. B. Sherin, B.J. Reiser, D. Edelson, Scaffolding Analysis: Extending the Scaffolding Metaphor to Learning Artifacts. COMMENTARY: R.D. Pea, The Social and Technological Dimensions of Scaffolding and Related Theoretical Concepts for Learning, Education, and Human Activity.

Biography

Naomi Miyake, Elizabeth A. Davis