Instructional Scaffolding in STEM Education Strategies and Efficacy Evidence

This book uses meta-analysis to synthesize research on scaffolding and scaffolding-related interventions in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Specifically, the volume examines the extent to which study quality, assessment type, and scaffolding characteristics (strat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Belland, Brian R., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham Springer Nature 2017
Cham : 2017.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434532906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.