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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Main Author: Belland, Brian R. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.