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Sherin, Bruce; Reiser, Brian J.; Edelson, Daniel – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2004
The scaffolding metaphor was originally developed to describe the support given by a more expert individual in a one-on-one interaction. Since then, the notion of scaffolding has been applied more broadly, and it has been transformed and generalized. Most recently, it has been used by researchers in the learning sciences to describe features and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)