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Richardson, Emory; Sheskin, Mark; Keil, Frank C. – Child Development, 2021
Two studies ask whether scaffolded children (n = 243, 5-6 years and 9-10 years) recognize that assistance is needed to learn to use complex artifacts. In Study 1, children were asked to learn to use a toy pantograph. While children recognized the need for assistance for indirect knowledge, 70% of scaffolded children claimed that they would have…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Discovery Learning, Difficulty Level, Direct Instruction