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Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
This commentary on C. Addison Stone's paper on the scaffolding metaphor for the learning disabilities field urges that all available literature, rather than a particular metaphor, should be used to evaluate the efficacy of instructional procedures in interpreting findings of instructional research. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Metaphors
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Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
This commentary on C. Addison's Stone's paper on the scaffolding metaphor for the learning disabilities field suggests: (1) repositioning the metaphor in its theoretical frame; (2) considering the ways in which contexts and activities, as well as individuals, scaffold learning; and (3) examining the relationship between scaffolding and effective…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Communication, Learning Disabilities
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Biemiller, Andrew; Meichenbaum, Donald – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
This commentary on C. Addison Stone's paper on scaffolding for the learning disabilities field suggests that many current applications prevent rather than encourage transfer of responsibility to students for learning and task accomplishment and that current practices in many schools may result in "reverse-scaffolding". (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Communication