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The Influence of Task Structure on Students' Learning Processes: Observations from Case Studies in Secondary School Science
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McGregor, Debra – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2008
This paper examines the impact of task structure on students' learning processes in the context of several case studies in practical secondary school science. Three levels of differentiated task structure were investigated: open (no structured in-task support), partially structured (some in-task support), or prescriptive (highly structured in-task…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Task Analysis, Learning Processes, Case Studies