Instructional Scaffolding in STEM Education Strategies and Efficacy Evidence /

• Main Author: Belland, Brian R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; Educational technology.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Science education.; Science Education.; Mathematics Education.; Educational Technology.

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...

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.