Yes, it is time for another quick contest!
The first person to correctly answer the question in the comment section of this post will win a fantastic prize.
It will not be a DVD from my massive collection of bad movies, however, so don’t get too excited.
Question: What do we call the idea, taken from Vygotsky’s notion of social learning, of providing assistance or support to a learner by more competent peers or adults during the early stages of learning?
March 8, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Scaffolding
March 8, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Scaffolding!
March 8, 2009 at 5:02 pm
The term that Vygotsky used to describe the social support given to promote learning is scaffolding.
March 8, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Scaffolding
March 8, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Scaffolding!! For some reason, I feel so insignificant at this point…
March 10, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Scaffoolding!!! And I feel the same as Luke for some reason…
March 10, 2009 at 2:32 pm
and it’s spelled “scaffolding”… my bad