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ERIC Number: EJ618528
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
A Qualitative Analysis of Scaffolding Use in a Resource-based Learning Environment Involving the World Wide Web.
Greene, Barbara A.; Land, Susan M.
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v23 n2 p151-79 2000
Describes a qualitative analysis of 18 college students using different types of scaffolding (instructional supports) while working on a World Wide Web project. Examines four support mechanisms: Web resources, procedural guidelines, student-student interaction, and instructor-student interaction. Considers the utility of scaffolds, learner's preconceptions and search strategies, and social scaffolding. (Contains 44 references.) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment, Guidelines, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Qualitative Research, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Search Strategies, Teacher Student Relationship, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Electronic Resources; Instructional Support System; Procedural Reasoning