| Title: |
Supporting Middle School Students in a Problem-Based Makerspace: Investigating Distributed Scaffolding |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Winters, Scarlett (ORCID 0000-0003-3989-5027); Farnsworth, Kimberly (ORCID 0000-0003-4132-0281); Berry, Douglas; Ellard, Susan (ORCID 0000-0001-8189-2968); Glazewski, Krista (ORCID 0000-0002-3412-4218); Brush, Thomas (ORCID 0000-0002-5068-4784) |
| Source: |
Interactive Learning Environments. 2023 31(6):3396-3408. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
13 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Middle School Students; Problem Based Learning; Classroom Observation Techniques; Cognitive Structures; Charter Schools; Cognitive Processes; Difficulty Level |
| DOI: |
10.1080/10494820.2021.1928709 |
| ISSN: |
1049-4820; 1744-5191 |
| Abstract: |
This study used an explanatory mixed methods research design to examine the scaffolding strategies of middle school teachers during a design problem-based learning (PBL) unit. Both quantitative and qualitative techniques were used in data collection and analysis, and the findings were integrated for interpretation. Our analysis of classroom observations revealed that teachers relied heavily on soft scaffolding throughout the five days of instruction. In addition, both classroom observations and semi-structured teacher interviews revealed that the teachers' primary goal for scaffolding was to facilitate students' cognitive structuring. Qualitative data collected through teacher interviews were used to further explore how the teachers made sense of scaffolding. Suggestions are made for incorporating distributed scaffolding in design PBL makerspaces which tend to be highly complex and place a heavy cognitive load on learners. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2023 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1397202 |
| Database: |
ERIC |