Scaffolding

Question 1

What are open questions?

Answer 1

• questions that allow the student(s) to think critically.

* the question doesn’t have a fixed answer

Question 2

What are closed questions?

Answer 2

• questions with a narrow, fixed answer

* lower order questioning

Question 3

What are scaffolding’s functions?

Answer 3

1. Recruitment
2. Reduction in the degrees of freedom
3. Direction maintenance
4. Marking critical features
5. Frustration control
6. Demonstration

Question 4

Explain recruitment

Answer 4

• directing and orientating the child to the requirements of the task

Question 5

Explain reduction in the degrees of freedom

Answer 5

• breaking up the problem into smaller, manageable steps

Question 6

Explain direction maintenance

Answer 6

• to maintain the focus and activity of the child on the task to that they achieve the intended goal of the task

Question 7

Explain marking critical features

Answer 7

• invokes highlighting the relevant and critical features of the task to the child

Question 8

Explain frustration control

Answer 8

• controlling the risk of failure of the child

Question 9

Explain demonstration

Answer 9

• “modeling”/demonstrating the solutions to the task