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ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(5):345-352
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(5):345-352
Instructional Scaffolding Strategies in Problem- Solving Learning Environments
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Qualitative StudyAuthors
Rahimi Dost Gh.H (*)Norouzi D (1)
(*) Educational Sciences Department, Psychology & Educational Sciences Faculty, Ahvaz Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
(1) Educational Technology Department, Psychology & Educational Sciences Faculty, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Educational Sciences Department, Psychology & Educational Sciences Faculty, Ahvaz Shahid Chamran University, Golestan Boulevard, Ahvaz, IranPhone: +98 6133352046
Fax: +986133333911
rahimidoost@scu.ac.ir
Article History
Received: May 19, 2014Accepted: July 13, 2014
ePublished: November 22, 2014
ABSTRACT
Aims
Educational scaffolding is a kind of supporting that will help to learner to learn for
solving the problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate scaffolding educational
strategies and development of the educational scaffolding framework in the problem-solving
learning environment.
Materials & Methods This mixed study includes qualitative and quantitative sections. Qualitative content analysis method was used in the qualitative section and comparative survey research method was used in the quantitative section. In content analysis, 47 articles were evaluated according to the criteria. To form the proposed model, the obtained data were combined. The researcher-made questionnaire was used whose validity was confirmed by 5 experts in the Educational Sciences field. To validate the proposed model, 20 experts from the educational sciences field were selected by purposefully and the proposed model was validated based on their views. The results were analyzed using SPSS 18 software.
Findings Generally, experts had positive assessment to the proposed framework. The question related to the educational scaffolding strategies for the unstructured problemsolving learning environments (Question 7) obtained the lowest score and the question related to the effectiveness of the framework in the computer-based learning environments (Question 11) received the highest score.
Conclusion Development of the optimal scaffolding strategies is essential to design the learning environments.
Materials & Methods This mixed study includes qualitative and quantitative sections. Qualitative content analysis method was used in the qualitative section and comparative survey research method was used in the quantitative section. In content analysis, 47 articles were evaluated according to the criteria. To form the proposed model, the obtained data were combined. The researcher-made questionnaire was used whose validity was confirmed by 5 experts in the Educational Sciences field. To validate the proposed model, 20 experts from the educational sciences field were selected by purposefully and the proposed model was validated based on their views. The results were analyzed using SPSS 18 software.
Findings Generally, experts had positive assessment to the proposed framework. The question related to the educational scaffolding strategies for the unstructured problemsolving learning environments (Question 7) obtained the lowest score and the question related to the effectiveness of the framework in the computer-based learning environments (Question 11) received the highest score.
Conclusion Development of the optimal scaffolding strategies is essential to design the learning environments.
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