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Teaching Strategies Scaffolding

Scaffolding is a process of supporting a learner until they can independently apply new skills. It is based on Vygotsky's theory that with assistance, individuals can accomplish tasks they cannot do alone. Scaffolding involves simplifying tasks, providing encouragement, highlighting correct performance, and modeling incorrect parts until learners can perform on their own within their zone of proximal development, which is the gap between independent and assisted skills.

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Teaching Strategies Scaffolding

Scaffolding is a process of supporting a learner until they can independently apply new skills. It is based on Vygotsky's theory that with assistance, individuals can accomplish tasks they cannot do alone. Scaffolding involves simplifying tasks, providing encouragement, highlighting correct performance, and modeling incorrect parts until learners can perform on their own within their zone of proximal development, which is the gap between independent and assisted skills.

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TEACHING

STRATEGIES:

SCAFFOLDI
NG

Scaffolding is a process in which


an individual is given support
until they can apply new skill
strategies independently

WHAT IS THE
CONCEPT OF
SCAFFOLDING?

Scaffolding is
based on the work
of Vygotsky, who
proposed that with
an adults
assistance, an
individual could
accomplish task
that they ordinarily
could not perform
independently

Vygotsky conceptualized
the development of
intelligence in
fundamentally social
terms.

He observed that an individual who


displayed similar level of individual
problem-solving skills when
operating in isolation often showed
marked individual differences when
coached by an adult or peer. This
discrepancy between aided and
unaided performance he referred to
as the ZONE OF PROXIMAL
DEVELOPMENT

ZONE OF PROXIMAL
DEVELOPMENT
Refers to the gap
between what
they are already
able to do and
what they are
not quite ready
to accomplish by
themselves

Within this ZONE OF PROXIMAL


DEVELOPMENT, optimal
learning occurs if parents,
teachers, or peers adjust their
level of input to take account
of the individual actual ability
level.

With this teaching method


called SCAFFOLDING
The teacher or mentor gives
just enough help to ensure
that an individual has
mastery experience.

SCAFFOLDIN
G
involves the
following:

1. Engaging
the persons
interest

2. Simplifying
the task into a
predefined
small number
of steps

3. Providing external
encouragement to
complete the task
until engagement in
the task becomes
intrinsically
motivating

4. Giving feedback
by highlighting
correctly
executed parts of
the task

5. Modelling correct
performance of
incorrectly
completed aspects
of the task

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