On 12/07/08, 1teacher wrote:
> Could someone describe "scaffolding" and give an example.
> I did some web checking on the topic & want to make sure
> I'm not missing something here.

I am not certain, but scafffolding has been used in place of
the term "cumulative learning". Cumulative learning is when
one
topic in a subject builds on another. An example might be
when a student must kmnow how to substitute a number in a
basic algebraic equation so that he/she can determine
the speed of an object given the distance traveled divided by
the time elapsed using the relation speed= distance/time or
v=d/t. This is just a intelleigent guess so to speak.

Stewart

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