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Download full textFernández, Manual; Wegerif, Rupert; Mercer, Neil; Rojas-Drummond, Sylvia – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2015
The linked concepts of "scaffolding" and the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) were originally applied to the context of asymmetrical teaching and learning with a teacher or adult explicitly supporting a learner, usually a child, to achieve tasks beyond their ability when working alone. In this paper we investigate how these concepts…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Comparative Analysis, Intervention
Peer reviewedWegerif, Rupert; Mercer, Neil; Rojas-Drummond, Sylvia – Language and Education, 1999
Examines two sets of classrooms in Mexican preschools over a period of a year to see why one set of classes improved significantly in independent problem solving when compared with children in matching classes. Differences in two sets of data were explored with a method for investigating classroom talk that combines qualitative interpretation with…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
