%0 Book Section %1 oro20227 %A Maybin, Janet %A Mercer, Neil %A Stierer, Barry %B Thinking Voices: The work of the National Oracy Project %C London %D 1992 %E Norman, Kate %I Hodder & Stoughton %K 2016_E852 Bruner Mentor Scaffolding ScienceLesson Vygotsky ZPD %P 186--195 %T 'Scaffolding': learning in the classroom %U http://oro.open.ac.uk/20227/ %X Recent interest in talk and learning in the classroom has encouraged a new metaphorical use for the term 'scaffolding'. This term is increasingly used to describe certain kinds of support which learners receive in their interaction with parents, teachers and other 'mentors' as they move towards new skills, concepts or levels of understanding. It is a term which helps to portray the temporary, but essential, nature of the mentor's assistance as the learner advances in knowledge and understanding.

@incollection{oro20227, abstract = {Recent interest in talk and learning in the classroom has encouraged a new metaphorical use for the term 'scaffolding'. This term is increasingly used to describe certain kinds of support which learners receive in their interaction with parents, teachers and other 'mentors' as they move towards new skills, concepts or levels of understanding. It is a term which helps to portray the temporary, but essential, nature of the mentor's assistance as the learner advances in knowledge and understanding.}, added-at = {2016-11-16T20:56:16.000+0100}, address = {London}, author = {Maybin, Janet and Mercer, Neil and Stierer, Barry}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2744a8d24b3eb2a14914a53c344455807/tm353}, booktitle = {Thinking Voices: The work of the National Oracy Project}, description = {'Scaffolding': learning in the classroom - Open Research Online}, editor = {Norman, Kate}, interhash = {f46d0bef74fee0429475527224065563}, intrahash = {744a8d24b3eb2a14914a53c344455807}, keywords = {2016_E852 Bruner Mentor Scaffolding ScienceLesson Vygotsky ZPD}, pages = {186--195}, publisher = {Hodder \& Stoughton}, timestamp = {2016-12-05T20:23:57.000+0100}, title = {'Scaffolding': learning in the classroom}, url = {http://oro.open.ac.uk/20227/}, year = 1992 }