Scaffolding Online Student Success | Faculty Focus | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Strong scaffolding not only helps students complete course-specific assignments, but it teaches them valuable skills about completely work independently (Beed, Hawkins, & Roller, 1991). While scaffolding is meant to be helpful, it shouldn’t take the form of hand-holding or other techniques that might lead students to become overly reliant on step-by-step instructions.