Influence of a teacher's scaffolding moves during child-led small-group discussions

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 194-230

  Jadallah, May ^a   Anderson, Richard C ^b   Nguyen Jahiel, Kim ^b   Miller, Brian W ^b   Kim, Il Hee ^c   Kuo, Li Jen ^d   Dong, Ting ^b   Wu, Xiaoying ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

appropriation; argumentation; collaborative learning; scaffolding; small group discussions; teacher influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651397650     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831210371498     Document Type: Article

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