Three of the Following Examples Illustrate the Use of Scaffolding

question 23

Multiple Choice

Three of the following examples illustrate the use of scaffolding in promoting students' problem-solving abilities. Which example does not illustrate scaffolding?

• A) Ms. Amayo presents an example of a computer program that alphabetizes a list of names. She then has students do something similar-write a program that puts items in numerical order.
• B) When students struggle with arithmetic word problems, Ms. Blake gives them subtle hints about how to proceed.
• C) Mr. Charlesworth gives easy, straight-forward problems at first, then gradually progresses to more difficult ones.
• D) Mr. Darlington makes sure that all students know physics concepts well before he asks them to solve problems.

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