Influence of a Teacher’s Scaffolding Moves During Child-Led Small-Group Discussions

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http://jgregorymcverry.com/readings/Jadallahetal2011.pdf

An idea related to scaffolding and the mastery of a task within the zone of proximal development isappropriation. Rogoff (1995) defines appropriationas a ‘‘process by which individuals transform their understanding of and responsibility for activities through their own participation’

Rogoff's idea of appropriation should be revisited for the strategy exchange noted in classrooms doing argumentaion online.

To help the children achieve this goal, she employed two moves, asking children to provide textual evidenc eand praising children’s use of evidence.

That's it. Teachers job in a nutshell

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