The Scaffolding method of Learning

[Annette McKinnon]

This is a paragraph from the Stanford course I took. I went back and read it a few times, and decided to share it.

Researchers, Clinicians and Patients can grow together by providing scaffolding support to merge their worlds. Scaffolding examples can be observed in the workplace where a scaffold is used provide strength and structure during construction. Mountain climbers use scaffolding through the application of rock climbing holds. These increase safety moving downwards and extend the climber's reach. In the behavioral sciences it is reported that individual and group learning systems will adapt dynamically and according to the needs of the task(s) and the nature of the group in which the knowledge is constructed. A researcher named Vygotsky found that this scaffold effect could occur through exposure to knowledgeable community members with higher capabilities. He reported those who learned through this process are primed to provide a scaffold for others. (Amy Price)