Author Question: Cathleen is having trouble learning the steps involved in using a microscope correctly. If you ... (Read 87 times)

gonzo233 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Cathleen is having trouble learning the steps involved in using a microscope correctly. If you consider Vygotsky's description of how children help themselves get through difficult tasks, you should suggest that Cathleen:

a. Talk herself through the steps
b. Learn the reasons why each step is important
c. Practice each step separately many times over
d. Go through the procedure in slow motion a few times

Question 2

Three of the following teachers are using scaffolding to help their students learn. Which one is not necessarily providing scaffolding?

a. Ms. Applegate gives her students a structure to follow when they write their first essay.
b. Mr. Bernardo teaches a backhand tennis swing by gently guiding each student through the correct movement a few times.
c. Ms. Chen gives her class some hints about how to solve an especially difficult word problem.
d. Mr. Donaldson takes his students on a field trip to a local history museum.