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.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Scaffolding involves providing support to students to help them achieve a learning goal that they would not be able to reach on their own. Choices A, B, and C all describe direct methods of support to help students learn specific skills or solve problems. Choice D, taking students on a field trip, while educational and enriching, does not necessarily provide the direct, structured support characteristic of scaffolding.

Three of the Following Teachers Are Using Scaffolding to Help