A Meta-Analysis of Scaffolding Effects in Online Learning in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Doo, Min Young; Bonk, Curtis J.; Heo, Heeok
Titel	A Meta-Analysis of Scaffolding Effects in Online Learning in Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21 (2020) 3, S.60-80 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Meta Analysis; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Electronic Learning; Online Courses; Higher Education; Outcomes of Education; Educational Environment; Effect Size; Metacognition; Affective Behavior; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Online course; Online-Kurs; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	The significance of scaffolding in education has received considerable attention. Many studies have examined the effects of scaffolding with diverse groups of participants, purposes, learning outcomes, and learning environments. The purpose of this research was to conduct a meta-analysis of the effects of scaffolding on learning outcomes in an online learning environment in higher education. This meta-analysis included studies with 64 effect sizes from 18 journal articles published in English, in eight countries, from 2010 to 2019. The meta-analysis revealed that scaffolding in an online learning environment has a large and statistically significant effect on learning outcomes. The meta-cognitive domain yielded a larger effect size than did the affective and cognitive domains. In terms of types of scaffolding activities, meta-cognitive scaffolding outnumbered other types of scaffolding. Computers as a scaffolding source in an online learning environment were also more prevalent than were human instructors. In addition, scholars in the United States have produced a large portion of the scaffolding research. Finally, the academic area of language and literature has adopted scaffolding most widely. Given that effective scaffolding can improve the quality of learning in an online environment, the current research is expected to contribute to online learning outcomes and learning experiences. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01