§07§Synthesizing research on scaffolding and scaffolding-related interventions in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, this book uses meta-analysis to assess their effect, and includes detailed descriptions of the background theory.§ §16§This book uses meta-analysis to synthesize research on scaffolding and scaffolding-related interventions in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Specifically, the volume §04§Introduction: Global view of scaffolding.- Societal goals in STEM education.- Instructional scaffolding: foundations and evolving definitions.- How computer-based scaffolding has been applied in different STEM fields.- Efficacy information according to scaffolding characteristics.- Efficacy information according to study quality.- Efficacy information according to assessment type.- Future directions in scaffolding in STEM.- Conclusion. §02§Brian R. Belland (brian.belland@usu.edu) is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at Utah State University. His research focuses on the use of technology to scaffold the development of argumentation skills among middle and high school students and is supported by a National Science Foundation Early CAREER grant and a National Science Foundation REESE grant. Dr. Belland is recipient of several national research awards including the 2007 Educational Technology Research and Development Young Scholar Award, the 2009 American Educational Research Association Instructional Technology Special Interest Group Best Paper Award, and the 2007 American Educational Research Association Problem-based Learning Special Interest Group Best Student Paper Award. He received his PhD in Educational Technology from Purdue University and his MA in French from The Ohio State University.
