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Macro-Scaffolding: Contextual Support For Teacher Learning, Marion Engin
Macro-Scaffolding: Contextual Support For Teacher Learning, Marion Engin
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
A socio-cultural theory of learning places importance on the social and cultural context of the learning as well as the interaction between a more expert other and the learner. Scaffolding at the level of interaction may be defined as micro-scaffolding, and support which can be found in the context of the learning can be referred to as macro-scaffolding. This paper reports on research carried out in a pre-service English teacher training context which explored macro-scaffolding. Findings suggest that support at the macro-level includes the shared understanding of accepted practices of the training context in terms of what is considered ‘good’ …