The Application Of Scaffolding Teaching In Primary Mathematics Teaching

Mainly through providing some supports to students, Scaffolding Instruction helps individuals with learning difficulties to build the understanding of knowledge. Scaffolding Instruction believes that, in order to make all the students develop, it is necessary to give them some help and supports similar to the one used in the construction site, between the level of development they have already got and their potential level of development, thus the students can climb the supports step by step for achieving the purpose of completing the learning task, building knowledge and developing ability. The theoretical basis for Scaffolding Instruction is primarily from Vygotsky’s “Zone of Proximal Development” theory and constructivist learning theory.This study describes Scaffolding Instruction’s application in the elementary school mathematics teaching through five parts. The introduction explains the cause of studying Scaffolding Instruction, dating from the beginning and development of Scaffolding Instruction, introducing the research status of Scaffolding Instruction home and abroad,as well as main researching contents, methods and process. Chapter One is the theoretical foundation of Scaffolding Instruction. This chapter teases the theoretical foundation of Scaffolding Instruction. Chapter Two is the basic overview of Scaffolding Instruction. This chapter elaborates on the basic concepts and of Scaffolding and Scaffolding Instruction, discussing the forms of Scaffolding in Scaffolding Instruction, the features and teaching forms of Scaffolding Instruction. Chapter Three is the classroom-based organizations of Scaffolding Learning. This chapter takes the major importance in this study. In which, the author shows in detail several organization processes for the practical application of Scaffolding Learning. Chapter Four focuses on applying Scaffolding Learning to the study of school learning in Maths. This chapter introduces, in the form of two cases, the process of practical application in Scaffolding Learning. Chapter Five is the conclusion and the outlook. This chapter summarizes the current problems of Scaffolding Learning, and some efforts that are worth discussing in the future.