Scaffolding Junior Middle School Students' Engagement in Online Project-based Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from East China.
Sage Open
; 12(4): 21582440221131815, 2022.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2098282
ABSTRACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has experienced increasing utilization and poses new challenges for schoolteachers to engage students. Project-based Learning (PBL) is widely acknowledged as an effective pedagogy for motivating and involving students. However, few studies have examined scaffolds that facilitate student engagement in the context of distance PBL. This mixed-method study was conducted with grade 7 teachers and students in a junior middle school in East China from March 2020 to April 2020. Qualitative analysis was employed in interviews with 2 teachers and 21 students. Quantitative analysis was used to visualize the self-reflection reports of 39 students. The findings suggest that the scaffolds of teacher direction, technology support, peer collaboration, and parental assistance play a significant role. In addition, specific scaffolding within the above categories was revealed. The results highlight the problem-oriented, methodological, and synthesized application of various scaffold(ing)s in engaging students and emphasize that scaffolding students emotionally is the core issue to support engagement for remote learning.
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English
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Sage Open
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2022
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