Qualitative Study on How Interactive Features can Scaffold Cognitive Engagement and Conceptual Focus
摘要
This chapter presents the qualitative design research study of the dissertation and analyses of students’ learning processes in Design Experiment Cycles 1 and 2. The analyses follow a content-related design research specification approach building on scaffolding analysis and use the ICAP framework and its content-specific substantiation for the basic analysis. The comparison of students’ algebra-specific processes in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 reveals that only targeted scaffolds successfully focus students on the most relevant concept elements and algebra-specific processes. Cycle 1 analyses refine the algebra-specific learning trajectory by highlighting the importance of comparing meanings of variables for grasping letter variables. Cycle 2 data indicate that most observed processes align with intended scaffolding effects, while also indicating avenues for further improvement in the Cycle 3 design.