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Improving the scaffolds of a mobile-assisted Chinese character forming game with the SCAPE framework
Citation
Wong, L. H., Looi, C. K., Boticki, I., & Sun, J. (2011). Improving the scaffolds of a mobile-assisted Chinese character forming game with the SCAPE framework. In T. Hirashima, G. Biswas, T. Supnithi, & F.-Y. Yu (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
Abstract
Appropriate design of collaborative learning activities for students using 1:1 handheld devices can lead to peer scaffolding, building up students‟ collaborative skills. Building on such prior studies in mCSCL (mobile Computer Supported Collaborative Learning), we derived Chinese-PP, a novel design of in-class mobile synchronous collaborative learning game on constructions of Chinese characters from components, with the unique characteristic of spontaneous small group formations. In this paper, we propose a framework, namely, “SCaffold Analysis and Provision Envisioning” (SCAPE) to guide us in examining and refining/revising the interplay among various forms of scaffolding in the learning model across various Design-Based Research (DBR) cycles of our study on Chinese-PP. We believe a generalized SCAPE framework has the potential to inform TEL research in a structure to embark on the iterative process of enacting and redesigning the socio-techno-pedagogical frameworks developed by individual research projects.
Date Issued
November 2011
Description
This paper was presented at the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2011), held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 28 Nov to 2 Dec 2011