Honors Projects
Abstract
American students have continuously performed lower than students from other countries on multiple different standardized tests. New methods of teaching students are needed in order to help American students to develop a deeper understanding of the math curriculum. This article focuses on the impact that using board games as scaffolds has on student goal orientation. It is proposed that implementing the use of board games as scaffolds appropriately, and according to effective scaffold design framework, the games will support mastery goal orientation and a deep understanding of the concepts. Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory of cognitive development supports the research and findings of this study.
Major
Middle Childhood Education
First Advisor
Hyeyoung Bang
First Advisor Department
Educational Foundations, Leadership and Policy
Second Advisor
Jodi Devine
Second Advisor Department
Honors Program
Third Advisor
Diane Mott
Third Advisor Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Publication Date
Spring 2014
Repository Citation
Eicher, Lyndsey, "The Impact of Scaffolding Through the Use of Board Games on Student Goal Orientation" (2014). Honors Projects. 118.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/118
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