Mini Projects

PURPOSE To help develop self-regulation, but with explicit instructional guidance DESCRIPTION Scaffolded coursework that incorporates a series of authentic and non-trivial “mini-projects”; real-world products; independent research (alone or in teams); analysis-, synthesis- and reflective practice UNDERLYING EDUCATIONAL THEORIES Self-regulation, self-efficacy, peer learning, constructivist, discovery, problem-based, project-based, inquiry-based, Zone of Proximal Development, Disequilibrium, constructive argumentation PEDAGOGICAL […]