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Från stöd till självständig!: En studie om hur lågstadielärare uppfattar användningen av scaffolding i elevers skrivinlärning.
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication.
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
From support to independence! : A study on how primary school teachers perceive the use of scaffolding in students’ writing development. (English)
Abstract [sv]

Denna studie fokuserar på skrivundervisning i lågstadiet, med särskild betoning på hur scaffolding kan användas för att utveckla elevers skrivförmåga. Tidigare forskning visar att många elever i de yngre skolåren upplever skrivande som en utmaning. Lärare behöver mer kunskap om hur de konkret kan stödja elevernas skrivutveckling, och då i form av strukturerade undervisningsstrategier. Syftet med studien är att bidra med kunskap om hur lärare i årskurs 1–3 använder scaffolding i sin skrivundervisning, samt vilka uppfattningar de har av scaffolding. Studien utgår från den sociokulturella teorin om lärande, med fokus på den proximala utvecklingszonen och begreppet scaffolding som stöttande undervisning. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats och data samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex verksamma lågstadielärare. Intervjuerna transkriberades och analyserades genom tematisk analys. Det empiriska materialet utgörs av intervjuer med lärare från olika skolor, alla med erfarenhet av skrivundervisning i de tidiga skolåren. Resultaten visar att lärarna använder scaffolding på flera nivåer, exempelvis genom modellering, gemensamt skrivande, feedback och andra visuella stödstrukturer. Lärarna betonar vikten av att anpassa stödet efter elevens behov och att successivt minska stödet för att främja självständighet. Resultatet tyder på att scaffolding framstår som en viktig och variationsrik strategi i skrivundervisningen. Lärarna beskriver hur ett medvetet arbete med scaffolding kan bidra till att elever utvecklar skrivandet. 

Abstract [en]

This study focuses on writing instruction in the early years of primary school, with particular emphasis on how scaffolding can be used to develop students’ writing skills. Previous research shows that many young learners experience writing as a challenge.  Teachers need more knowledge about how to concretely support students’ writing development through structured instructional strategies. The purpose of the study is to contribute to an understanding of how teachers in grades 1–3 use scaffolding in their writing instruction, and what perceptions they have of scaffolding. The study is based on the sociocultural theory of learning, with a focus on the zone of proximal development and the concept of scaffolding as supportive teaching. The study employs a qualitative approach, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews with six practicing primary school teachers. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. The empirical material consists of interviews with teachers from different schools, all with experience in teaching writing in the early years of schooling. The results show that the teachers use scaffolding on several levels, for example through modeling, shared writing, feedback and other visual support structures. The teachers emphasize the importance of adapting the support to students' individual needs and gradually reducing the support to promote independence. The findings suggest that scaffolding appears to be an important and versatile strategy in writing instruction. The teachers describe how a conscious use of scaffolding can contribute to students’ development as writers. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 30
Keywords [en]
Scaffolding, modeling, writing instruction, writing skills, zone of proximal development
Keywords [sv]
Scaffolding, modellering, skrivundervisning, skrivförmåga, proximala utvecklingszonen
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Pedagogy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-68901OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-68901DiVA, id: diva2:1974564
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HLK, Education
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Available from: 2025-06-25 Created: 2025-06-23 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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