Does adaptive scaffolding facilitate students’ ability to regulate their learning with hypermedia?

Is adaptive scaffolding effective in facilitating students’ ability to regulate their learning of complex science topics with hypermedia? We examined the role of different scaffolding instructional interventions in facilitating students’ shift to more sophisticated mental models as indicated by both performance and process data. Undergraduate students (N=51) were randomly assigned to one of three scaffolding conditions (adaptive scaffolding...