Definition of "scaffolded" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of scaffold. (verb)
• Supplied with erected scaffolding (adjective)

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• "What Rothemund achieved was a breakthrough in his field, a new method which he dubbed scaffolded DNA Origami."
• "Nevertheless, that does rather reduce scaffolding to the level of simply ‘asking questions’, which is indeed how the term is now used by many teachers: “I scaffolded their talk” meaning “I asked them questions”."
• "That is to say, scaffolded learning is not a one-off event, but is embedded in repeated, semi-ritualised, co-authored language-mediated activities, typical of many classroom routines such as games and the opening class chat."