Transcripts of Teacher Interviews: Decision-Making Process in Mathematical Scaffolding Implementation

This document contains interview transcripts, translated into English, focusing on teacher decision-making regarding scaffolding in middle school mathematics education. The data encompasses five detailed appendices featuring conversations between a researcher (P) and two teachers (S1 and S2), exploring their thought processes and strategies in providing student assistance. The transcripts delve into various aspects of educational decision-making, including the timing of interventions, student ability assessment, scaffolding strategies, and response monitoring. Key themes emerge throughout the interviews, such as the teachers' consideration of student academic abilities, material difficulty, time constraints, and the importance of fostering independent problem-solving skills. The interviews reveal how teachers make complex decisions about when to delay assistance, particularly with higher-performing students, while providing more immediate support to struggling learners. The data provides valuable insights into the nuanced ways teachers adapt their scaffolding approaches based on individual student needs, classroom dynamics, and pedagogical objectives, all within the context of mathematics instruction at the middle school level.