Millennial Leaner Scaffolding Needs: A Comparative Study at STKIP Saint Paul Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia

摘要

Millennial learners have different ways of working from the previous generation. The main thing that distinguishes them from previous generations is that they are very familiar with the internet as a learning medium. However, millennial learners have problems, such as learning control, learning disorientation, and cognitive burdens for students. This study aims to determine the differences in the scaffolding needs of millennial students based on the length of study at tertiary institutions. This study involved 156 students. They consist of second, fourth and sixth-semester students. The research instrument used a questionnaire. By the ANOVA analysis it is concluded: (1) there is a significant difference in the scaffolding needs of millennial students based on the length of study in tertiary institutions. (2) The higher the semester level, the more students don't need scaffolding. Based on this conclusion some suggestions are (1) it is necessary to experiment about the differences in the needs and urgency of scaffolding for millennial students, both in college, elementary, middle/secondary, and secondary; (2) need to use scaffolding-based student needs forms; and (3) learning analysis needs to be done, related to students' learning needs before determining and using scaffolding in learning activities.