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crutch
crutch In this educational psychology context, a crutch is a support that people depend on passively in place of using or developing their own learning and self-regulation processes.
In this educational psychology context, a crutch is a support that people depend on passively in place of using or developing their own learning and self-regulation processes. It contrasts with a scaffold, which is meant to strengthen planning, monitoring, and independent problem solving.