摘要:This study compared Korean and American children on scaffolding by peers during dramatic play. Thirty Korean and twenty American 5-year-old kindergarteners participated. The data were analyzed by Spradly`s (1980) Developmental Research Sequence (DRS),using qualitative methods. The results showed that the categories of scaffolding (theme and communication) occurred more frequently among American children than among Korean children. In both cultures,more capable peers scaffolded children during dramatic play and were able to extend the dramatic play.