Das schülerexperiment im naturwissenschaftlichen unterricht: Bedingungen der lernförderlichkeit einer verbreiteten lehrmethode aus instruktionspsychologischer sicht

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Authors

  • Joachim Wirth
  • Hubertina Thillmann
  • Josef Künsting
  • Hans E. Fischer
  • Detlev Leutner

The student experiment is considered an important teaching method in science education. However, the improvements achieved by this method are often rather small. In two experiments it is examined how - through appropriate targets and metacognitive prompts - the learning benefits of this teaching method can be increased. The results show that the student experiment can be beneficial to learning if students are given adequate targets and if they are supported in the metacognitive regulation of their learning processes.

Translated title of the contributionThe student experiment in natural science. Conditions for the promotion of learning through a wide-spread teaching method from an instruction-psychological perspective
Original languageGerman
JournalZeitschrift fur Padagogik
Volume54
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)361-375
Number of pages15
ISSN0044-3247
Publication statusPublished - 05.2008
Externally publishedYes