Das Schülerexperiment im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht: Bedingungen der Lernförderlichkeit einer verbreiteten Lehrmethode aus instruktionspsychologischer Sicht

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.