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Our bachelor’s Nanobiology electronic instrumentation course has had limited success in fostering student’s conceptual development during, in their perception, tedious lab work. To improve students’ learning outcomes and their time-management abilities, we developed the Background, Anticipate, Simulate, Implement & Investigate, Compare & Conclude (BASIC) framework to reduce cognitive load: by adapting the Predict-Observe-Explain structure with Just-In-Time-Teaching, a clear scaffolding structure, and improved expectation management. After a one-week pilot study, we ran the BASIC framework for two years. We observe that students come to class better prepared, manage to finish assignments in time, understand better, and are overall more satisfied.
| Education level | Age over 18 (excluding teacher education) |
|---|---|
| Physics topic | Interdisciplinary topics |
| Research focus | Innovative instructional strategies and pathways |
| Research method | Educational design research (Qualitative research) |
| Organizing preference criteria | Education level |
