Enhancing students' experimental planning competences by introducing and evaluating the (ISO)-O-4 teaching approach

摘要

We herein report the introduction of the (ISO)-O-4 (Improving Students' Scientific Skills by Using Scaffolding Outlines) teaching approach and its implementation to successfully empower students with initial minor planning competences in mastering complex scientific challenges in the course of Germany's most-renowned scientific competitions. The (ISO)-O-4 teaching approach itself comprises the unique combination of the differentiating teaching methods Backward Planning and Project Mapping as core teaching elements. The beneficial effect of the (ISO)-O-4 teaching approach on the enhancement of the students planning competences is also discussed. Based on the given results, this teaching approach is mandatory to empower students with initial minor competences in completing a scientific competition successfully with very high assignment of tasks.