ABSTRACT: Practical work in secondary-level chemistry laboratories involves a high cognitive load for students. In addition to reading and understanding instructions, students have to think about observations and the underlying chemical concepts, as well as deal with the noise and social interaction of a busy classroom. One form of extraneous cognitive load in practical instructions […]
At the Autumn meeting a member of our science teaching community, David Paterson shared their ideas about integrated instructions. They were kind enough to proved an editable copy of all their resources, which includes remade integrated instructions for the core practicals for the 3 sciences. Read more about integrated instructions here