Quiz-Based Inquiry (QBI) framework integrating Gagné's instructional events with inquiry-based learning phases¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

QBI is an instructional architecture in which formative assessment is the organising mechanism of synchronous online lectures. It uses "Gagné's events as scaffolds to organise inquiry throughout lectures, ensuring instructional structure provides coherence while inquiry processes add epistemic depth". Each lecture cycle runs question, response, peer comparison, instructor feedback, and conceptual consolidation, so questioning acts as a temporal scaffold regulating attention, dialogue, and conceptual development. The framework claims instruction and inquiry are not mutually exclusive.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Quiz prompts must be distributed across content segments and aligned with key conceptual shifts rather than administered as a single end-of-session block
Feedback must be immediate and integrated within the instructional cycle to support real-time adaptation

Constraints¶

The article states IBL frameworks often give limited guidance on the timing of inquiry phases within lecture-based instruction, which QBI addresses
Effects were demonstrated in one course with three intact sections; the article notes possible novelty effects

Target Learners¶

undergraduate students in synchronous online lectures

Learning Goals¶

sustained attention and inquiry
conceptual understanding and consolidation
engagement and interaction

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Zamzami Zainuddin, Michael Sailer, Shurui Bai, Madziatul Churiyah, Agung Winarno. (2026). Quiz-based inquiry: embedding incrementally sequenced questions to enhance engagement and learning in synchronous online lectures. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10614-1

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`title`	`Quiz-Based Inquiry (QBI) framework integrating Gagné's instructional events with inquiry-based learning phases`
`description`	`QBI is an instructional architecture in which formative assessment is the organising mechanism of synchronous online lectures.`
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