Research
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PhD project Steven TyrrellTree-Thinking in schools and universities – Developing tree-thinking-skills in novices and implementation of teaching-tools
In this project we aim to elucidate the field of Tree-Thinking-Skills and how they can be influenced. We develop new materials and educational programs for novices to get a better grasp of Tree-Thinking and the accompanying skill-sets.
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PhD project Julia ToccoThe Influence of Certain Types of Prior Knowledge on Academic Achievement in Biology Study Programmes
In the PhD project, which is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, we develop and test subject specific supportive measures for students in the introductory phase of biology study programmes.
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Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) - Funding Period: 2021 - 2024The Influence of Certain Types of Prior Knowledge on Academic Achievement in Biology and Physics Study Programmes
Developing and evaluating subject-specific supportive measures to enhance academic achievement of freshman students in biology and physics study programmes (EASTER).
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PhD project Annika LankersSystemic thinking of students in changing systems - Using the example of ecological food webs affected by neobiota
Sustainable action in changing ecosystems requires competencies in systemic thinking. To what extent students possess these necessary systemic competencies will be investigated within the project.
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PhD project Andrea KiesewetterReasoning about homeostatic feedback loop systems
The aim of this research is to assess and model the learners’ skills to analyze homeostatic feedback loop systems as part of systems thinking.
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Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) - Funding Period: 2016 - 2023Professionalization for Diversity
The training focus "Dealing with Heterogeneity in Schools" is promoted dynamically, reflexively and evidence-based at the UDE by the project "Professionalization for Diversity".
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PhD project Thilo SchrammModelling and analyzing university level students’ tree-reading abilities
In this project, an evolutionary tree-reading skill model is derived from the literature and tested on university level students of biology. Students’ abilities are analyzed in an international comparison (USA vs. Germany).
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PhD project Justin TimmAnalyzing pedigrees in secondary school
In this research project, we examine the strategic approaches and argumentation pattern of secondary school students during pedigree analysis.
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Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) - Funding Period: 2016 - 2020 Educational Equity in Focus
With the help of the project "Educational Equity in Focus", the UDE specifically supports students during their initial study phase by integrating them into support systems and curricular and extracurricular offerings.
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PhD project Sophia MambreySystems thinking in ecology
In this project the influence of content specific factors on systems thinking is investigated.
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PhD project Jana Goertzen - Funded by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Educational Research (IZfB) in the period from 2016 to 2018Teacher trainees‘ conceptual knowledge of fundamental biological concepts
This study deals with capturing the development of biology teacher trainees‘ conceptual biology knowledge from first to fifth biology semester.
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