Curriculum Vitae

• since 2016       
  Post-Doc, Department of Chemistry Education, Duisburg-Essen University
   
• 2015 – 2016    
  Trainee teacher for German Gesamtschulen and Gymnasien, Kooperative Gesamtschule Schinkel, School Teachers Training College Osnabrück
   
• 2015 
  Doctor’s degree in natural science (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Duisburg-Essen
   
• 2012 – 2015    
  Research assistant in the research group of Prof. Dr. Maik Walpuski, Department of Chemistry Education, Duisburg- Essen University
   
• 2006 – 2011    
  Studies for Teaching in Secondary Schools (subjects: Chemistry, Biology), Osnabrück University
   
• 2006           
  Matriculation exams, Gymnasium Oesede

Awards and Grants

• 2019   
  Diversity-prize in the category engagement of the University of Duisburg-Essen
   
• 2016   
  Award for outstanding academic performance for thesis in the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Duisburg-Essen
   
• 2014   
  Poster Award of the International Conference on Chemistry Education (ICCE)

Ongoing Projects

Who (does not) participate in pre-courses and why? An investigation of predictors and decision motives
funded by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Educational Research of the University of Duisburg-Essen
Co-applicant: Dr. Vanessa Fischer, Dr. Ramona Hagenkötter
Funding period: 07/2024 – 06/2025
 

E-Assessment and feedback for the improvement of self-study phases in chemistry studies (EASE)
funded by Stiftung Innovationen in der Hochschullehre
Co-applicant: Prof. Dr. Maik Walpuski
Funding period: 09/2022 – 09/2024
Project team member: Dr. Florian Trauten
 

Development and evaluation of the learning effectiveness of digital modules on good scientific practice in the field of chemistry
Co-supervision: Prof. Maik Walpuski, Dr. Katrin Schüßler
PhD student: André Kolbe
 

Development and evaluation of a competency structure model for the domain of organic chemistry
Co-supervision: Prof. Maik Walpuski, Dr. Marc Rodemer
PhD student: Martin Steinbach

Completed Projects

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Selected Publications

Eitemüller, C., Tonyali, B., & Ropohl, M. (2024). Lernaufgaben mit adaptiven Lösungshilfen: Ein Ansatz zur Binnendifferenzierung im Fach Chemie. MNU-Journal, 4, 329-334.

Steinbach, M., Eitemüller, C., Rodemer, M., & Walpuski, M. (2024) The influence of representations on task difficulty in organic chemistry: an exploration using a novel paired-items test instrument. International Journal of Science Education, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2378218

Eitemüller, C., Trauten, F., Striewe, M., & Walpuski, M. (2023). Digitalization of Multistep Chemistry Exercises with Automated Formative Feedback. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 32(3), 453-467. DOI: 10.1007/s10956-023-10043-2

Trauten, F., Eitemüller, C., & Walpuski, M. (2023). Lernaufgaben mit automatisiertem Feedback in einem digitalen Hochschultutorium zur Vorlesung der Allgemeinen Chemie als Angebot zur Binnendifferenzierung. Zeitschrift für empirische Hochschulforschung, 7(1), 13-33. https://doi.org/10.3224/zehf.v7i1.03

Eitemüller, C. & Habig, S. (2020). Enhancing the transition? – effects of a tertiary bridging course in chemistry. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 21, 561-569. DOI: 10.1039/c9rp00207c