Prof. Dr. Heike Theyßen
Head of the Theyßen Working Group on Physics Education
Contact
Room: T03 R04 D44
Phone: +49 201 183 3338
Fax: +49 201 183 7372
Email
Office
Verena Broszeit
Room T03 R04 D46
Phone: +49 (0)201 183 4318
Fax: +49 (0)201 183 7372
Email
Office hours
By appointment online or in person
Link BBB-room
- Head of the audit committee for teacher training in physics and member of the audit committee for science teaching
- Vice academic director of the centre for teacher training
- Member of the commission for education, studies and advanced training
- Vice equal opportunities commissioner of the Faculty of Physics
- Co-Editor of the "MNU-Journal"
Research Interests
- Competence modeling and -diagnostics
- Introductory phase in physics education
- Experiments and new media in physics education
►►► Current Publication List
Curriculum Vitae
| 2011 | University Professor (W2) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Physics, Institute for Physics Education. |
| 2008 | Habilitation in Physics Education, TU Dortmund, Title: "Adressatenspezifische Physikpraktika mit neuen Medien: Gegenstand von Forschung und Entwicklung (Targeted labwork courses in physics using new media - a topic in research and development)" |
| 1999 | Dissertation (degree: Dr. rer. nat.), University of Bremen; Title: "Ein Physikpraktikum für Studierende der Medizin. Entwicklung und Evaluation eines adressatenspezifischen Praktikums nach dem Modell der Didaktischen Rekonstruktion (A labwork course in physics for medical students - development and evaluation of a targeted labwork course according to the model of educational reconstruction)" |
| 1996 | First state teacher certification examination in physics and mathematics for teaching certification for secondary and grammar schools |
| 1993 | Degree in Physics |
Projects in Research and Education
- Innovate exams, create transfer, promote equal opportunities [Prüfungen innovieren, Transfer schaffen, Chancengerechtigkeit fördern (PITCH)]; funded by Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre Project info [german only]
- Influence of the promotion of specific types of knowledge on academic success in biology and physics [Einfluss der Förderung spezifischer Wissensarten auf Studienerfolg in Biologie und Physik (EASTER)], funded by the BMBF; in collaboration with the University of Potsdam Project Info [german only]
- PracticeLab Physics, sub-project in ProViel, supported by the BMBF within the framework of "Quality campaign teacher training" Project Info [german only]
- Promoting young talent in STEM courses [MiLeNa: Nachwuchsförderung in den MINT-Studiengängen], in collaboration with: RWTH Aachen, the University of Bonn and the University of Wuppertal Project Info [german only]
- Forstering experimental skills with worked examples and incremental scaffolds [Lösungsbeispiele und gestufte Lernhilfen zur Unterstützung des Erwerbs experimenteller Fähigkeiten], sub-project of post graduate programme SUSe I, funded by the MI-WF NRW; Post graduate programme [german only]
