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| Homepage nwu-essen |
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| WElcome on the Homepage of the researchgroup and graduateschool nwu-essen (Teaching and learning science)at the University Duisburg-Essen. |
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| Gute Noten für Unterrichtsforscher |
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DFG extends support of Teaching and Learning Science once more
The Research Group and the Graduate School "Teaching and Learning Science" nwu-essen can continue and even extend their research on teaching and learning Science once more in the third and last period of funding. After the survey in May 2009 they received the confirmation of funding for twelve research projects for two more years. The Graduate School will be supported three more years. |
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The Research Group was instituted 2003 by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with seven research projects. During the second period of funding the group was extended to 10 projects. Now the funding of the DFG permits the continuation of seven projects and the start of five new projects. (Three of them are managed by junior scientists). Uniting experts in the fields of Physics, Chemistry and Biology education, specialists in the Psychology of learning and instruction, and Educational Scientists, the interdisciplinary group performs the research projects in the field of empirical, educational science.
In October 2009 the new period of funding of the research group started with the head Prof. Dr. Hans E. Fischer and includes the financing of 12 doctoral students, 4 postdoctoral assistants and one professorship and furthermore around 400.000€ material expenses.
The Graduate school, whose speaker is Prof Dr. Elke Sumfleth, will be equipped with circa 1,5 Mio. Euro and is able to award 16 three year scholarships for doctoral students and one postdoctoral three year scholarship from January 2010. Within the three year program all in all 30 doctoral students receive a comprehensive interdisciplinary training in educational research and practice. The combination of graduate school and research group is singular in Germany up to now.
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| Research Group & Graduate School |
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The Research Group Teaching and Learning of Science investigates school education and school instruction of the subjects chemistry, physics and biology by different aspects that interlink to a common perspective and development of models of instruction. Therefore different topics and contexts are examined, such as use of tasks, linkage of concepts, learning strategies, problem-solving, scientific inquiry, instructional design, school system effects and professional development of teachers.
The Graduate School Teaching and Learning of Science provides the further education of the doctoral students, whose dissertations are closely connected to the projects of the Research Group. The curriculum contains theoretical frameworks, research topics as well as extenxive methodological
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and instructional knowledge.
Both parts are supported and funded by the Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DGF) (Graduate School grant reference: GRK 902/1; grant references of the Research Group are added at respective project details). |
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| Work Group Fischer, Physics Education |
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The Fischer Working Group investigates the contexts and conditions under which
classroom learning of physics takes place, and studies the effects of teacher training on physics instruction at all school levels, drawing methodologies from the fields of psychology and educational science. A further focus of the group’s research, conducted in close cooperation with the disciplines
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| of biology and chemistry, is the investigation of aspects of teaching and learning that are unique to these three natural sciences. |
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| Work Group Sumfleth, Chemistry Education |
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The work group of Elke Sumfleth is engaged in empirical instructional research in chemistry education. At present the main research projects are the improvement of experimental work in small groups and the analysis of instructional processes which aim at the use of scientific methods. In addition, the related analysis of tasks concerns tasks for home-work and the learning with worked examples. Learning processes are supported by media, therefore the effects of visualisations on learning outcome and the influences of concept mapping methods on interlinking processes are
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investigated.
Moreover materials for chemistry lessons concerning the integrated science education and computer-based learning environments are developed and evaluated. |
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| Work Group van Ackeren, Educational Research |
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| Work Group Educational Research |
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The study group is a part of the department of education research at the Institut of Pedagogic at the University Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen, Weststadttürme. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Marten Clausen and Prof. Dr. Isabell van Ackeren Dr. Rainer Block, Dr. Svenja Kühn, Jasmin Ferchow, Dominique Klein, Mirko Krueger, Susanne Strunck, Denise Demski, Heike
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| Wegner, Dr. Anke Liegmann as well as Dr. Michael Weegen are actively involved in scientific studies of the study group. |
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| Work Group Leutner, Instructional Psychology |
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The acquisition of knowledge and skills is one of the fundamental challenges facing all of us in life, and providing the necessary support for these learning processes is a major challenge for society as a whole. Instructional psychology describes and explains learning processes at the individual level, thus identifying potential means of enhancing both self-regulated learning and more institutionalised learning in schools, initial and continuing vocational and professional training, and other kinds of training programmes.
The Department of Instructional Psychology unites expertise in the fields of psychology and educational science. Teaching and research
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| within the Department focuses on the cognitive psychological principles of learning and instruction, and on their application in evaluation and training programmes. Particular emphasis is placed on learning with new media. |
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| Work Group Möller, Primary Level Science Education |
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| Primary Level Science Education |
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Science Education in Primary Schools covers subjects of nature, society and technique. Primary Level Science Education includes theory and praxis of teaching and learning of primary school students in these fields. The Research of learning and thinking processes, the testing and evaluating of innovative methods for teaching and learning in primary level science education, the justification of decisions about learning targets, methods and used media as well as the research of learning needs and requirements in the mentioned fields are the research
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| aspects of the Seminar of Science Education on Elementary School Level. One of the focuses is the research of natural scientific technical processes of teaching and learning. |
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| Work Group Sandmann, Biology Education |
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Biology as natural science subject attempts to make the connections of life accessible to pupils and to develop interest and comprehension as well as deeper insight in the necessity of responsible handling of the own life, the life of other organism and the inanimate nature.
How has Biology instruction to be organized to satisfy these aims?
The course offers in Biology instruction, consisting of a lecture during the basic study and tutorials and teaching practice during the main study period, introduces the students to teaching biology in all types of school in a theoretical established manner as well as specific to the particular levels of education and practice oriented.
Which are the preconditions brought by pupils into Biology instruction? Which newly developed methods are especially effective for the learning of Biology? Which influence exerts the teacher on individual processes of learning?
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| The research of Biology instruction and Biology learning attempts to answer these questions. In an interdisciplinary way theories and methods of the empirical research of education are applied and used for gaining insight and scientific established advancement of Biology instruction. |
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