Research/Projects
Focus areas
Learning motivation and learning achievement
Teacher’s judgment accuracy
Epistemological beliefs and inquiry learning
Computer-based learning environments
Current Projects
“Relationships and predictive strengths of central concepts of learning motivation”, granted proposal on archived, national data of PISA from the Institute for Quality Development in Education (IQB)
“Motivational and emotional characteristics of the underestimated student”, Cooperation with Prof. Dr. J. Shi from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Psychology, in Beijing (China)
“Explaining extraordinary scientific achievement on the basis of an expectancy-value approach”, Cooperation with Prof. Dr. I. Parchmann and PD Dr. S. Nick from Didactics of Chemistry of the Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN) at the University of Kiel