Competence Network for Empirical Educational Research Freiburg

There are different perspectives. We research collaboratively.

The Competence Network for Empirical Educational Research (KeBU) thrives on the collaboration between researchers at the University of Freiburg and the University of Education Freiburg. KEBU members contribute their expertise from integrating subject-specific teaching and learning research with the natural, cultural and social sciences, the arts and physical education, as well as educational science, psychology and sociology. Freiburg’s particular strength lies in general and subject-specific research on learning and teaching, classroom research and research on professionalization. Here you will find an overview of ongoing and completed research projects of our members in graduate schools and other projects.

Graduate schools

Our doctoral and postdoctoral programs are more than just an instrument for the structured training of young researchers. They are research programs in which scientists from the University of Freiburg and the University of Education Freiburg work together on interdisciplinary research questions.

Didactics of digital teaching: Digitally supported teaching and learning environments for cognitive activation

Objectives: Development and empirical validation of research-based teaching-learning methods with digital tools for use in the classroom.

Partners: University of Education Freiburg and University of Freiburg
Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Jan M. Boelmann, Prof. Dr. Matthias Nückles, Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders & Prof. Dr. Katharina Loibl
Funding period: 08/2021 – 07/2024

Diagnostic competencies of teachers: influences, structure and training

Objectives: Improve the state of research, develop trainings of diagnostic competence.

Partners: University of Education Freiburg and Heidelberg University of Education
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Katharina Loibl, Prof. Dr. Tobias Dörfler
Funding period: 08/2017 – 07/2020 First funding phase: 08/2020 – 07/2023 2nd funding phase

Heterogeneity: effective learning settings and professionalism in schools

Objectives: Co-construction of teaching units by teams of teachers and scientists, evaluation of effectiveness and dissemination in networks.

Partners: Regional school development networks, IQES online and University of Education Freiburg
Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Katharina Loibl, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Marita Friesen
Funding period: 06/2019 – 05/2022

Visualizations in German and mathematics lessons

Goal: Promote abstract concept formation via single-subject, multimodal representations in learning processes.
Partners:Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg
Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Petra Gretsch, Prof. Dr. Lars Holzäpfel, Prof. Dr. Josef Nerb
Funding period: 08/2013 – 07/2016 (1st phase), 08/2016 – 07/2019 (2nd phase)

Evidence-based teacher education for the training of subject-specific and interdisciplinary competences: curriculum, instruction and learning process

Goal: to empirically examine the curricular and instructional design of teacher education.
Partners: University of Education Freiburg and University of Freiburg
Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders, and Prof. Dr. Matthias Nückles
Funding period: 01.10.2015 – 30.09.2018.

Professionalization in the teaching profession

Goal: Quality and effectiveness of teacher professional development programs
Partners: Universities of Education Freiburg, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Ludwigsburg and Weingarten
Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders, Prof. Dr. Christian Spannagel, Prof. Dr. Andreas Eichler
Funding period: 08/2014 – 07/2017

Pedagogical professionalism in mathematics and the sciences

Goal: Structure, conditions and effects of pedagogical professionalism
Partners: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, University of Education Freiburg
Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders, Prof. Dr. Matthias Nückles, Prof. Dr. Alexander Renkl, Prof. Dr. Markus Wirtz, Dr. Christine Otieno
Funding period: 08/2011 – 07/2014

Experimentation in mathematics and science lessons

Partners: Universities of Education in Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg, Heidelberg, Ludwigsburg and Weingarten
Funding period: 2008 – 2011

Projects

The members of our competence network successfully apply for BMBF and DFG funding to work together on research projects.

Conceptual change through error processing

Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Katharina Loibl und Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders

Funding period: since 2021

QuaMath: Developing teaching and training quality in mathematics

Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Susanne Prediger, Prof. Dr. Christoph Selter, Prof. Dr. Anand Pant, Prof. Dr. Daniela Götze, Prof. Dr. Lars Holzäpfel, Prof. Dr. Bettina Rösken-Winter, Prof. Dr. Jürg Kramer

Funding period: 01.01.2023 to 30.06.2028

Promoting “skill” and “will” argumentative thinking in dealing with fragile and conflicting positions.

Computer-supported adaptive assessment of student competencies in heuristic work with representations of functional relationships (HEUREKO-CAT)

Research competence in educational science courses – Learning the Science of Education (LeScEd)

Fostering systemic thinking in contexts relevant to sustainability as a goal of ESD – System Thinking in Ecological and Multidimensional Areas (SysThema)