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.

Research Training Groups

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.

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. Katharina Loibl, Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders, Prof. Dr. Matthias Nückles, Prof. Dr. Jan Boelmann, Prof. Dr. Frank Reinhold

  • Funding period: 08/2021 – 07/2024 (1st funding period), 08/2024 – 07/2027 (2nd funding period)

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: 10/2015 – 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: 08/2008 – 07/2011

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: 2021-2024

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: 2023 – 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)

Evaluation of Gemeinschaftsschulen (community schools) in Baden-Württemberg (WissGem)