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Research

The goal of empirical educational research is to analyse educational processes, conditions and results. We want to provide empirically-based knowledge in order to understand and influence the reality of education.

Empirical educational research is a scientific field which seeks to provide basic and applied knowledge. This knowledge includes descriptions, predictions and explanations, insights of possibilities for change and intervention as well as empirically-based knowledge about educational goals. Empirical educational research aims to create knowledge that helps us understand and solve problems in education.

Examples of current research projects:

  • E-PROM - Influence of the doctorate on conditions and developments of careers of young academics in medicine and biology
    E-PROM is a joint project of the Technical University of Munich (Susanne Klatten-Endowed Chair for Empirical Educational Research, head Prof. Manfred Prenzel), the hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and the University of Cologne. Within the funding area “Research on Junior Researchers” (FoWiN), the project is forstered by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The project’s aim is to explore the connections between the quality features of the doctoral phase and the career development of young researchers in medicine and biology using examples of science centres in Bavaria, Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Project homepage E-PROM
  • E4teach - Modeling and training pre-service and in-service teachers‘ competence in dealing with evidence
    In this project we are developing an instrument measuring teachers’ competence of dealing with evidence as well as a training program for prospective teachers that fosters this competence. The project is sponsored by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
    Project homepage E4teach
     
  • ProfKom - Professionalising the communication competence of future doctors and teachers
    The study is a joint research project by TUM School of Education (Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel), the Institute for Didactics and Education Research of the Health Sciences at University Witten/Herdecke (Prof. Dr. Martin Fischer) and the Working Group Medical Didactics of the medical faculty of the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel (Dr. Gudrun Karsten).
    Project homepage ProfKom
     
  • PaLea – Panel for teacher certification courses
    The study is a joint research project by TUM School of Education (Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel), and the Institute for Psychology at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel (Prof. Dr. Jens Möller) in cooperation with the IPN Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Kiel and twelve other universities.
  • OBSERVE – Identifying basic conditions of learn-effective classes. Scaling-up of a video based diagnostic instrument.
    This study is part of the DFG  program “Competence diagnosis” and is a joint research project of the chair for empirical educational research (Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel) and the chair for teaching and learning research (Prof. Dr. Tina Seidel) of the TUM School of Education.
     
  • PISA 2009 – Analyses of the mathematical and scientific competences of young people in Germany
    Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel, member of the national consortium for PISA 2009 (under the lead of Prof. Dr. Eckhard Klieme) analyses the national data (in cooperation with the IPN Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Kiel).
    further information
  • PISA 2012 – International test development, evaluation and reporting
    Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel is co-applicant and partner in the international consortium for PISA 2012 (under the lead of ACER) in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Kiel.
    further information
  • National Education Panel
    The National Education Panel examines education over the lifespan and analyses conditions, results and outcome of educational processes. Lead manager for the program is Prof. Dr. Peter Blossfeld (University of Bamberg). Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel is responsible for the development of conception and testing in the nature sciences.
    Homepage: http://www.uni-bamberg.de/neps
  • TUMKolleg
    Das TUMKolleg ist ein bundesweit einmaliges Kooperationsprojekt zwischen der Technischen Universität München und dem Otto-von-Taube-Gymnasium Gauting (OvTG).
    Seit dem Schuljahr 2009/10 erhalten mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlich begabte und leistungsfähige Schülerinnen und Schüler in einem eigenständigen Oberstufenzug eine intensive und individuelle Förderung im Bereich der MINT-Fächer (Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik) und in englischer Sprache.
    Im Rahmen dieses in Bayern bislang einmaligen Vorhabens findet unter Federführung des Bildungsforschers Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Manfred Prenzel eine wissenschaftliche Untersuchung statt, die Daten über den Verlauf, die Validität des Konzepts und die Ergebnisse ermitteln soll.
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    Kontakt:
    Dr. Jutta Möhringer
    TUM School of Education
    Marsstraße 20-22
    80335 München

    E-Mail: jutta.moehringer(at)tum.de

  • Ergonomie für Schulen
    „Ergonomie für Schulen“ ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt des Susanne Klatten- Stiftungslehrstuhls für Empirische Bildungsforschung (Lehrstuhlinhaber: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Manfred Prenzel), des Lehrstuhls für Ergonomie der TU München (Lehrstuhlinhaber: Prof. Dr. Klaus Bengler) und der TÜV SÜD Stiftung.
    Projekthomepage Ergonomie für Schulen
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