Guest Lecture by Prof. Sebastian Wartha on December 1, 2026 (hybrid)

Diagnosis and Intervention for So-Called Dyscalculia

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Wartha from the Karlsruhe University of Education will be our guest at the Elementary School Pedagogy Colloquium. All interested students, faculty members, and teachers are cordially invited. The event will be held in a hybrid format.

What is the lecture about?

If fundamental difficulties in early arithmetic instruction are not overcome, this can have significantly negative consequences for the further development of mathematical competence as well as for the ability to act as a responsible citizen in a democratic society. Teachers face (at least) two challenges: (1) Assessing students’ competencies in a cost-effective and differentiated manner, and (2) selecting appropriate (!) learning formats to overcome the identified hurdles.

This presentation and discussion will outline the development projects at the Karlsruhe University of Education (PH Karlsruhe) designed to support teachers in this regard. A digital tool for process-oriented diagnosis of relevant content will be examined, and specific cooperative learning and practice formats will be discussed that serve to build number sense and operational concepts while developing and expanding process-oriented competencies.

More information about Prof. Dr. Sebastian Wartha can be found here.

Access to the Zoom room: https://tu-dresden.zoom-x.de/j/65193911577?pwd=lMsHGBMltcbqKBsyHjacdsZLacxvKN.1

Meeting ID: 651 9391 1577
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