Focal areas of research at the Chair of Primary Education/ Mathematical Education
Our Chair has a wide range of research activities. We are dedicated to both monitoring and supporting the learning processes of primary school pupils and investigating the professional skills of primary school teacher training students in mathematics.
The Chair's particular research and work focuses include the following:
| Title | Brief description | Contact person:in |
| "Math for Cracks" |
Problem solving, reasoning and proving with mathematically interested and high-achieving pupils in grades 3 to 5 Further information can be found here. |
Clarissa Köhler (SHK) Project participants: Dr. Franziska Peters (University of Hamburg) and German Society for the Highly Gifted Child (DGhK e.V.) |
| "Math KLIPS" |
Consolidation of subject knowledge and subject-didactic knowledge of primary school teacher training students Promoting motivation in dealing with mathematics by means of stop-motion videos Further information can be found here. All videos can be found at https://www.uni-giessen.de/matheklips. |
Project participants: Prof. Dr. Susanne Schnell (Goethe University Frankfurt) |
| "AboutLeGMa" |
Teachers' beliefs about the history of mathematics |
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| "Doing mathematics" |
Effectiveness of the use of substantial learning environments on patterns and structures Teachers' and learners' ways of dealing with substantial learning environments Further information can be found here and on the website of the Center for Teacher Education and Educational Research (ZLSB). |
Project participants: Dr. Frank Beier |
| Mathematical representations in digital settings |
Focus on strengthening the creativity and innovation potential of interested elementary school pupils |
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| "ProRef Math" |
Reflective skills of Teacher Training - Elementary Schools students in mathematics in the context of open teaching situations Further information can be found here. |
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| Cross-phase development of mathematical learning environments |
Conception and testing of mathematical learning environments for elementary school Formation of 'partnerships' between students and trainee teachers The project takes place in cooperation with the Teacher Training - Elementary Schools in Dresden. Data collection for "ProRef Mathe" takes place as part of the teaching project. |
Project participants: Annett Mathea-Kreuter (LaSuB Dresden) and Andreas Grajek (University of Leipzig) |
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