Research at our Chair
Learning and teaching math is the focus of the Chair of Primary Education/ Mathematical Education. The research at our Chair addresses teaching and learning processes. More specifically, Primary Education/Mathematical Education explores the conditions for successful mathematical learning processes for children.
What learning arrangements are helpful for learning success in the field of mathematics? What thinking and working techniques are required for attaining mathematical findings? What level of mathematical ability should elementary schoolchildren strive to attain? And can this consideration help us to achieve a logical-genetic structure of mathematical learning or a mathematically necessary education for the future? How does math learning take place in the age of digitalization?
Are you interested in our research and want to know about our work at the Chair? On this page, you will find information on our focal areas of research as well as current research and third-party funded projects.
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Our interests
The research areas of our team at the Chair examine the learning, thinking and comprehension processes of elementary school children, for example, in the processing of (problem-based) tasks in math lessons. The focus is on the conditions for success in learning and teaching processes for mathematical knowledge as well as thinking and working techniques. We consider both the learning processes of students and the options for how to structure teaching.
In terms of research methodology, the Chair follows qualitative and quantitative approaches, with particular emphasis on interpretative classroom research and qualitative content analysis in conjunction with formal conceptual analysis.
Students can also write theses on our focal areas of research as part of their 1st State Examination. Use the “Request for Supervision of State Examination Thesis” form to refer to the chosen topic and elaborate on your thoughts (with references to literature).