Teacher Education
Basics of Psychology of Teaching and Learning
The focus of interest is on basic findings about learning, memory, motivation, measuring and assessing learning performance, as well as social interaction and communication in teaching-learning situations. Promoting and inhibiting conditions of teaching-learning settings as well as their reasons are explained.
Fields of application of psychology
Based on basic knowledge of research approaches, methods and findings of applied psychological research on two of the topics listed below, consequences for the design of teaching-learning settings are derived.
- Motivation in teaching-learning settings,
- Diagnosis and support in teaching-learning processes,
- Measurement and assessment of learning outcomes,
- Interaction and communication in teaching-learning settings,
- Applied psychology of learning,
- Applied psychology of memory,
- Self-regulation in teaching-learning settings,
- Learning difficulties
An overview of the courses offered by the professorship in the current semester for students of the teaching profession can be found on the page Courses
An overview of the courses offered by the Department of Psychology in the current semester for students of the teaching profession can be found on the page Psychology as a subsidiary subject.
It is possible to write your thesis at the Chair of Psychology of Teaching and Learning. Current topic offers can be found here: Overview of final theses in teaching
In addition to these suggestions, you can also develop your own topics together with the staff of the professorship. To find a topic, you can also use the research topics and projects at the professorship.