Research

Here you will find current and past research projects in biology education.

 

Research During Teacher Education

As part of the teacher training program for the subject Biology and Environmental Education, the following types of theses can be completed in the field of subject didactics:

• • Bachelor’s Thesis
  • Master’s Thesis
  • Dissertation

 

The following supervisors are available

Assoz. Prof. Dr. Lena von Kotzebue: Bachelor’s and Master’s Theses, Dissertations

Research Areas:

• Teaching and learning with digital media
• Working with subject-specific representations (e.g., diagrams, simulations, AR)
• Professional teaching competences of (prospective) biology teachers
• Professional knowledge of (prospective) biology teachers

Ass.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. MMag. Dr. Iris Schiffl: Bachelor’s and Master’s Theses, Dissertations

Research Areas:

• Inquiry-based learning – differentiation in experimentation
• Diagnostic assessment of student performance in biology education
• Differentiation and inclusion
• Professional competence of (prospective) biology teachers
• Educational standards and competences
• Health promotion

Further information and current thesis topics can be found here.

Mag. Dr. Lisa Virtbauer: Bachelor’s Theses

In cooperation with the School Biology Center (SBZ), the following topics can be addressed:

• Live animals in the classroom
• Designing a lesson or workshop at the SBZ
• Knowledge about and acceptance of wild bees

Freya Steinacher, MEd BA: Bachelor’s Theses

• Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
• “Climate anxiety”

 

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