Tiemann Chemistry Education Lab
NEWS
Start up
June 2018
Based on our research on game based assessment of problem solving, PhD student Amany Annaggar could convince in a competitive selection process a jury of her business model "SciPlay". Berlin-Start Up will now finance her scholarship for six months.
Israel
June 2018
Marvin Rost, PhD student working on an assessment tool for mental modeling of scientific reasoning, will be visiting Prof. David Fortus at Weizmann-Institute, Israel. In November and December he will discuss with David the data of the project and finalize the evaluation for his upcoming doctoral thesis.
Cambridge
July 2018
Prof. Tiemann is invited to the Science Education Group at Homerton College, Cambridge University, England. For two weeks in October he will discuss new project ideas and teach master students.
New Regulations
June 2018
Starting with the winter term 2018/19, an enrollment via AGNES is necessary to participate in the teaching and learning programs of the Tiemann Chemistry Education Lab.
RESearch
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Tiemann
Head of the Chemistry Education Lab
The research program of the Tiemann Chemistry Education Lab has a strong commitment to knowledge acquisition by problem solving. In quantitative studies with technology based tools the focus is on describing, assessing and supporting the fundamental mechanism behind this process.
"We only think when we are confronted with problems."
(John Dewey)
Combined with the use of experiments and the use of mental models to understand core concepts of Chemistry, the research program empowers the Tiemann Chemistry Education Lab theory driven and empirically founded to investigate students' thinking individually or in classrooms. Alumni group members serve as Professors, for Science Outreach Organizations or as Chemistry Teachers.
ACADEMICS
Bachelor
The Chemistry Education Lab at Humboldt-University serves more than 100 students at K-12 (Sekundarstufe) and primary level (Primarstufe) each year through a diverse portfolio of theoretical background knowledge and first practical learning experiences.
Master
The professional learning program is designed to improve the skills and competencies in creating innovative learning environments and to learn first teaching experiences. Up to 10 students per year have the chance to finish their studies in T-CEL with a thesis (M.Ed.).