Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 1978 - Abitur (German university entrance qualification)
- 1984 - Diploma in psychology (Dipl.-Psychologe), Freie Universität Berlin
- 1987 - Dr. phil., Freie Universität Berlin
- 1996 - Habilitation (postdoctoral lecturer qualification), Freie Universität Berlin
Scholarship
- 1984-1987 - PhD scholarship, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany
Visiting Positions
- 1993-1995 - Visiting lecturer, Institute for Psychology, University of Potsdam
- 1995 - Visiting scientist, Science Centre North Rhine-Westfalia (Institute for Work and Technology)
Previous Positions
- 1987-1990 - Research associate, research project Psychological Evaluation of Dialogue Structures in Human-Computer Interaction (Siemens AG, Erlangen and Freie Universität Berlin)
- 1990-1994 - Research associate, Institute for Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin (General and Biological Psychology, Prof. Dr. W. Schönpflug)
- 1995-1999 - Assistant professor, Institute for Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology and Methods of Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin (Psychology of Individual Differences, Prof. Dr. H. Westmeyer)
- 1999-2006 - Full professor (psychology), University of Kaiserslautern, Department of Social Sciences
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2006-2025 - Full professor (psychology of learning and cognition), University of Münster, Institute of Psychology for Education
Current Position
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since 2024 – Visiting lecturer, Université de Fribourg (Switzerland)
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since 2025 – Senior professor, University of Münster, Institute of Psychology for Education
Academic Services (Selection)
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since 2025 - Head of the DGPs working group “Psychology in Teacher Education“
- 2023-2024 - Member of the Awarding Committee for the EFPA Comenius Early Career Award
- 2018-2022 - Member of the Teaching Council of the Rectorate of the University of Münster
- 2018-2022 - Member of the Council of the Centre for Teacher-Education of the University of Münster
- 2016-2018 - Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science of the University of Münster
- since 2015 - Member of the DGPs working group “Psychology in Teacher Education“
- 2013-2024 - Chair of the National Awarding Committee for the European Certificate in Psychology, EuroPsy (Federation of German Psychologists’ Associations)
- 2012-2017 - Convenor of the Board of Educational Affairs (European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations, EFPA)
- since 2012 - Member of the Board of Educational Affairs (European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations, EFPA)
- 2011-2024 - Member of the National Awarding Committee for the European Certificate in Psychology, EuroPsy (Federation of German Psychologists’ Associations)
- 2005-2006 - Head of the Centre for Teacher Education (University of Kaiserslautern)
- 2005-2006 - Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Kaiserslautern)
- 2005-2006 - Senator of the University of Kaiserslautern
- 2005-2006 - Scientific Consultant of the Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (Fraunhofer Gesellschaft)
Membership of Scientific Associations
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
- Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP)
- European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
- European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP)
- Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)
- Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI)
- European Society of Psychology Learning and Teaching (ESPLAT)
Teaching Experience
- General and educational psychology (learning, memory, thinking, instruction, motivation)
- Personality (individual differences, trait theories)
- Developmental psychology (introductions, research methods)
- Work and organizational psychology (introductions)
Current and Recent Research
Text Comprehension
- Situation model construction
- Working memory in situation model construction
- Learning from text and pictures
- Learning and reading strategies
Physical Activity and Cognition- Effects of physical activity on executive functions
- Processes mediating physical activity effects on executive functions
Memory and Metacognition- Metacognition in learning and text comprehension
- Metacognition and individual differences
- Memory, metacognition, and intentional forgetting
Motivation in learning and teaching- Motivational beliefs
- Diagnostic competences of teachers
Teaching Psychology- Improving learning in psychology courses
- Assessing learning performance in psychology courses
Teacher Education- Psychology in teacher education
- Curriculum formation
Publications
Editorial and Reviewer Activities
Advisory Board
- Book Series „Psychologie in Bildung und Erziehung – vom Wissen zum Handeln“ (Psychology in Education - from Knowledge to Action)
Editorial Board
- Educational Research Review (since 2020)
- Pedagogika (since 2015)
- Psychology Learning & Teaching (since 2013)
- Educational Research Review (2006-2010)
Guest Editor
- Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie
- Psychology Learning and Teaching
Reviews for ...
- Anxiety, Stress and Coping
- Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Applied Psychology: An International Review
- Arbeit
- Behavior and Information Technology
- Behavior Research Methods
- BMC Medical Education
- Cognitive Science Quarterly
- Computers and Education
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
- Diagnostica
- Educational Psychology Review
- Educational Research Review
- Erlbaum Ass.
- European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
- European Journal of Psychology of Education
- European Journal of Psychology Open
- Federal Office for Sports, Switzerland (Bundesamt für Sport, BASPO)
- Instructional Science
- Interacting with Computers - The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human-Computer-Interaction
- International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
- Israel Science Foundation
- Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
- Journal of Research in Reading
- Journal of Sports & Exercise Psychology
- Kognitionswissenschaft
- Learning and Individual Differences
- Learning and Instruction
- Memory and Cognition
- Metacognition and Learning
- Österreichische Nationalbank (Anniversary Fund oft he Austrian National Bank)
- Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Psychological Reports
- Psychologische Rundschau
- Psychology Learning and Teaching Journal
- Psychonomic Bulletin and Review
- Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Bildungswissenschaften
- Scientific Studies of Reading
- Spatial Cognition and Computation
- Unterrichtswissenschaft
- Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
- Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie
- Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung
- Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie
- Zeitschrift für Psychologie
Other Activities
(Co-)Organization of Conferences
- ESPLAT Conference 2025 in Münster: Psychology Learning and Teaching – Scientific Thinking in Challenging Times
- 14th Conference on Teaching Psychology and Evaluation, 2022 in Münster (14. Fachtagung Psychologiedidaktik und Evaluation)
- European Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference, 2017 in Salzburg (with J. Zumbach, C. Neuner, I. Deibl. V. Geiger, Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg; Birgit Spinath, Heidelberg University; J. Taylor, Bournemouth University)
- Conference oft he Special Interest Groups Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology , 2017 in Münster (with R. Bromme, M. Holodynski, R. Jucks, J. Kärtner, E. Souvignier, University of Münster; S Pieschl, University of Newcastle; M. Stadtler, University of Bochum)
- 9th Conference on Teaching Psychology and Evaluation, 2012 in Münster (9. Fachtagung Psychologiedidaktik und Evaluation)
- 4th Biennial Meeting of the EARLI Special Interest Group 16, Metacognition, 2010 in Münster (with S. Pieschl, R. Bromme, M. Holodynski, E. Souvignier, University of Münster; J. Wirth, University of Bochum)
- International Conference on Processes of Generative Mental Representation and Psychological Adaptation: The Role of Limited Cognitive Resources, 1997 in Berlin (with U. v. Hecker, University of Cardiff; R. Kliegl, Universi¬ty of Potsdam; G. Sedek, Warsaw School of Advanced Social Psychology; M. L. Hummert, University of Kansas)
- 12th Workshop on Human-Computer-Interaction 1992 in Berlin (12. Arbeitstagung Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation)
Grant Review Committees
- German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
- Israel Science Foundation (ISF)
- German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD)
- German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)
- Federal Office for Sports, Switzerland (Bundesamt für Sport, BASPO)
- Austrian National Bank (Österreichische Nationalbank Jubiläumsfond)
Study Program Accreditation
Reviewer for the German accreditation agency AQAS (Agentur für Qualitätssicherung durch Akkreditierung von Studiengängen)
Former Members of the Research Group
Dr. habil. Christiane Baadte
Dr. Jonathan Barenberg
Dr. Jan Beck
Prof. Dr. Timo Berse
M. Sc. Juliane Breddermann (geb. Schwieren)
Dipl.-Psych. Annette Brückner
Prof. Dr. Paul Hinnersmann
Prof. Dr. Claudia Leopold
M. Sc. Moritz Rüller
Dr. Demian Scherer
Dr. Eva Schöll
Dr. Sebastian Scholz