Universität Wien

270168 SE Research in chemistry education (2025W)

4.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

The course will take place on Thursdays from 18:00-20:00 in the Multifunktionsraum of the AECCs (Raum 315) at Porzellangasse 4, staircase 2, 3. floor.
First session: Thursday, 09.10.2025


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course is aimed at students who wish to write a Master's thesis on teaching methodology and/or are generally interested in teaching methodology research methods.
Students will gain a general insight into educational research methods. The course will then go on to cover qualitative and quantitative methods and discuss the design and evaluation of survey instruments.
The search for and management of literature will also be covered, as will the basics of academic writing.
There will also be opportunities to discuss the progress of your own research and to seek advice on important decisions. Mutual consultation will sharpen your eye for the quality of research questions, academic texts and presentations.

Assessment and permitted materials

Working through practice examples to prepare for and follow up on course sessions.
Independent evaluations using the methods presented.
Presentation and discussion of the progress of your own project.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular and active participation.
Completion of practice exercises.
Presentation and discussion of your own project.
Peer consultation with other participants.

Examination topics

Seminar with active participation of the students

Reading list

Krüger, D., Parchmann, I., & Schecker, H. (2014). Methoden in der naturwissenschaftsdidaktischen Forschung. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Field, A. (2017): Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics, Sage Publications.
Bühner, M. (2011): Einführung in die Test- und Fragebogenkonstruktion, München: Pearson

Association in the course directory

UF MA CH 06

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