Bachelor and Master Theses

If you would like to write a Bachelor's or Master's thesis in our department, please note the following points:

  • Take a look at our guidelines for theses and our supervision agreement to get an idea of the typical procedure for such theses in our department.
  • Choose topics from this page (see below) or think of some yourself. Then talk to us about possible topics during our office hours or after a course. We can only supervise work on topics that we are familiar with. You can find out which topics these are on the team's web pages and our research.
  • If we have agreed to supervise a topic for you and you would like to register for binding supervision by us, please email us the completed supervision agreement or hand it in in person. Only then will the topic be reserved for you.
  • In the semester in which you complete the majority of your work, be sure to register on PORTA for the Bachelor's or Master's colloquium in our department. All specific information about the colloquium will be sent via the circular mail function in PORTA. If you miss the circular mails and then the colloquium, this may delay the submission of your thesis by one semester. You can find more information on the colloquium in the guidelines for theses.
  • In the past, we have been able to help particularly interested and committed students to publish the results of their theses in an international journal. Please let us know if you are interested in this possibility. However, this is the exception rather than the rule.

We would like to supervise theses on the following topics in the near future:

 

TopicPoint of Contact
Prior Knowledge Effects on Learning (empirical studies, literature reviews, simulation studies)Michael Schneider, Noell Röhrig
Instructional Interventions using AI  (CustomGPTs)Michael Schneider
Relationships Between Fraction Understanding and Equation SolvingMichael Schneider
Empirical Testing of a new Measure for Deliberate Practice (testing of a new measure, empirical studies, literature reviews)Michael Schneider, Victoria Jacobi
Experiments for the Optimal Design of LecturesMichael Schneider

Meta-Analyses on Instructional and Knowledge Acquisition Research

Thomas Simacek

Feedback in Higher EducationVictoria Jacobi