Suggested topics
on final theses
The following list is based on the current research work of the didactics of chemistry at RPTU in Kaiserslautern. The current work generally falls under the following overarching guiding principle:
"(Self-regulated) teaching and learning in chemistry for (digital) transformation and the promotion of inclusive language-sensitive teaching-learning processes"
If one or more topics have aroused your interest in a Bachelor's or Master's thesis, please send an e-mail to the person listed or come by for a personal meeting and individual consultation. Combined topics or, in individual cases, combined theses are also possible. As some of the proposed topics may be too extensive for a Bachelor's thesis, they are only suitable for a Master's thesis.
Topic suggestions for final thesis
In this thesis, the workload of chemistry students is to be recorded with the help of a workload interview and the learning strategies used by the same chemistry students with the help of learning strategy interviews. The aim is an action-oriented qualitative assessment of both constructs.
On the one hand, both constructs are to be recorded and on the other hand, the characteristics of the workload and the learning strategies of the chemistry students are to be compared in order to collect evidence as to whether there are learning strategies that lead to a lower workload.
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact johann.seibert(at)rptu.de and leon.richter@rptu.de
A correlation analysis between research and self-regulation skills will be carried out and a student laboratory unit with integrated SRL scaffolds to promote research-based learning will be developed and tested.
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
The aim is to develop learning strategy trainings for chemistry students that promote specific aspects of the learning process at the university. You will conduct these trainings with chemistry students and evaluate the effect of your training on the students.
A learning strategy training course on exam preparation has already been developed and evaluated as a final thesis.
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de and leon.richter@rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de and lisa.haessel@rptu.de
In this topic, a learning unit aimed at pupils is to be created which is intended to promote critical thinking in chemistry lessons. Metacognitive scaffolds are to be integrated into this learning content.
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact johann.seibert(at)rptu.de and lleppla@rptu.de
In this topic, you will deal with the broad field of podcasting and its use in the classroom. You will research the difference between producing and consuming podcasts in chemistry lessons.
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact johann.seibert(at)rptu.de and leon.richter@rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de and lleppla@rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de and lisa.haessel@rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
For example, the following integrations:
- Augmentation of real experiments in real time
- Augmented reality as a "digital chemical magnifying glass": The path from the substance to the particle level using the example of experiments on the topic of "particulate matter"
- Encountering diversity with augmented reality in the NiNU scheme
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
Student laboratory experiments on the topics:
- Super Food and Food of the Future (cf. Unterricht Chemie issue 193)
- Nanochemistry and nanomaterials (cf. Unterricht Chemie issue 189)
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact us at johann.seibert(at)rptu.de
In this subject area, you will analyze language-conscious and diversity-friendly chemistry lessons. Based on your analysis, you will develop and test a guideline for teachers on language-conscious, self-regulatory planning and reflection in chemistry lessons.
If you have any questions or are interested, please contact johann.seibert(at)rptu.de and carla.jaenicke@rptu.de