M.Ed. Leon Richter

Research assistant

Teaching responsibility:

  • Teaching assistant

Research focus:

  • (pre-)university mathematics skills
  • Workload
  • Self-regulated learning / learning strategies
  • Methods (podcasting, mystery method, simulation game)

Contact us

Building 46, Room 334

Phone: +49 631 205 4287

E-mail: leon.richter(at)rptu.de

ORCID: 0009-0008-3006-4853

About the person

05/2024-todayDoctoral studies at RPTU
05/2024-todayResearch assistant (E 13) in the didactics of chemistry at Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University (RPTU) in Kaiserslautern with the qualification goal of a doctorate
10/2021-03/2024

Master of Education for the teaching profession for secondary levels I/II with a focus on secondary level II with the subjects chemistry and mathematics at the University of Potsdam (with distinction)

Master's thesis on " Digital mysteries in the context of education for sustainable development - development and testing of mysteries for scientific exercises and seminars in the chemistry teacher training program"

10/2018-09/2021Bachelor of Education for the teaching profession of secondary levels I/II with the subjects chemistry and mathematics at the University of Potsdam
06/2018General higher education entrance qualification at the comprehensive school with upper secondary school in Petershagen

Occupation-specific

08/2025Podcast award for Carla Jänicke, Leon Richter and Laura Leppla with the podcast "Co-construction until the chemistry is right" at IDT 2025
05/2024-01/2026

Employees in the project "KiWiSS - Continuity in workload through content-related structuring of self-learning times"

Website of the KiWiSS project

02/2023-03/2024Substitute teacher at the comprehensive school with upper secondary school Petershagen of FAWZ gGmbH
Teaching 5 lessons per week
05/2022-03/2024

Research assistant for the scientific part of teacher training in chemistry (FALC, Dr. Nastja Riemer) at the University of Potsdam

Website of FALC

Publications

Leon Richter, Svenja Schramm, Johann-Nikolaus Seibert (2025). How Do You Learn with Videos? A Strategy Training for Learning with Explanatory Videos to Promote Self-Regulated Learning in Science Education. Technology, Knowledge and Learning.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-025-09894-y

Nastja Riemer, Leon Richter (2025). Professional orientation in physical chemistry for teacher training. In: Helena van Vorst (ed.). Discovering, teaching and researching in the school laboratory (pp. 433-436). Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics, annual conference in Bochum 2024. https://doi.org/10.25656/01:33779

Leon Richter, Stefen Müller, Nastja Riemer, Claudia Gómez Tutor, Johann-Nikolaus Seibert (2025). Survey on mathematical skills and workload in the KiWiSS project. In: Helena van Vorst (ed.). Discovering, teaching and researching in the school laboratory (pp. 728-731). Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics, Annual Conference in Bochum 2024. https://doi.org/10.25656/01:33779

Leon Richter, Pascal Liedtke, Nastja Riemer (2025). Enabling networking of chemistry and civic education through simulation games. In Luisa Girnus, Isabelle-Christine Panreck, Marc Partetzke (eds.). Between technocratization and the claim to democracy. Political education (pp. 235-260). Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45949-9_13

Pascal Liedtke, Leon Richter, Nastja Riemer (2024). Chemistry for Future - simulation games on green and sustainable chemistry in scientific seminars in chemistry teacher training programs. In Marcus Kubsch, Stefan Sorge, Nicole Graulich, Julia Arnold (Eds.). Teacher education of tomorrow (pp. 127-133). Waxmann. doi. org/10.31244/9783830997962.14

Conference contributions (presentations & posters)

Leon Richter, Johann-Nikolaus Seibert, Stefen Müller, Claudia Gómez Tutor (2024). Continuity in workload through content structuring of self-study times (KiWiSS) - building blocks for improving the introductory phase in STEM teaching degree programs. TURN Conference in Berlin, November 14-15, 2024 (presentation).

Nastja Riemer, Sascha Eidner, Pascal Liedtke, Leon Richter (2024). We ♥ PC: Ways to make physical chemistry appealing to prospective teachers. GDCh FGCU Annual Meeting 2024 in Regensburg, September 18-20, 2024 (presentation).

Leon Richter, Stefen Müller, Nastja Riemer, Claudia Gómez Tutor, Johann-Nikolaus Seibert (2024). KiWiSS: An approach to balancing the workload and improving studyability in the chemistry teaching program. GDCh FGCU Annual Conference 2024 in Regensburg, September 18-20, 2024 (Poster).

Leon Richter, Stefen Müller, Nastja Riemer, Claudia Gómez Tutor, Johann-Nikolaus Seibert (2024). KiWiSS: Workload equalization and better studyability in chemistry teaching. GDCP Annual Conference in Bochum, September 9-12, 2024 (Poster).

Leon Richter, Nastja Riemer (2024) How to teach ESD?- Methodological possibilities for education for sustainable development in chemistry teacher training and chemistry teaching. Federal Congress of the MNU in Jena, March 24-28. (Poster)

Nastja Riemer, LeonRichter, Pascal Liedtke (2023). Chemistry for Future - Simulation games for linking chemistry and political education using the example of a simulation game on the future-proof energy supply of the city of Potsdam. Conference of the DVPW Section Political Science and Political Education 2023 in Potsdam, September 7-8, 2023 (lecture).

Leon Richter, Nastja Riemer (2023). simulation games on sustainable chemistry in teacher education as a career-oriented method in chemistry seminars. science forum of the GDCh in Leipzig, September 4-6, 2023. (Poster)

Miscellaneous

Leon Richter, Johann-Nikolaus Seibert (Hosts). (2025-now). Studiengeflüster - Learning stories during studies [Audio Podcast]. AG Seibert, at RPTU. chem. rptu.de/ags/ag-seibert/downloads-oer-material/podcasts