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• Studies at the University of Oldenburg, degree: Bachelor of Science (Biology/Chemistry) with Physics, Master of Education (Physics/Biology)

• Modern physics and its didactic realisation (WS 16/17)
• Physics didactic research for practice (summer 17)
• Experimental internship with professional relevance (summer 17 and winter semester 17/18)

The coast, the Wadden Sea and the ocean are important habitats and economic areas that are sensitive to climate change and environmental influences (Davidson-Arnott, 2010). In Wadden Sea National Park Houses, this is thematised in terms of sustainability education. However, (geo)physical aspects are often underrepresented here, although they are necessary for understanding the complex dynamics of the coastal and marine region. Educational institutions lack access to the didactic processing of (geo)physical aspects (Bliesmer, 2016; Roskam, 2016).

In the doctoral project, the thinking, decoding and learning processes of visitors to a self-designed exhibition with corresponding exhibits on the topic of currents are analysed. The exhibits deal with the phenomenon of currents on various scales, from the tsunami to the Gulf Stream, the tidal wave in the North Sea, the formation of dunes and the formation of ripple structures in the mudflats. Visitors to the exhibition are observed, accompanied and interviewed using questionnaires (open and closed items) and a semi-open, semi-structured, focussed guided interview. Domain-specific theories (cf. Hussmann et al., 2013) are formulated on the basis of the empirical results. Helmke's (2003) supply-use model is used to model the processes.

National Park Houses Lower Saxony Wadden Sea Dangast

Conference

Extracurricular learning centre conference in Lucerne (2017)

Publication