Hiemke Schmidt
Curriculum vitae
- 2000 Abitur at Fallersleben Grammar School, Wolfsburg
- 2000 Began studying theology (Protestant) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- 2001 Also began studying psychology
- 2004 Passed the intermediate examination in theology and transferred to the Georg-August University of Göttingen
- 2008 Completed a degree in psychology / Diplom
- March 2008: Commenced doctoral studies in DFG Research Training Group 1195: Fit Factors in School Learning
- March 2011 Transferred to the University of Oldenburg / research assistant
- Oct 2017: Coordinator of Advanced Scientific Training in Research at the University of Vechta
Thank you for the nomination!
I would like to thank the students on the ‘Successful Learning’ module in the summer semester of 2016 for nominating the module for the Teaching Award for the 2015/16 academic year in the ‘Best Course’ category.
Thank you for the co-operation
I would like to thank Alexanderstraße Secondary School for their co-operation with regard to the seminar on assessing reading and spelling skills, which takes place regularly during the winter semester with Master’s students!
Hiemke Schmidt
Hiemke Katharina Schmidt
Diplom Psychologist
Since 1 October 2017 I am no longer working at the University of Oldenburg. In urgent cases you can still reach me for some time via my email address.
Past events
Seminars in PB 09 – Fundamentals of Psychology:
Successful Learning: WS 16/17, summer semester 16, WS 15/16, WS 14/15, SS 14
Problem Solving: WS 16/17, Winter Term 15/16, Summer Term 15, Winter Term 14/15
Phenomena of intelligence in the animal kingdom – and the psychological theories behind them: Summer Term 16, Winter Term 15/16
Giving feedback – how and why does it work – explained psychologically?: Winter term 16/17
Understanding others – social cognition: Winter Semester 14/15
Moral psychology: Winter Semester 12/13
Psychology – exemplary considerations of its sub-disciplines: Summer Semester 11
In the summer semester of 2013, I also took over parts of the lecture ‘Fundamentals of Psychology’.
Seminars for the Bachelor’s degree in Education (Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology):
Relationships: SS 17, SS 16, SS 15
Social-psychological perspectives on groups: SS 17
Moral development and moral socialisation: SS 14, SS 13, SS 12
Selected areas of development: SS 2011
Seminars from the area of specialisation in the dual-subject Master’s programme (educational school and teaching research):
Assessment of Reading and Spelling (or Assessment of Reading and Spelling Performance, or Performance Assessment in Schools: Achievement Tests and Grades): Winter Semester 15/16, Winter Semester 14/15, Winter Semester 13/14 (with additional support seminar), Winter Semester 12/13, Winter Semester 11/12
The Competence to Argue/Conditions of Argumentation: Summer Semester 15, Summer Semester 14, Winter Semester 13/14
Multimedia assessment of numeracy skills in primary and secondary schools: Summer Semester 13
The measurement of academic performance: Summer Semester 12
Performance assessment in schools: How do I become a good examiner?: Winter Semester 11/12
Dissertation
In my dissertation, I deal with the question of which prerequisites are helpful when learning complex topics, such as bioethical dilemmas. One focus is the question of prior knowledge as a fundamental component of successful learning. It is known that prior knowledge can increase learning success. However, this has so far mainly been verified for natural science subjects with relatively well-defined topics. Bioethical topics, however, are discussed from very different perspectives - at least biology and ethics, often also medicine, legal aspects and religious dimensions play a role. What function does prior knowledge have here?
Conference contributions
- Schmidt, H., Rothgangel, M. & Grube, D. (2010): Requirements for Learning on Bioethical Dilemmas. Presentation at the 2nd conference of SIG 13: Moral and democratic education (EARLI) in Tel Aviv, 30 Aug - 2 Sept.
- Schmidt, H., Rothgangel, M. & Grube, D. (2010): Learning prerequisites for knowledge acquisition based on bioethical dilemmas. Presentation at the workshop for young academics of the Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Religionspädagogik e.V. (Arbeitskreis für Religionspädagogik) in Bad Alexandersbad, 9-10 Sept.
- Schmidt, H., Rothgangel, M. & Grube, D. (2011): Interest and attitude: Do they influence students' learning on bioethical dilemmas? Poster at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association in New Orleans, 7-12 April.
- Schmidt, H., Rothgangel, M. & Grube, D. (2012): Prior knowledge in interdisciplinary topics. Paper presented at the 48th Congress of the German Psychological Society in Bielefeld, 23-27 Sept.
- Schmidt, H., Rothgangel, M. & Grube, D. (2014): Can schools promote students' engagement with topics from public debates? The role of interest and relevance. Presentation at the GöMaEs et al. meeting in Mannheim, 20-21 February.
- Schmidt, H., Rothgangel, M. & Grube, D. (2014): Enhancing Students' Engagement in Public Discussions Through Classroom Education - the Role of Interest and Relevance. Poster at the conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence in Austin, 19-22 March.
- Schmidt, H., Rothgangel, M. & Grube, D. (2016): Preparing students for public discussions: Do they need specific content knowledge or is broad common knowledge enough? Presentation at the conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence in Baltimore, MD, 31 March - 2 April.
- Schmidt, H., Rothgangel, M. & Grube, D. (2016): Bioethical dilemmas: One topic related to several domains? Roundtable presentation at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association in Washington, DC, 8-12 April.
- Schmidt, H. (2017): Can primary school children's reading skills be promoted through audiobooks? Presentation at the PAEPSY2017 - Joint Conference of the Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology Groups in Münster, 11-14 September.
Publications
- Schmidt HK, Rothgangel M and Grube D (2015). Prior knowledge in recalling arguments in bioethical dilemmas. Front. Psychol. 6:1292. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01292
- Schmidt HK, Grube, D, and Rothgangel, M (2017). The relevance of prior content knowledge regarding bioethical dilemmas: Religious education in dialogue with empirical studies of educational psychology. Journal of Empirical Theology, 30(1), 68-86. doi: 10.1163/15709256-12341350.
- Schmidt, HK, Rothgangel, M, and Grube, D. Does prior domain specific content knowledge influence students' recall of arguments surrounding interdisciplinary topics? Journal of Adolescence (accepted).