PhD student in mathematics education under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Tobias Rolfes
The focus of my research lies on mathematical
performance in the university-track upper secondary school (Gymnasiale Oberstufe) and mathematical attainment of
student teachers after the transition to university.
Educational Performance over Time:
"Was everything better in the past?!"
Research question:
What is the trend development on mathematics performance of upper secondary
school graduates?
For this purpose, the
educational performance of Germany's university-track upper secondary school
graduates is investigated by equating the First International Mathematics Study
(FIMS) of 1964 and the Third International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS) of 1996. The approach pursued by Rolfes et al. (2023) is
extended by including data of the Second International Mathematics
Study (SIMS) administered in the 1980s.
Basic
Algebraic Competencies
The need
for attaining a basic level of mathematic competencies has been strongly
articulated especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, insufficient
skills and a decrease in performance of students in Germany are also reflected
in educational achievement tests like PISA. Therefore, algebra, as an important
subfield of secondary mathematics, and subsequent competencies are examined.
Research questions:
To evaluate
the students' performance, a diagnostic test is developed and validated.
Didaktik der Stochastik L2/L5
Didaktik der Algebra für L2/L5
Wosch, C., Rolfes, T. & Heinze, A. (2024). Trendentwicklung der Mathematikleistungen der Abiturient*innen von 1964 und 1996 [Trends in the mathematics performance of upper secondary school graduates from 1964 to 1996]. In Universität Duisburg-Essen (Hrsg.), Beiträge zum Mathematikunterricht 2024. WTM.
2024-2025 | Participation in Program "Peers4Practice", DIPF Frankfurt |
2023-now | PhD student at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science Education, Goethe University Frankfurt |
2020-2023 | Substitute teacher at the (upper) secondary school, Georg-Büchner-Gymnasium Bad Vilbel |
2019-2023 | Student assistant at the Academy for Educational Research and Teacher Training (Akademie für Bildungsforschung und Lehrkräftebildung, ABL), Goethe University Frankfurt |
2018-2023 | Teacher degree for secondary education (Gymnasiallehramt L3) in Mathematics and English, Goethe University Frankfurt degree: First State Examination in Teaching Mathematics and English (Erstes Staatsexamen für das Lehramt am Gymnasium in Mathematik und Englisch) |
2010-2018 | (Upper) secondary school Lessing Gymnasium Lampertheim, degree: Abitur |