Department of Psychology
Administration
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Berthold
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Berthold
Telephone:
+49 521 106-3102
+49 521 106-3076
Room:
UHG U4-228
Administration / Head of AE13
Postal address
Universität Bielefeld
Fakultät für Psychologie und Sportwissenschaft
Abteilung für Psychologie
Postfach 10 01 31
D-33501 Bielefeld
Office hours
by arrangement via email
Teaching
Research interests
- Integration of motivational aspects in instructional psychology approaches
- Analysis and promotion of the processing of instructional explanations
- Analysis and promotion of self-declarations
- Training to promote transfer
- Learning with multiple representations
- Contrasting of examples
- Promotion of cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies in the learning diary
- Publications
- Third-party projects acquired
Completed research projects
- it's owl-Projekt: „Intelligente Assistenz für die technische Ausbildung (iAtA)“ ["Intelligent assistance for technical education (iAtA)“], Subproject Educational Psychology: Markus H. Hefter (lead), Kirsten Berthold, Simon Schriek (doctoral student).
(Project duration: 2021 – 2024)
- BMBF project: „Learning Reflection in Bezug auf inklusionssensible Diagnostik, Förderung und Didaktik“ ["Learning Reflection in relation to inclusion-sensitive diagnostics, support and didactics"] (subproject of the BMBF-funded interdisciplinary project BiProfessional; together with Dr. Julian Roelle, Jun.-Prof. Alexander Salle and Prof. Dr. Rudolf vom Hofe)
(Project duration: 2019 – 2023) -
BMBF project: „ProPro-A-T: Produktorientierte und prozessorientierte Adaptation testbasierten Lernens“ ["ProPro-A-T: product-oriented and process-oriented adaptation of test-based learning"] (funded by BMBF; funding line Research on Digital Higher Education; together with Dr. Julian Roelle, Dr. Axel Grund and Prof. Dr. Stefan Fries)
(Project duration: 2017 – 2020) -
BMBF project: „Wie kann forschendes Lernen von Lehramtsstudierenden des Faches Mathematik durch das Schreiben reflexiver Lerntagebücher unterstützt werden?“ ["How can research-based learning of student teachers of mathematics be supported by writing reflexive learning diaries?"] (subproject of the BMBF-funded interdisciplinary project BiProfessional; together with Dr. Julian Roelle, Jun.-Prof. Alexander Salle and Prof. Dr. Rudolf vom Hofe)
(Project duration: 2016 – 2019) -
DFG-Projekt: „Förderung des Lernens aus einführenden Erklärungen durch spezifische Relevanzinstruktionen“ ["Promoting learning from introductory explanations through specific relevance instructions"]
(Project duration: 2015 – 2016) -
BMBF joint project: „Kompetenzen Studierender im Umgang mit wissenschaftlicher Originalliteratur“ (KOSWO) ["Competencies of students in dealing with original scientific literature"]
(Project duration: 2012 – 2015) - DFG-Projekt: „Förderung von ‚Skill’ und ‚Will’ argumentativen Denkens beim Umgang mit fragilen und konfligierenden Positionen“ ["Promotion of 'Skill' and 'Will' argumentative thinking in dealing with fragile and conflicting positions"]
(Project duration: 2011 – 2015)
- it's owl-Projekt: „Intelligente Assistenz für die technische Ausbildung (iAtA)“ ["Intelligent assistance for technical education (iAtA)“], Subproject Educational Psychology: Markus H. Hefter (lead), Kirsten Berthold, Simon Schriek (doctoral student).
- Reviewer
Reviewer for research funding organizations
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [German Research Foundation]
- Icelandic Research Foundation (Rannís)
- Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Reviewer for professional journals
- Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Cognition and Instruction
- Educational Psychology Review
- Educational Research Review
- Instructional Science
- International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology, and Learning (Member of Editorial Board)
- Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
- Journal of Educational Psychology
- Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
- Learning and Instruction
- Peabody Journal of Education
- Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung
- Psychologische Rundschau
- Psychology Learning and Teaching
- Science
- Unterrichtswissenschaft
- Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie
- Vita
Education 2006 Dr. phil. in psychology at the University of Freiburg
(Title: “Learning from worked-out examples: Multiple representations, an integration help, and self-explanation prompts all foster understanding”)1999 – 2003
Studies in psychology at the University of Freiburg
(Title of diploma thesis: „Das Lerntagebuch als Instrument zur Förderung kognitiver und metakognitiver Lernstrategien“ [“The Learning Diary as an Instrument for the Promotion of Cognitive and Metacognitive Learning Strategies”])1998 – 1999 Studies in educational psychology (problem-oriented learning) and educational science (educational planning) at the University of Lund, Sweden (supported by a DAAD [German Academic Exchange Service] scholarship)
1996 – 1998
Studies in psychology at the University of Kiel
1996 Abitur [high school diploma] Gustav-Stresemann-Gymnasium, Bad Wildungen
Scientific career
02/2015
Call for a W3 professorship in educational psychology with a focus on learning and teaching at the PH Freiburg (rejected)
10/2011
Acceptance of the call from Bielefeld University and appointment as university professor (W2) for educational psychology at Bielefeld University
08/2011
Call for a W2 professorship for educational psychology at Bielefeld University
07/2011
Positive evaluation of the achievements in research, teaching and self-administration as a junior professor at Bielefeld University, as well as the determination of a special probation as a university teacher within the framework of the appointment-equivalent procedure
04/2011
Call for a W3 university professorship in psychology (educational psychology) at the University of Regensburg (rejected)
10/2009 – 10/2011 Junior professor for educational psychology at Bielefeld University
04/2007 – 09/2009
Associate Lecturer for a Limited Period at the University of Freiburg
01/2006 – 03/2007
Postdoc at ETH Zürich, Schweiz
2003 – 2005
Academic co-worker at the University of Freiburg
2001 – 2004
Lecturer at the Stuttgart University of Cooperative Education
1999 – 2003
Student assistant (WHK) at the University of Freiburg
Academic self-administration
since 10/2016
Member of the Senate of Bielefeld University
since 10/2016
Member of the Rectorate Commission on Appointments at Bielefeld University
10/2012 – 10/2016
Member of the Faculty Conference of the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science at Bielefeld University
10/2012 – 10/2016
Member of the Departmental Board of the Department of Psychology at Bielefeld University
11/2009 – 01/2011
Chairwoman of the Selection Committee for the Master in Psychology at Bielefeld University
10/2009 – 10/2011 Member of seven Appointment Committees