Research Area A

Research goal

Identify conditions of effective personalization of learning with simulations when tasks and strategies are of particular importance.

Fischer, F., Bauer, E., Seidel, T., Schmidmaier, R., Radkowitsch, A., Neuhaus, B. J., Hofer, S. I., Sommerhoff, D., Ufer, S., Kuhn, J., Küchemann, S., Sailer, M., Koenen, J., Gartmeier, M., Berberat, P., Frenzel, A., Heitzmann, N., Holzberger, D., Pfeffer, J., Lewalter, D., Niklas, F., Schmidt-Hertha, B., Gollwitzer, M., Vorholzer, A., Chernikova, O., Schons, C., Pickal, A. J., Bannert, M., Michaeli, T., Stadler, M., & Fischer, M. R. (2022). Representational scaffolding in digital simulations – learning professional practices in higher education. Information and Learning Sciences, 123(11/12), 645-665. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-06-2022-0076
Heitzmann, N., Stadler, M., Richters, C., Radkowitsch, A, Schmidmaier, R., Weidenbusch, M., & Fischer, M. R. (2022). Learners’ adjustment strategies following impasses in simulations – effects of prior knowledge. Learning and Instruction, Article 101632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101632

Brandl, L., Richters, C., Radkowitsch, A., Obersteiner, A., Fischer, M.-R., Schmidmaier, R., Fischer, F., & Stadler, M. (2021). Simulation-Based Learning of Complex Skills: Predicting Performance With Theoretically Derived Process Features. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 63(4), 542-560. https://www.psychologie-aktuell.com/fileadmin/Redaktion/Journale/ptam-2021-4/PTAM__4-2021_6_kor.pdf
Fink, M. C., Reitmeier, V., Stadler, M., Siebeck, M., Fischer, F., & Fischer, M. R. (2021). Assessment of diagnostic competences with standardized patients versus virtual patients: Experimental study in the context of history taking. Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/21196
Heitzmann, N., Opitz, A., Stadler, M., Sommerhoff, D., Fink, M. C., Obersteiner, A., Schmidmaier, R., Neuhaus, B. J., Ufer, S., Seidel, T., Fischer, M. R., & Fischer, F. (2021). Cross-Disciplinary Research on Learning and Instruction – Coming to Terms. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.562658

Fink, M.C., Radkowitsch, A., Bauer, E., Sailer, M., Kiesewetter, J., Schmidmaier, R., Siebeck, M., Fischer, F. & Fischer, M. (2020). Simulation research and design: a dual-level framework for multi-project research programs. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09876-0
Radkowitsch, A., Fischer, M. R., Schmidmaier, R., & Fischer, F. (2020). Learning to diagnose collaboratively: validating a simulation for medical students. GMS Journal for Medical Education, 37(5). doi: 10.3205/zma001344
Stadler, M., Radkowitsch, A., Schmidmaier, R., Fischer, M., & Fischer, F. (2020). Take your time: Invariance of time on-task in problem solving tasks across expertise levels. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 62(4), 517-525. [online]

Heitzmann, N., Seidel, T., Opitz. A., Hetmanek, A., Wecker, C., Fischer, M., Ufer, S., Schmidmaier, R., Neuhaus, B., Siebeck, M., Stürmer, K., Obersteiner, A., Reiss, K., Girwidz, R., & Fischer, F. (2019). Facilitating Diagnostic Competences in Simulations: A Conceptual Framework and a Research Agenda for Medical and Teacher Education. Frontline Learning Research, 7(4), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.14786/flr.v7i4.384

Förtsch, C., Sommerhoff, D., Fischer, F., Fischer, M. R., Girwidz, R., Obersteiner, A., Reiss, K., Stürmer, K., Siebeck, M., Schmidmaier, R., Seidel, T., Ufer, S., Wecker, C., & Neuhaus, B. J. (2018). Systematizing Professional Knowledge of Medical Doctors and Teachers: Development of an Interdisciplinary Framework in the Context of Diagnostic Competences. Education Sciences, 8(4), 207. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci8040207

Kramer M., Stürmer, J., Förtsch, C., Seidel, T., Ufer, S., Fischer, M.R., & Neuhaus, B.J. (2022). Diagnosing the Instructional Quality of Biology Lessons Based on Staged Videos: Developing DiKoBi, A Video-Based Simulation. In F. Fischer, & A. Opitz (Eds.). Learning to Diagnose with Simulations - Examples from Teacher Education and Medical Education. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89147-3_6
Richters, C., Stadler, M., Radkowitsch, A., Behrmann, F., Weidenbusch, M., Fischer, M.R., Schmidmaier, R., & Fischer, F. (2022). Making the rich even richer? Interaction of structured reflection with prior knowledge in collaborative medical simulations. In A. Weinberger, W. Chen, D. Hernández-Leo, & B.Che (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022 (pp. 155-162). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://2022.isls.org/proceedings/ --> Best Paper Award