Schedule and Presentations
Programme
Monday, September 6
8:00 - 9:00 Check-in at registration desk (in front of Audimax)
Session 1
09:00 – 10:30
Opening: STEM learning as a manageable challenge for the human mind
• Welcome address by Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zürich and Frederic Merkt, representatives of the Latsis Foundation
• Elsbeth Stern: Research on STEM learning: Knowns and unknowns
• Günter M. Ziegler: Mathematics via Mistakes
Break
Session 2
11:00 - 12:45
Challenges in measuring learning outcomes in STEM fields
Chairs: Peter Edelsbrunner, Adrian Zwyssig
• Thomas Holme: New affordances in measuring student conceptual knowledge in chemistry via technology
• David Buschhüter: Automated Analysis of Physics Lesson Plans
• Christian Kautz: Assessing the impact of research-based active-learning materials on student conceptual understanding
Lunch Break
Session 3
14:15 - 15:45
The long road to conceptual understanding in science
Chairs: Sarah Hofer, Christian Thurn
• Michael Schneider: Knowledge: A core concept difficult to grasp
• Andrew Shtulman: Misconceptions never fully disappear
• Sarah Bichler: Leveraging students’ emergent understanding to guide them towards Knowledge Integration
Break
Session 4
16:15 - 18:00
ETH’s research on STEM-learning and Opening of the ETH Youth Academy
Chair: Elsbeth Stern
• Welcome address by Sarah Springman, Rector of ETH Zürich
• Ralph Schumacher: Cognitively Activating Learning Environments
• Manu Kapur: Future Learning Initiative
• Ilka Parchmann: Extracurricular activities at other universities
Tuesday, September 7
Session 5
8:00 - 9:00 Check-in at registration desk for new participants (in front of Audimax)
9:00 - 10:45
For whom is mathematics and what is it for?
Chairs: Michal Berkowitz, Simona Daguati
• Tom Coyle: Non-g factors and ability tilt predict STEM: Beyond general intelligence (g)
• Roland Grabner: Is there a mathematical brain? Psychological correlates of mathematical expertise
• Stefan Halverscheid: Studying math at the university: Is dropout predictable?
• Aljoscha Neubauer: What do I and what do others know about my talents?
Break
Session 6
11:15 - 13:00
The challenge of dealing with abstractness
Chairs: Andreas Vaterlaus, Andreas Lichtenberger
• Burkhard Kümmerer: Mathematics unites
• Sarah Malone: How to unfold the potential of multiple representations
• Jochen Kuhn and Stefan Küchemann: Visualizing and Analyzing MERs in Physics Education: From AR, Eye Tracking and AI
Lunch Break
Session 7
14:30 - 16:15
STEM-Learning through co-construction of knowledge with computer support
Chairs: Sonja Peteranderl, Thomas Braas
• Frank Reinhold: Making computer-based learning work for STEM education
• Nikol Rummel: CSCL meets STEM: How and when collaborative learning and computer support may aid STEM learning
• Anne Deiglmayr: The role of knowledge interdependence in collaborative learning
Wednesday, September 8
8:00 - 9:00 Check-in at registration desk for new participants (in front of Audimax)
Session 8
9:00 - 10:45
From Early on: Establishing an encouraging culture of STEM learning
Chairs Lennart Schalk, Rachel Schwager
• Henrik Saalbach: Supporting Early Science Learning: The Effects of Teacher Talk
• Katariina Salmela-Aro: Engagement in science in elementary and high schools
• Andreas Müller: Mathematics as the language of the "Book of Nature" (Galilei): Obstacles and Opportunities in Science Educatio
• Albrecht Beutelsbacher: Encounters with mathematics outside of school
Break
Session 9
11:15 - 12:45
Computer Science: How to implement evidence-based education
Chair: Ursina Markwalder, Giovanni Serafini
• Mareen Przybylla: Physical Computing - A Constructionist Approach for CS Education
• Ralf Romeike: The Role of Computer Science Education for Understanding and Shaping the Digital Society
• Comments from Eva Marinus, Jens Gallenbacher and Juraj Hromkovic
Lunch Break
Session 10
14:15 -15:15
Wrap up: Future Directions in Learning Research
Chair: Elsbeth Stern