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Dr. Victoria Miczajka

Research Fellow

Grundschuldidaktik Sachunterricht unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Haus 3
Marschnerstraße 31, Room 036
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-31474
Fax: +49 341 97-31459

Abstract

Dr. Victoria Miczajka

Research associate at the chair of Prof. Dr. Kim Lange-Schubert, Elementary School Didactics of Teaching Science, University of Leipzig

 

Research interests:


- Research on the impact of Citizen Science and inquiry learning in teacher education and elementary schools

- Learning and understanding of the nature of science in teacher education with focus on natural sciences

- Implementation of education for sustainable development in teacher education

- School Garden Education as a tool to prevent prospective teachers and children from nature alienation

Professional career

  • 07/2010 - 06/2012
    Student assistant and research associate, University of Mainz, Germany
  • 07/2012 - 06/2015
    Research associate, University of Lüneburg, Germany
  • 12/2014 - 09/2016
    Student assistant and research associate, University of Freiburg, Germany
  • 07/2012 - 03/2018
    PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Lüneburg and Freiburg, Germany
  • since 10/2016
    Research associate at the University of Leipzig, Germany

Education

  • 07/2004 - 07/2010
    Biology studies at the University of Mainz, Germany

Current research focus:


Research on the implementation of Citizen Science and inquiry learning in teacher education and elementary schools


Fellowship STEM didactics Deutsche Telekom Stiftung

  • Miczajka, V.; Lange-Schubert, K.
    Citizen-Science-Projekte als besondere Lerngelegenheit im Kontext des Forschenden Lernens am Beispiel der naturwissenschaftsbezogenen Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung im Grundschullehramt
    Beiträge zur Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung. 2019.
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  • Richter, A.; Sieber, A.; Siebert, J.; Miczajka, V.; Zabel, J.; Ziegler, D.; Hecker, S.; Frigerio, D.
    Storytelling for narrative approaches in citizen science: towards a generalized model.
    Journal of Science Communication . 2019.
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  • Egger, C.; Miczajka, V.; Bertsch, C.; Ottlinger, T.; Mathiszik, J.
    Lehrerselbstwirksamkeit von Primarstufenstudierenden im Anleiten Forschenden Lernens
    Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung. 2020. 15 (2). pp. 167–186.
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  • Miczajka, V.; Hübner, T.; Böttcher, F.; van den Bogaert, V.; Lange-Schubert, K.
    Citizen Science in Educational Institutions: does it require pedagogical embedment?
    2021.
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  • Miczajka, V.; Klein, A.-M.; Pufal, G.
    Elementary school children contribute to environmental research as citizen scientists.
    PLOS ONE. 2015.
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Teaching experiences:


  • Several courses in ecology and environmental sciences
  • Several courses in teacher education for Elementary School Didactics of Teaching Science
  • Supervision of final theses