Profile
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 GrundschullehramtBeiträge zur Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung. 2019.
- 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.
- Egger, C.; Miczajka, V.; Bertsch, C.; Ottlinger, T.; Mathiszik, J.Lehrerselbstwirksamkeit von Primarstufenstudierenden im Anleiten Forschenden LernensZeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung. 2020. 15 (2). pp. 167–186.
- Miczajka, V.; Hübner, T.; Böttcher, F.; van den Bogaert, V.; Lange-Schubert, K.Citizen Science in Educational Institutions: does it require pedagogical embedment?2021.
- Miczajka, V.; Klein, A.-M.; Pufal, G.Elementary school children contribute to environmental research as citizen scientists.PLOS ONE. 2015.
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