Prof. Dr. Stella Vosniadou

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology,General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology
Keywordsconceptual change, teacher beliefs, teacher practices, learning, conceptual development

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityDortmund
InstitutionTechnische Universität Dortmund
InstituteInstitut für Schulentwicklungsforschung (IFS)

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Charlotte DignathInstitut für Schulentwicklungsforschung (IFS), Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2023

Program(s)

2023Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Vosniadou is well known internationally for her outstanding research in the fields of cognitive and educational psychology. She has made important contributions to the field of conceptual change learning, and her work has had a fundamental impact on research in cognitive developmental psychology as well as in learning and instruction. In her current research, Professor Vosniadou is transferring her insights on conceptual change to the fields of self-regulation and teacher research, which allows her to produce pioneering discoveries on student and teacher learning.