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Philipp Marten receives the GEBF Early Career Publication Award

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Marten et al. (2025)

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Scharrer Et Al. 2025 Undertitled

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New paper in Computers in Human Behavior

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New paper out in Computers and Education!

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Philipp Marten, M. A., M. Sc.

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Dr. Corinna Schuster

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New paper out in Learning and Individual Differences

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Philipp Marten erhält den ST&D Graduate Student Award 2025

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New Paper Out In Metacognition And Learning

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Research group on "Competence development and competence modeling"

The research lab "Competence Development and Competence Modeling" examines learning processes that lie at the crossroads of school and out-of-school education. Special attention is given to the study of learning about science topics, which today often takes place in digital information environments. We examine the reading skills people need to acquire knowledge without falling for misinformation and the metacognitive control of the learning process.
Based on basic psychological research, we continuously develop and evaluate evidence-based interventions aimed at enhancing the competencies required for informal learning in digital information environments.

Five recent publications

Schuster, C., Evangelou, D., Krebs, R., Mierwald, M., Brauch, N., & Stadtler, M. (2026). Enhancing metacomprehension accuracy and regulation decisions in writing from multiple texts: The role of rubrics. Learning and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2025.102842
Marten, P., Aßmann, S., Baumgarten-Kelm, C., & Stadtler, M. (2025). Did 5G Radiation Really Kill Birds? Training Lower Secondary Students in Epistemic Strategies to Counter Online Misinformation. Learning and Individual Differences, 122, 102685. doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2025.102685 (open access)
Scharrer, L., Thomm, E., Stadtler, M., & Bromme, R. (2025). What makes sources credible? How source features shape evaluation of scientific information. The Journal of Experimental Education, 1-24. doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2025.2477719 (open access)
Marten, P. L., & Stadtler, M. (2025). Building resilience against online misinformation: A teacher-led training promoting evaluation strategies among lower secondary students. Computers in Human Behavior, 165, 108548. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108548 (open access)
Barzilai, S., & Stadtler, M. (2025). Learning to Evaluate (Mis)information in an Online Game: Strategies Matter! Computers & Education, 227, 105210. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2024.105210 (open access)

Most recent talks

Marten, P., Makhortykh, M., & Stadtler, M. (2026, March 16-18). Hilfreicher Co-Pilot oder irreführender Ratgeber? Empirische Befunde zum Potenzial von ChatGPT für die Bewertung von Misinformation [Paper presentation]. 13. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung, München, Germany.
Marten, P., Roelle, J. & Stadtler, M. (2026, July 6-8). Fostering adolescent’s metastrategic knowledge and application of sourcing with worked examples [Paper presentation]. EARLI SIG 2 Biannual Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.
Schuster, C., Evangelou, D., Krebs, R., Mierwald, M., Brauch, N., & Stadtler, M (2025, August 25-29). Do rubrics enhance metacognitive accuracy in writing from multiple texts? Paper presented at 21th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Graz, Austria.
Stadtler, M. & Marten, P. (2025, August 25-29). Building Critical Thinking Skills for a Digital World: The Role of Informed Trust [Invited presentation in symposium]. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) 21th Biennal Conference, Graz, Austria.