Prof. Dr. Mirjam Steffensky
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Professor of Educational Science
Chemistry Education
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Research Interest
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Curriculum Vitae
Professional Activities
| current | Professorship Educational Research - Chemistry Education, University of Hamburg |
| 2010 - 2020 | Professorship (Associate) Chemistry Education, Kiel University, and Deputy Head of Department of Chemistry Education, IPN - Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education |
| 2008 - 2010 | Professor (Associate) Early Science Education, University of Münster |
| 2002 - 2008 | Assistant Professor Chemistry Education, Leuphana University Lüneburg |
| 2000 - 2002 | Editor „Angewandte Chemie“ Wiley Weinheim |
| 1998 - 2000 | Doctoral Researcher, Chemistry Department, Technical University Braunschweig |
| 1995 - 1998 | Doctoral Researcher, Chemistry Department, University of Hamburg |
Education
| 2000 | PhD in Chemistry, Dissertation Title: Isolation, Identification, and Synthesis of Signal Compounds from Spiders, Research Group Prof. Dr. Stefan Schulz, University of Hamburg |
| 1990 - 1995 | Studies in Chemistry, University of Hamburg and University Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
Research Projects
Publications
Shortlist of publications
Schmerse, D., Dominke, H., Mohr, J., & Steffensky, M. (2024). Children’s understanding of scientific inquiry: The role of instructional support and comparison making. Journal of Educational Psychology, 116(2), 233–255. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000836
Steidtmann, L., Kleickmann, T., & Steffensky, M. (2023). Declining interest in science in lower secondary school classes: Quasi-experimental and longitudinal evidence on the role of teaching and teaching quality. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 60( 1), 164– 195. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21794
Junge, K., Schmerse, D., Lankes, E.‑M., Carstensen, C. H. & Steffensky, M. (2021). How the home learning environment contributes to children's early science knowledge—Associations with parental characteristics and science-related activities. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 56, 294–305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.04.004
Kleickmann, T., Steffensky, M. & Praetorius, A.-K. (2020). Quality of Teaching in Science Education. More Than Three Basic Dimensions? Zeitschrift für Pädagogik, 66, Beiheft 1/20, 37–53.
Barenthien, J.; Oppermann, E., Steffensky, M., & Anders, Y. (2019) Early science education in preschools – the contribution of professional development and professional exchange in team meetings. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27, 587–600. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2019.1651937
Lorentzen, J., Friedrichs, G., Ropohl, M., & Steffensky, M. (2019). Förderung der wahrgenommenen Relevanz von fachlichen Studieninhalten: Evaluation einer Intervention im Lehramtsstudium Chemie. Unterrichtswissenschaft, 60(2), 32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42010-018-00036-1
Steffensky, M. (2018). Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung. Kita-Fachtexte. Verfügbar unter: https://www.kita-fachtexte.de/texte-finden/detail/data/fruehe-naturwissenschaftliche-bildung-1/.
Meschede, N., Fiebranz, A., Möller, K., & Steffensky, M. (2017). Teachers' professional vision, pedagogical content knowledge and beliefs: On its relation and differences between pre-service and in-service teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education, 66, 158-170. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2017.04.010
Steffensky, M., Gold, B., Holodynski, M. & Möller, K. (2015). Professional Vision of Classroom Management and Learning Support in Science Classrooms—Does Professional Vision Differ Across General and Content-Specific Classroom Interactions? International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 13, 351-368. DOI: 10.1007/s10763-014-9607-0
Steffensky, M., Lankes, E.M., Carstensen, C.H. & Nölke, C. (2012). Alltagssituationen und Experimente – Was sind geeignete naturwissenschaftliche Lerngelegenheiten für Kindergartenkinder? Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 15, 37-54. DOI: 10.1007/s11618-012-0262-3
complete list of publications
Scientific Activities
- Member of the Review Board Education Research of the DFG (1.21 “Erziehungswissenschaft und Bildungsforschung”) (since 2024)
- Member of the Advisory Council for Zeitschrift Frühe Bildung (since 2024)
- Member of the board of the Society for Chemistry and Physics Education in Germany (GDCP) (2022-2024)
- Member of the Editorship of Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaften (ZfE) (since 2022)
- Chair of the scientific advisory board of the Foundation „Haus der kleinen Forscher“ (since 2021)
- Member of the editorial board and editorship of Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft (German Journal of Educational Research; ZfE) (since 2022)
- Speaker for the working group chemistry/chemical engeneering of the centre for teacher education (Zentrum für Lehrkräftebildung) Hamburg (since 2021)
- Member of the working group Schulförderung des Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (since 2021)
- Member of the editorial board of Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften (German Journal of Science Education; ZfDN) (since 2018)
- Member of the scientific advisory board of the Foundation „Haus der kleinen Forscher“ (2018-2020)
- Member of the project advisory board „Lehrerbildung vernetzt entwickeln“ (Level and Next Level) Goethe Universität Frankfurt (since 2016)
- Member of the expert group "Early Science Education" of the wiff Initiative, Deutsches Jugend Institut (2016-2017)
- Member of the scientific project advisory board of LuPE-I, Deutsches Jugend Institut (2014-2017)
- Member of the management board of GEBF (2012-2016)
- Member of the editorial team of Chemkon (2009-2014)
- Member of the research steering committee of the Foundation „Haus der kleinen Forscher“ (2011-2014)
- Member of the scientific advisory board of Leibniz Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik (IPN) (2009)
- Member of the project advisory board komdif (2010)
- Member of the project advisory board of "Natur-Wissen schaffen" of the Deutsche Telekom Stiftung (2008-1010)