The interplay of cognitive prerequisites and knowledge in simulated learning environments (A06)

• Subject Area: General and Domain-Specific Teaching and Learning
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 542251251

A06 investigates the interplay between learners’ general cognitive prerequisites and domain-specific content knowledge during diagnosing mathematical understanding and solving MicroDYN tasks (as examples of knowledge-lean domains). In four studies, the project explores approaches to automatically infer participants’ knowledge from their diagnostic activities and develops personalized scaffolding strategies at the macro- and meso-level. Additionally, it aims to identify general problem-solving strategies employed in both knowledge rich and knowledge lean environments through the temporal and sequential analysis of diagnostic activities using machine learning techniques.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 419: Simulation-based learning in higher education: advancing research on process diagnostics and personalized interventions (SHARP)
• Applicant Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Andreas Obersteiner; Professor Dr. Matthias Stadler