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Stephanie Schuler is Professor of Didactics of Mathematics in Primary Education atRPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau(RPTU).

Her research areas include:

• Cognitively activating and adaptive learning support in mathematical play situations(MathAptiv)
• Mathematics learning in the transition from kindergarten to elementary school(MaReKS)
• Development, testing and evaluation of (digital) learning environments in elementary school mathematics lessons(PriMa Lernwerkstatt)
• Use of arithmetic visual aids in the first year of school(LEA)
• Professional mathematical competence of (prospective) specialists and teachers
• Skills acquisition and skills measurement for the key idea of quantities and measurement

Vita

Exams

Digital Information Sessions

• Information Session for the M5b Oral Exam: December 16, 2026, 6:00–6:45 p.m.
• Information Session for the M8 Oral Exam: December 16, 2026, 6:45–7:30 p.m.

All information sessions will take place online in the BBB room

Exam Dates for M5b

• Exam Dates for Module M5b – July, Summer Semester 2026

Exam Dates for M8

• Exam Dates_Module M8_July_Summer Semester 2026
• Exam Dates_Module M8_August_Summer Semester 2026
• Exam Dates_Module M8_September_Summer Semester 2026

M3 Exam Calculator Policy

Calculators may be used for the M3 exam. Only approved models are permitted. Please refer to the document “Calculator Policy” by the Schuler Working Group for more information.

• Information Session on BA/MA Theses: November 11, 2026, 6:15–7:15 p.m. (OLAT course “Sprechstunde Schuler,” BBB)
  • Bachelor’s theses with a subject-specific didactic focus in the Teacher Education program, Option B (specialization: elementary and special education); Bachelor’s theses for the Winter Semester 2026/27 will be assigned after attendance at the mandatory information session (see above)
  • Master’s theses with a subject-specific didactic perspective in the Elementary Education degree program; Master’s theses are assigned in conjunction with the Master’s seminar “8.3.: Selected Topics in Mathematics Education” (start of the Master’s thesis in the Winter Semester 2026/27). Only students who enroll in the Master’s program for the first time starting in the Winter Semester 2022/23 may attend this seminar.
    
• Key Topics
  • Students’ prior knowledge in various grade levels regarding different core concepts (numbers and operations, space and shape, quantities and measurement, patterns and structures) (Bachelor’s theses)
  • Students’ prior knowledge across different grade levels regarding the presentation and interpretation of tables, diagrams, and other non-continuous texts ( Bachelor’s theses)
  • Testing and evaluation of learning environments for length, monetary values, time, weight, area, and volume ( Master’s theses only)
  • Modeling skills of third- and fourth-graders using “Can This Be Right?” tasks as an example ( Master’s theses only)
  • Development, testing, and evaluation of learning environments for geometric concept formation and spatial visualization ( Master’s theses only)
  • Development, testing, and evaluation of digital learning environments for the “Mathematics Learning Workshop” based on various guiding principles (space and shape, quantities and measurement, problem-solving) (Bachelor’s and Master’s theses)
  • Diagnosis and support for children with difficulties in learning arithmetic (Master’s theses only)
  • Learning opportunities for children interested in mathematics (Master’s theses only)
  • Other topics by arrangement

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