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Theresa Schmidt M. Ed.
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Theresa Schmidt M. Ed.

Research Assistant

Theresa Schmidt
Bienroder Weg 82, Room 001
+49 531 391 94098
theresa.schmidt(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Office Hours: By appointment via email.

Profilbild Schmidt

Research Focus Areas

  • Research Associate in the project “To Boldly Go – In Transformation,” funded by the Foundation for Innovation in Higher Education, and in the project “GEMIAL – Holistic Experimentation, Modeling, Interpretation, Analysis, and Learning,” funded by the Hans and Ria Messer Foundation
  • Species Literacy and Biodiversity Awareness: The Case of Wild Bees

Courses

Summer Semester 26

  • Seminar: Human Biology/Health Promotion I (Fundamentals of Health Promotion, Addiction Prevention, etc.) (A2)

Winter Semester 25/26

  • Practicum: Internship on Selected Aspects of Biology (MiBi, BioTech, GenTech) (A4/M2)

Summer Semester 25

  • Seminar: Human Biology/Health Promotion I (Fundamentals of Health Promotion, Addiction Prevention, etc.) (A2)

Winter Semester 24/25

  • Practicum: Laboratory Course on Selected Aspects of Biology (MiBi, BioTech, GenTech) (A4/M2)

Publications

2026

Schmidt, T., Mecklenburg, L., Büssing, A. G. & Hilfert-Rüppell, D. (2026). Nicht jede Blüte hilft jeder Biene! Nahrungsspezialisierungen von Wildbienen spielerisch vermitteln. MNU-Journal, 79(3), 214-218. 

Scientific Presentations

2026

Schmidt, T., Büssing, A. G., & Hilfert-Rüppell, D. (2026, August). Exploring students' conceptions of wild bees – insights from a qualitative study using concept maps. Vortrag präsentiert auf der 15. Tagung der European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB), University of Ljubljana (Slowenien).

Schmidt, T., Büssing, A. G., & Hilfert-Rüppell, D. (2026, Februar). Lernendenvorstellungen über Wildbienen - Erkenntnisse aus einer qualitativen Studie mit Concept Maps. Vortrag präsentiert auf der 27. Frühjahrsschule der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB), Technische Universität Dresden (Deutschland).

2025

Schmidt, T., Büssing, A., & Hilfert-Rüppell, D. (September, 2025). Welche Vorstellungen haben Lernende über Wildbienen? Eine qualitative Analyse mittels Concept Maps. Poster präsentiert auf der Tagung „Didaktik der Biologie für eine nachhaltige Welt“ der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB), Universität Innsbruck (Österreich).

Schmidt, T., Büssing, A., & Hilfert-Rüppell, D. (2025, August). Pre-existing Conceptions of Students about Wild Bees - A Qualitative Analysis Using Concept Maps. Poster präsentiert auf der 16. Tagung der European Science Education Research Association (ESERA), University of Copenhagen.

Schmidt, T., Mecklenburg, L.H., Büssing, A. & Hilfert-Rüppell, D. (2025, März). Digitales Spiel zur Förderung des Verständnisses von Nahrungsspezialisierung von Wildbienen. Poster und Spiel präsentiert auf der MINT-Lounge MNU Niedersachsen, Braunschweig.

Schmidt, T., Büssing, A. G., & Hilfert-Rüppell, D. (2025, März). Concept Maps als Blick in Schülervorstellungen über Wildbienen: eine qualitative Studie. Poster präsentiert auf der 26. Frühjahrsschule der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Deutschland).

Biography
Time Period Occupations
Since 11/2024 Research Assistant; Technical University of Braunschweig; Institute for Science Education, Department of Biology and Biology Education
07/2021–11/2024 Student Assistant; Technical University of Braunschweig, Institute for Science Education, Department of Biology and Biology Education
10/2022–11/2024 Master’s Program (Master of Education (M.Ed.)); Technical University of Braunschweig; Program: Teacher Education for Hauptschule and Realschule (Biology/German)
10/2019–09/2022 Bachelor’s Program (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)); Technical University of Braunschweig; Program: Dual-Major Bachelor’s (Biology and German Studies)
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