Center for Biology Education (ZDB)
Status: Organisation is active
Phone number: +49 251 83-39390
Fax number: +49 251 83-31330
Email address: biodid@uni-muenster.de
| Address: | Schlossplatz 34 48143 Münster Germany |
Profile
The Center for Biology Education (ZDB) represents modern biology teaching research. This is based on current biological developments and modern educational concepts, such as Scientific Literacy. One research focus of the Center for Biology Education (ZDB) is the development of innovative teaching materials. These are evaluated on quantitative and qualitative research methods in order to understand their effects and to ensure effective use in biology classes. Further important goals of our research are the analysis of the conditions that must be established druing biology lessons to impart a thorough understanding of biological diversity in expertise and promote the purposes of the KMK educational standards. Here the central task of our group is the description of empirically grounded models of competence. The research center of the Center for Biology Education (ZDB) is experimentation and empirical examination of approaches to promote skills while experimenting in biology classes.
Publications
Dietrich, L.; Dittert, J.; Biestek, L.; Konnemann, C.; Asshoff, R. (2026) In: Plants, People, Planet, 8(2), 611-625. doi:10.1002/ppp3.70104 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Willinghöfer, Anja; Hammann, Marcus; Asshoff, Roman (2026) In: Journal of Biological Education, 60(2), 298-316. doi:10.1080/00219266.2025.2475011 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Lorke, J.; Beniermann, A.; Bögeholz, S.; Düsing, K.; Dütemeyer, K.; Hartelt, T.; Kapelari, S.; Konnemann, C.; Korfmacher, I. M.; Kremer, K.; Moormann, A.; Schmidt, E.; Schuster, S.; Szczepanski, L.; Upmeier zu Belzen, A.;
Walter, H.
(2026) In: Biologie in unserer Zeit, 56(3), 223-227. doi:10.11576/biuz-9295 Non-scientific contribution (journal) | Published | |
Thoms, Lars-Jochen; Bruckermann, Till; Thyssen, Christoph; Meier, Monique; von Kotzebue, Lena; Arnold, Julia; Belova, Nadja; Lahme, Simon Z.; Heuckmann, Benedikt; Lenzer, Stefanie; Schorn, Bernadette; Hornberger, Marie; Finger, Alexander; ter Horst, Nicolai; Peter, Stefanie; Kremser, Erik; Ciprina, Steffen; Huwer, Johannes; Becker-Genschow, Sebastian (2026) In: Computers and Education Open, 10, 1-52. doi:10.1016/j.caeo.2026.100338 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Krebser, Sascha; Hobusch, Ulrich; Heuckmann, Benedikt; Otto, Johanna; Steinert, Michael, Kremer, Kerstin (2026) In: Der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Unterricht, 02/2026, 157-162. Non-scientific contribution (journal) | Published |
Projects
Duration: 01/03/2025 - 28/02/2029 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project | |
Duration: since 01/02/2025 Funded by: Dr. Hans Riegel-Stiftung, Westfalen AG Type of project: Participation in other joint projects | |
Duration: 01/03/2024 - 28/02/2026 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project | |
Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2025 Funded by: Joachim Herz Stiftung - Kolleg Didaktik:digital Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2025 Funded by: MKW - Landesweite Digitalisierungsoffensive der Hochschulen - Förderlinie: OER-CONTENT.NRW Type of project: Participation in other joint projects |
Awards
| Preis für Exzellenz in der Lehrkräftebildung Awarded by: Stifterverband; TÜV Süd Stiftung Award given to: Bönnighausen, Marion; Heuckmann, Benedikt; Meschede, Nicola; Souvignier, Elmar; Weyland, Ulrike Announced at: 20/11/2025 | Date of awarding: 22/07/2026 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Ars legendi-Fakultätenpreis für exzellente Hochschullehre in der Mathematik und den Naturwissenschaften 2024 in the category: Biologie (1st prize) Awarded by: Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft; Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung; Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft; Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker; Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften & Biomedizin in Deutschland Award given to: Heuckmann, Benedikt Announced at: 12/03/2025 | Date of awarding: 24/04/2025 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Goldener Hans 2024 Awarded by: Fachschaft Biologie der Universität Münster Award given to: Heuckmann, Benedikt Announced at: 04/07/2024 | Date of awarding: 04/07/2024 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Ernennung als Junior-Fellow im Kolleg Didaktik:digital Awarded by: Joachim Herz Stiftung Award given to: Asen-Molz, K; Aumann, A; Bergmann-Gering, A; Blauza, S; Büttner, E.; Haverkamp, N.; Krebs, A.-K.; Lenzgeier, B; Lossjew, J.; Peeters, H.; Rost, M.; Tassoti, S.; Wartig, B. Announced at: 01/10/2023 | Date of awarding: 01/10/2023 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Junior-Fellow im Kolleg Didaktik:Digital der Joachim Herz Stiftung Awarded by: Joachim Herz Stiftung Award given to: Heuckmann, Benedikt Announced at: 01/11/2021 | Date of awarding: 01/11/2021 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Struktur und Entwicklung domänenspezifischer Überzeugungen angehender Biologielehrkräfte zum Einsatz digitaler Technologien im Biologieunterricht Candidate: Wilken, Sarah | Supervisors: Heuckmann, Benedikt | Reviewers: Heuckmann, Benedikt; Mahler, Daniela; Souvignier, Elmar; Fischer, Christian Period of time: 01/05/2022 - 19/02/2026 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Schülervorstellungen zum Kohlenstoffkreislauf: Diagnose von Kohärenzproblemen und Förderung von Wissensvernetzung durch Organisationsebenen-vernetzendes Denken Candidate: Katharina Düsing | Supervisors: Hammann, Marcus | Reviewers: Hammann, Marcus; Hellberg-Rode, Gesine Period of time: 15/05/2018 - 11/05/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Evolution of Life - Begleitforschung zu Unterrichtsmaterialien für einen modernen Evolutionsunterricht unter Berücksichtigung von situationalem Interesse und… Candidate: Jördens, Janina | Supervisors: Hammann, Marcus Period of time: until 01/03/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die Intention von Biologielehrkräften, das Thema Krebserkrankungen zu unterrichten: Eine Untersuchung im Rahmen der Theorie des… Candidate: Heuckmann, Benedikt | Supervisors: Hammann, Marcus; Asshoff, Roman Period of time: until 03/07/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Diagrammverstehen in der Biologie - Förderung des Diagrammverstehens durch Anregung zur Bildung tranlationaler Kohärenz Candidate: Jahnke, Lars | Supervisors: Hammann, Marcus Period of time: until 08/01/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |
Vorträge
| From descriptive to predictive biology – Exploration of K12-students' data literacy in biology education Göddenhenrich, Tim; Heuckmann, Benedikt (27/08/2026) 15th conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Technology-related enacted beliefs in biology education: A methodological exploration of the plan-teach-reflect cycle Neumann, Marie; Heuckmann, Benedikt (27/08/2026) 15th conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| The effect of mechanistic and causal explanations on students’ risk perception in a foodborne One Health context. Contribution to the symposium "Mechanistic… Orth, Marina; Heuckmann, Benedikt (27/08/2026) 15th conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Simulations as epistemic tools: A machine learning-based analysis of students’ uncertainty descriptions Blauza, S.; Kremer, K.; Heuckmann, B. (25/08/2026) 15th conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Wie naturverbunden fühlst du dich mit der Natur? Naturverbundenheit als affektives Lernziel im Biologieunterricht fördern Werner, Sören; Hammann, Marcus (28/03/2026) 116. MNU-Bundeskongress 2026 ("Unterricht der Sache - Unterrichten der Sinne"), Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken Type of talk: scientific Talk |