Robin Stark
Biographic Data
| ID | 3740471 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robin Stark |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robin |
| FAMILY NAME | Stark |
| SIGNATURE | STARK R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saarland University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3807-2355 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Epistemological Sensitization as a Short-Term Intervention to Change Epistemological Beliefs—Is It Effective or Not
This study investigates the effects of an epistemological sensitization on domain-specific epistemological beliefs. An epistemological sensitization is a short-term intervention that presents a domain’s epistemological features to elicit epistemological doubt when these features are dissonant with a person’s current epistemological beliefs. In a pre–post-test design, two sensitization interventions (argumentative vs. informative) were compared wi…
Nö, das wäre jetzt die Reflexion, die ich zu bieten habe.“ – Ein skripttheoretischer Ansatz zur Konzeptualisierung des Reflexionsprozesses
Reflexionskompetenz gilt als zentrale Voraussetzung professionellen Handelns von Lehrkräften. Der Reflexionsprozess als Basis zur Beurteilung von Reflexionskompetenz wurde bislang jedoch wenig untersucht. Der vorliegende Beitrag verfolgte das Ziel, ein theoretisch fundiertes Modell zur Analyse des Reflexionsprozesses empirisch zu erproben. Die Grundlage bildete ein skripttheoretischer Ansatz, mit dem Reflexion als komplexer, kognitiver Prozess an…
Quality of Reflections on Teaching
The present study introduces a multidimensional approach to describing the composition of reflections, addressing previous inconsistencies in operationalization. The multidimensional approach was empirically explored in comparison to unidimensional reflection quality measures and examined in relation to reflection-related dispositions. Given the challenges of promoting reflection in teachers’ daily practice, low-threshold interventions—repeated p…
How Valid Is Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory to Explain Physical Activity Behavior
(1) Background: Although social cognitive theory (SCT) has been widely tested and applied in numerous interventions aimed at optimizing physical activity behavior, the complete theory has rarely been tested in its entirety. Only selected elements have been tested, and specific samples, some of them pathological, have been studied rather than the general population, for whom a lack of physical activity is a huge problem. The present study addresse…
Promoting future teachers’ pedagogical knowledge
Illustrative examples demonstrate how abstract information can be applied in real-world. In the context of advancing evidence-informed teaching practice, the current intervention study investigated to what extent student teachers should be supported in learning educational theories and findings by different example-based approaches. Conducting a 1 × 3-factorial design, N = 105 student teachers were randomly assigned to three experimental groups: …
Operationalization of the social cognitive theory to explain and predict physical activity in Germany
IntroductionSocial cognitive theory is one of the most prominent psychological theories regarding human behavior. Previous research tested and confirmed parts of the theory concerning the explanatory and predictive value of the theory, both in specific populations and in selected domains of physical activity. However, the value of this research is limited as researchers often use their own item sets rather than validated scales. Therefore, compar…
Promoting future teachers’ evidence-informed reasoning scripts
Pre-service teachers face difficulties when dealing with problem situations in the classroom if their evidence-informed reasoning script (EIRS) is not adequately developed. An EIRS might be promoted by demonstrating how to implement evidence-informed reasoning after a problem-solving activity on an authentic case. However, it is unclear what form of instruction is appropriate to promote pre-service teachers in the development of an EIRS. The pres…
Contrastive Video Examples in Teacher Education
Everyday teaching requires teachers to deal with a variety of pedagogical issues, such as classroom disruptions. Against the background of on-going calls for an evidence-informed practice, teachers should ground their pedagogical decisions not only on subjective theories or experience-based knowledge but also on educational theories and empirical findings. However, research suggests that pre- and in-service teachers rather refer to experiential k…
Scientific Controversies and Epistemological Sensitization - Effects of an Intervention on Psychology Students’ Epistemological Beliefs and Argumentation Skills
The present study investigates the effects of an intervention presenting resolvable, scientific controversies and an epistemological sensitization measure on the changes in psychology students’ epistemological beliefs. Drawing on the notion that the presentation of resolvable scientific controversies induces epistemological doubt and the notion that inducing epistemological doubt is eased in the presence of an epistemological sensitization, we us…
How to Change Epistemological Beliefs? Effects of Scientific Controversies, Epistemological Sensitization, and Critical Thinking Instructions on Epistemological Change
The present study investigates the combination of an epistemological sensitization and two different critical thinking instructions, i.e., the general and infusion approach, in the context of epistemological change induced by the presentation of resolvable scientific controversies. In a randomized study, we tested the hypothesis that the presentation of resolvable controversies generally reduces absolutism and multiplicism and increases evaluativ…
Impact of intersectoral health and education training on school learning outcomes and emotions
Objectives: Schools that have partnerships with health services have shown improvements in attendance and academic performance. This study examined the effects of intersectoral educational training (IET) between the health and education sectors on students’ learning outcomes, emotional experiences and subjective task values. Design: In this experimental field study, students in the control group were taught about health by a regular team of teach…
Learning to Argue From Others’ Erroneous Arguments – Fostering Argumentation Competence Through Learning From Advocatory Errors
Argumentation competence is an essential skill to be acquired in university education. However, there is a lack of advanced argumentation competence even for graduate students. To foster argumentation competence, typical interventions focus on example-based learning. Another approach is learning from advocatory errors. The combination of both approaches is presenting examples of erroneous arguments. Drawing on the concept of case-based learning, …
Promoting future teachers’ pedagogical knowledge
Illustrative examples demonstrate how abstract information can be applied in real-world. In the context of advancing evidence-informed teaching practice, the current intervention study investigated to what extent student teachers should be supported in learning educational theories and findings by different example-based approaches. Conducting a 1 × 3-factorial design, N = 105 student teachers were randomly assigned to three experimental groups: …
Learning to Argue From Others’ Erroneous Arguments – Fostering Argumentation Competence Through Learning From Advocatory Errors
Argumentation competence is an essential skill to be acquired in university education. However, there is a lack of advanced argumentation competence even for graduate students. To foster argumentation competence, typical interventions focus on example-based learning. Another approach is learning from advocatory errors. The combination of both approaches is presenting examples of erroneous arguments. Drawing on the concept of case-based learning, …
Contrastive Video Examples in Teacher Education
Everyday teaching requires teachers to deal with a variety of pedagogical issues, such as classroom disruptions. Against the background of on-going calls for an evidence-informed practice, teachers should ground their pedagogical decisions not only on subjective theories or experience-based knowledge but also on educational theories and empirical findings. However, research suggests that pre- and in-service teachers rather refer to experiential k…
Scientific Controversies and Epistemological Sensitization - Effects of an Intervention on Psychology Students’ Epistemological Beliefs and Argumentation Skills
The present study investigates the effects of an intervention presenting resolvable, scientific controversies and an epistemological sensitization measure on the changes in psychology students’ epistemological beliefs. Drawing on the notion that the presentation of resolvable scientific controversies induces epistemological doubt and the notion that inducing epistemological doubt is eased in the presence of an epistemological sensitization, we us…
How to Change Epistemological Beliefs? Effects of Scientific Controversies, Epistemological Sensitization, and Critical Thinking Instructions on Epistemological Change
The present study investigates the combination of an epistemological sensitization and two different critical thinking instructions, i.e., the general and infusion approach, in the context of epistemological change induced by the presentation of resolvable scientific controversies. In a randomized study, we tested the hypothesis that the presentation of resolvable controversies generally reduces absolutism and multiplicism and increases evaluativ…
Impact of intersectoral health and education training on school learning outcomes and emotions
Objectives: Schools that have partnerships with health services have shown improvements in attendance and academic performance. This study examined the effects of intersectoral educational training (IET) between the health and education sectors on students’ learning outcomes, emotional experiences and subjective task values. Design: In this experimental field study, students in the control group were taught about health by a regular team of teach…
Promoting future teachers’ evidence-informed reasoning scripts
Pre-service teachers face difficulties when dealing with problem situations in the classroom if their evidence-informed reasoning script (EIRS) is not adequately developed. An EIRS might be promoted by demonstrating how to implement evidence-informed reasoning after a problem-solving activity on an authentic case. However, it is unclear what form of instruction is appropriate to promote pre-service teachers in the development of an EIRS. The pres…
Operationalization of the social cognitive theory to explain and predict physical activity in Germany
IntroductionSocial cognitive theory is one of the most prominent psychological theories regarding human behavior. Previous research tested and confirmed parts of the theory concerning the explanatory and predictive value of the theory, both in specific populations and in selected domains of physical activity. However, the value of this research is limited as researchers often use their own item sets rather than validated scales. Therefore, compar…
Quality of Reflections on Teaching
The present study introduces a multidimensional approach to describing the composition of reflections, addressing previous inconsistencies in operationalization. The multidimensional approach was empirically explored in comparison to unidimensional reflection quality measures and examined in relation to reflection-related dispositions. Given the challenges of promoting reflection in teachers’ daily practice, low-threshold interventions—repeated p…
How Valid Is Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory to Explain Physical Activity Behavior
(1) Background: Although social cognitive theory (SCT) has been widely tested and applied in numerous interventions aimed at optimizing physical activity behavior, the complete theory has rarely been tested in its entirety. Only selected elements have been tested, and specific samples, some of them pathological, have been studied rather than the general population, for whom a lack of physical activity is a huge problem. The present study addresse…
Promoting future teachers’ pedagogical knowledge
Illustrative examples demonstrate how abstract information can be applied in real-world. In the context of advancing evidence-informed teaching practice, the current intervention study investigated to what extent student teachers should be supported in learning educational theories and findings by different example-based approaches. Conducting a 1 × 3-factorial design, N = 105 student teachers were randomly assigned to three experimental groups: …
Epistemological Sensitization as a Short-Term Intervention to Change Epistemological Beliefs—Is It Effective or Not
This study investigates the effects of an epistemological sensitization on domain-specific epistemological beliefs. An epistemological sensitization is a short-term intervention that presents a domain’s epistemological features to elicit epistemological doubt when these features are dissonant with a person’s current epistemological beliefs. In a pre–post-test design, two sensitization interventions (argumentative vs. informative) were compared wi…
Nö, das wäre jetzt die Reflexion, die ich zu bieten habe.“ – Ein skripttheoretischer Ansatz zur Konzeptualisierung des Reflexionsprozesses
Reflexionskompetenz gilt als zentrale Voraussetzung professionellen Handelns von Lehrkräften. Der Reflexionsprozess als Basis zur Beurteilung von Reflexionskompetenz wurde bislang jedoch wenig untersucht. Der vorliegende Beitrag verfolgte das Ziel, ein theoretisch fundiertes Modell zur Analyse des Reflexionsprozesses empirisch zu erproben. Die Grundlage bildete ein skripttheoretischer Ansatz, mit dem Reflexion als komplexer, kognitiver Prozess an…
Psychology (11 works) · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (6 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)