@phdthesis{Wagner2023, author = {Wagner, Luisa}, title = {Diagnosekompetenz (angehender) Lehrkr{\"a}fte}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {104}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Bereits im vorschulischen Bereich, aber vor allem in der Grundschule entwickeln Kinder wichtige Kompetenzen f{\"u}r sp{\"a}tere Bildungsabschl{\"u}sse. Doch die Kompe-tenzunterschiede zwischen den Sch{\"u}ler:innen sind bereits zu Beginn der Grund-schulzeit betr{\"a}chtlich. Somit kommt den Lehrkr{\"a}ften die {\"u}beraus wichtige Aufga-be zu allen Kindern den f{\"u}r sie besten Bildungsweg zu erm{\"o}glichen. Um dieser Herausforderung zu begegnen, m{\"u}ssen Diagnostik und F{\"o}rderung im Unterricht Hand in Hand gehen. Deshalb wird die Diagnosekompetenz von Lehrkr{\"a}ften als wichtige Voraussetzung f{\"u}r gelingenden Unterricht angesehen. Diese Dissertation widmet sich nun eben dieser wichtigen Kompetenz. Dabei wird sie als mehrdimen-sionales Konstrukt angesehen, zu dem neben der Beurteilung von fachlichen Kompetenzen auch die Einsch{\"a}tzung des Leistungsstandes und die Schlussfolge-rung hinsichtlich notwendiger F{\"o}rderung im Unterricht geh{\"o}ren. Anhand dreier Artikel sowie erg{\"a}nzender theoretischer Betrachtungen wurde die Diagnosekompe-tenz hinsichtlich m{\"o}glicher Einflussfaktoren, der Bedeutung f{\"u}r den Unterricht sowie f{\"u}r die Lehrer:innenbildung untersucht.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Fuehner2023, author = {F{\"u}hner, Thea Heidi}, title = {Secular trends, age, sex, and timing of school enrollment effects on physical fitness in children and adolescents}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-58864}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-588643}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {xiii, 159}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The relevance of physical fitness for children's and adolescents' health is indisputable and it is crucial to regularly assess and evaluate children's and adolescents' individual physical fitness development to detect potential negative health consequences in time. Physical fitness tests are easy-to-administer, reliable, and valid which is why they should be widely used to provide information on performance development and health status of children and adolescents. When talking about development of physical fitness, two perspectives can be distinguished. One perspective is how the physical fitness status of children and adolescents changed / developed over the past decades (i.e., secular trends). The other perspective covers the analyses how physical fitness develops with increasing age due to growth and maturation processes. Although, the development of children's and adolescents' physical fitness has been extensively described and analyzed in the literature, still some questions remain to be uncovered that will be addressed in the present doctoral thesis. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses have examined secular trends in children's and adolescents' physical fitness. However, considering that those analyses are by now 15 years old and that updates are available only to limited components of physical fitness, it is time to re-analyze the literature and examine secular trends for selected components of physical fitness (i.e., cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle strength, proxies of muscle power, and speed). Fur-thermore, the available studies on children's development of physical fitness as well as the ef-fects of moderating variables such as age and sex have been investigated within a long-term ontogenetic perspective. However, the effects of age and sex in the transition from pre-puberty to puberty in the ninth year of life using a short-term ontogenetic perspective and the effect of timing of school enrollment on children's development of physical fitness have not been clearly identified. Therefore, the present doctoral thesis seeks to complement the knowledge of children's and adolescents' physical fitness development by updating secular trend analysis in selected components of physical fitness, by examining short-term ontogenetic cross-sectional developmental differences in children`s physical fitness, and by comparing physical fitness of older- and younger-than-keyage children versus keyage-children. These findings provide valuable information about children's and adolescents' physical fitness development to help prevent potential deficits in physical fitness as early as possible and consequently ensure a holistic development and a lifelong healthy life. Initially, a systematic review to provide an 'update' on secular trends in selected components of physical fitness (i.e., cardiorespiratory endurance, relative muscle strength, proxies of muscle power, speed) in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis statement guidelines. To examine short-term ontogenetic cross-sectional developmental differences and to compare physical fitness of older- and younger-than-keyage children versus keyage-children physical fitness data of 108,295 keyage-children (i.e., aged 8.00 to 8.99 years), 2,586 younger-than-keyage children (i.e., aged 7.00 to 7.99 years), and 26,540 older-than-keyage children (i.e., aged 9.00 to 9.99 years) from the third grade were analyzed. Physical fitness was assessed through the EMOTIKON test battery measuring cardiorespiratory endurance (i.e., 6-min-run test), coordina-tion (i.e., star-run test), speed (i.e., 20-m linear sprint test), and proxies of lower (i.e., standing long jump test) and upper limbs (i.e., ball-push test) muscle power. Statistical inference was based on Linear Mixed Models. Findings from the systematic review revealed a large initial improvement and an equally large subsequent decline between 1986 and 2010 as well as a stabilization between 2010 and 2015 in cardiorespiratory endurance, a general trend towards a small improvement in relative muscle strength from 1972 to 2015, an overall small negative quadratic trend for proxies of muscle power from 1972 to 2015, and a small-to-medium improvement in speed from 2002 to 2015. Findings from the cross-sectional studies showed that even in a single prepubertal year of life (i.e., ninth year) physical fitness performance develops linearly with increasing chronological age, boys showed better performances than girls in all physical fitness components, and the components varied in the size of sex and age effects. Furthermore, findings revealed that older-than-keyage children showed poorer performance in physical fitness compared to keyage-children, older-than-keyage girls showed better performances than older-than-keyage boys, and younger-than-keyage children outperformed keyage-children. Due to the varying secular trends in physical fitness, it is recommended to promote initiatives for physical activity and physical fitness for children and adolescents to prevent adverse effects on health and well-being. More precisely, public health initiatives should specifically consider exercising cardiorespiratory endurance and muscle strength because both components showed strong positive associations with markers of health. Furthermore, the findings implied that physical education teachers, coaches, or researchers can utilize a proportional adjustment to individually interpret physical fitness of prepubertal school-aged children. Special attention should be given to the promotion of physical fitness of older-than-keyage children because they showed poorer performance in physical fitness than keyage-children. Therefore, it is necessary to specifically consider this group and provide additional health and fitness programs to reduce their deficits in physical fitness experienced during prior years to guarantee a holistic development.}, language = {en} } @article{JaeutheLambrechtBosseetal.2020, author = {Jaeuthe, Jessica and Lambrecht, Jennifer and Bosse, Stefanie and Bogda, Katja and Sp{\"o}rer, Nadine}, title = {Entwicklung der Rechtschreibkompetenz im zweiten und dritten Schuljahr}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Erziehungswissenschaft}, volume = {23}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Erziehungswissenschaft}, number = {4}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, issn = {1434-663X}, doi = {10.1007/s11618-020-00959-5}, pages = {823 -- 846}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Im deutschsprachigen Raum existiert eine Vielzahl von Modellen zur Entwicklung der Rechtschreibkompetenz von Grundschulkindern. Es zeigen sich starke {\"U}bereinstimmungen in der Vorstellung von aufeinanderfolgenden Kompetenzniveaus, wobei in allen Modellen drei Niveaus auftreten: 1) noch nicht lautgetreue Schreibungen, 2) lautgetreue Schreibungen und 3) orthographisch korrekte Schreibungen. Die Kriterien, auf Basis derer ein Kind dem jeweiligen Niveau zugeordnet wird, bleiben jedoch vage. Ebenso fehlt eine umfassende empirische {\"U}berpr{\"u}fung der Modelle. Die vorliegende L{\"a}ngsschnittstudie untersuchte zu drei Messzeitpunkten (Anfang Klasse 2, Ende Klasse 2, Ende Klasse 3) die Schreibungen von N = 697 Grundschulkinder mit standardisierten Rechtschreibtests. Mittels latenter Transitionsanalyse wurden drei Profile identifiziert: 1) {\"U}berwiegend nicht lautgetreu 2) {\"U}berwiegend lautgetreu und 3) {\"U}berwiegend korrekt. Auch die durchlaufenen Pfade und {\"U}bergangswahrscheinlichkeiten st{\"u}tzen die angenommene hierarchische Struktur der Modelle.}, language = {de} } @misc{Bartenwerfer2022, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Bartenwerfer, Dorothea}, title = {Technische Fachr{\"a}ume an Grundschulen}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-56293}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-562932}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {87}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Barrierefreiheit im Sinne (r{\"a}umlicher) Anpassung an heterogene Sch{\"u}lerschaften wurde bislang kaum an Schulen bzw. konkret im Technikunterricht erforscht. In dieser Arbeit wurden 5 Potsdamer Grundschulen unter dem Siegel „Schule des gemeinsamen Lernens" unter dem Aspekt der Barrierefreiheit in technischen Fachr{\"a}umen untersucht. Die Arbeit erfasst den Ist-Zustand {\"u}ber Einrichtung und Ausstattung technischer Fachr{\"a}ume an oben genannten Potsdamer Schulen und zeigt gleichzeitig verschiedene Fachraumkonzepte auf. Hierzu wurden technische Fachr{\"a}ume zum einen auf barrierefreie Elemente untersucht und zum anderen von WAT-Fachlehrkr{\"a}ften in Hinblick auf ihre Barrierefreiheit bewertet.}, language = {de} } @article{KrullWilbertHennemann2018, author = {Krull, Johanna and Wilbert, J{\"u}rgen and Hennemann, Thomas}, title = {Does social exclusion by classmates lead to behaviour problems and learning difficulties or vice versa?}, series = {European journal of special needs education}, volume = {33}, journal = {European journal of special needs education}, number = {2}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {0885-6257}, doi = {10.1080/08856257.2018.1424780}, pages = {235 -- 253}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Social participation of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) is a central topic in the current inclusion debate. Numerous studies have shown that the risk of social exclusion is considerably higher for children with SEN compared to their peers without SEN, especially for pupils with behaviour problems (BP) or learning difficulties (LD). Since most of these studies are based on cross-sectional designs, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the direction of the effects. This leads to the question to what extent BP and LD have an impact on pupils' social position in the class and, vice versa, to what extent the social position has an effect on the development of BP and LD. To address these questions, we analysed sociometric data of 1244 primary school children. {\`E} A cross-lagged panel analysis was conducted. The results indicate that BP and LD in 1st grade lead to significantly less social acceptance by peers in 2nd grade but do not predict significantly higher social rejection. A directed influence of LD or BP on a higher social rejection cannot be found. Conversely, neither social acceptance nor social rejection at 1st grade has an influence on the development of BP or LD at grade two.}, language = {en} } @article{VockGronostajKretschmannetal.2018, author = {Vock, Miriam and Gronostaj, Anna and Kretschmann, Julia and Westphal, Andrea}, title = {„Meine Lehrer m{\"o}gen mich" - Soziale Integration von Kindern mit sonderp{\"a}dagogischem F{\"o}rderbedarf im gemeinsamen Unterricht in der Grundschule}, series = {DDS - Die Deutsche Schule}, volume = {110}, journal = {DDS - Die Deutsche Schule}, number = {2}, publisher = {Waxmann}, address = {M{\"u}nster}, issn = {0012-0731}, doi = {10.31244/dds.2018.02.03}, pages = {124 -- 137}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Brandenburg startete im Schuljahr 2012/2013 das Pilotprojekt „Inklusive Grundschule" (PING). 35 dieser Pilot-Grundschulen wurden wissenschaftlich begleitet (vgl. Sp{\"o}rer, Schr{\"u}nder-Lenzen, Vock \& Maaz, 2015). In diesem Beitrag berichten wir Befunde zum sozialen Selbstkonzept, wie die Kinder das Klassenklima erleben und wie sie sich von ihrer Lehrkraft angenommen f{\"u}hlen. Untersucht wurden 1.435 Kinder in 61 inklusiven Klassen der Jahrgangsstufen 2 und 3. Es finden sich keine durchg{\"a}ngigen Nachteile bei Selbstkonzept und erlebtem Klassenklima f{\"u}r Kinder mit sonderp{\"a}dagogischem F{\"o}rderbedarf (SPF), jedoch f{\"u}hlen sich diese weniger von ihren Lehrkr{\"a}ften angenommen.}, language = {de} } @techreport{MarcusSiedlerZiebarth2021, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Marcus, Jan and Siedler, Thomas and Ziebarth, Nicolas R.}, title = {The Long-Run Effects of Sports Club Vouchers for Primary School Children}, series = {CEPA Discussion Papers}, journal = {CEPA Discussion Papers}, number = {34}, issn = {2628-653X}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-50897}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-508978}, pages = {72}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders in the state. The policy's objective was to encourage them to develop a long-term habit of exercising. In 2018, we carried out a large register-based survey among several cohorts in Saxony and two neighboring states. Our difference-in-differences estimations show that, even after a decade, awareness of the voucher program was significantly higher in the treatment group. We also find that youth received and redeemed the vouchers. However, we do not find significant short- or long-term effects on sports club membership, physical activity, overweightness, or motor skills.}, language = {en} } @article{CzapkaKlassertFestman2019, author = {Czapka, Sophia and Klassert, Annegret and Festman, Julia}, title = {Executive functions and language}, series = {Frontiers in psychology}, volume = {10}, journal = {Frontiers in psychology}, publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00097}, pages = {18}, year = {2019}, abstract = {We aimed at unveiling the role of executive functions (EFs) and language-related skills in spelling for mono- versus multilingual primary school children. We focused on EF and language-related skills, in particular lexicon size and phonological awareness (PA), because these factors were found to predict spelling in studies predominantly conducted with monolinguals, and because multilingualism can modulate these factors. There is evidence for (a) a bilingual advantage in EF due to constant high cognitive demands through language control, (b) a smaller mental lexicon in German and (c) possibly better PA. Multilinguals in Germany show on average poorer German language proficiency, what can influence performance on language-based tasks negatively. Thus, we included two spelling tasks to tease apart spelling based on lexical knowledge (i.e., word spelling) from spelling based on non-lexical strategies (i.e., non-word spelling). Our sample consisted of heterogeneous third graders from Germany: 69 monolinguals (age: M = 108 months) and 57 multilinguals (age: M = 111 months). On less language-dependent tasks (e.g., non-word spelling, PA, intelligence, short-term memory (STM) and three EF tasks testing switching, inhibition, and working memory) performance of both groups did not differ significantly. However, multilinguals performed significantly more poorly on tasks measuring German lexicon size and word spelling than monolinguals. Regression analyses revealed that for multilinguals, inhibition was related to spelling, whereas switching was the only EF component to influence word spelling in monolinguals and non-word spelling performance in both groups. By adding lexicon size and other language-related factors to the regression models, the influence of switching was reduced to insignificant effects, but inhibition remained significant for multilinguals. Language-related skills best predicted spelling and both language groups shared those variables: PA for word spelling, and STM for non-word spelling. Additionally, multilinguals' word spelling performance was also predicted by their German lexicon size, and non-word spelling performance by PA. This study offers an in-depth look at spelling acquisition at a certain point of literacy development. Mono- and multilinguals have the predominant factors for spelling in common, but probably due to superior language knowledge, monolinguals were already able to make use of EF during spelling. For multilinguals, German lexicon size was more important for spelling than EF. For multilinguals' spelling these functions might come into play only at a later stage.}, language = {en} } @article{KohnRauscherKucianetal.2020, author = {Kohn, Juliane and Rauscher, Larissa and Kucian, Karin and K{\"a}ser, Tanja and Wyschkon, Anne and Esser, G{\"u}nter and von Aster, Michael G.}, title = {Efficacy of a Computer-Based Learning Program in Children With Developmental Dyscalculia}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {11}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01115}, pages = {14}, year = {2020}, abstract = {This study presents the evaluation of a computer-based learning program for children with developmental dyscalculia and focuses on factors affecting individual responsiveness. The adaptive training program Calcularis 2.0 has been developed according to current neuro-cognitive theory of numerical cognition. It aims to automatize number representations, supports the formation and access to the mental number line and trains arithmetic operations as well as arithmetic fact knowledge in expanding number ranges. Sixty-seven children with developmental dyscalculia from second to fifth grade (mean age 8.96 years) were randomly assigned to one of two groups (Calcularis group, waiting control group). Training duration comprised a minimum of 42 training sessions {\`a} 20 min within a maximum period of 13 weeks. Compared to the waiting control group, children of the Calcularis group demonstrated a higher benefit in arithmetic operations and number line estimation. These improvements were shown to be stable after a 3-months post training interval. In addition, this study examines which predictors accounted for training improvements. Results indicate that this self-directed training was especially beneficial for children with low math anxiety scores and without an additional reading and/or spelling disorder. In conclusion, Calcularis 2.0 supports children with developmental dyscalculia to improve their arithmetical abilities and their mental number line representation. However, it is relevant to further adapt the setting to the individual circumstances.}, language = {en} } @misc{KohnRauscherKucianetal.2020, author = {Kohn, Juliane and Rauscher, Larissa and Kucian, Karin and K{\"a}ser, Tanja and Wyschkon, Anne and Esser, G{\"u}nter and von Aster, Michael G.}, title = {Efficacy of a Computer-Based Learning Program in Children With Developmental Dyscalculia}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {650}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-47415}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-474159}, pages = {16}, year = {2020}, abstract = {This study presents the evaluation of a computer-based learning program for children with developmental dyscalculia and focuses on factors affecting individual responsiveness. The adaptive training program Calcularis 2.0 has been developed according to current neuro-cognitive theory of numerical cognition. It aims to automatize number representations, supports the formation and access to the mental number line and trains arithmetic operations as well as arithmetic fact knowledge in expanding number ranges. Sixty-seven children with developmental dyscalculia from second to fifth grade (mean age 8.96 years) were randomly assigned to one of two groups (Calcularis group, waiting control group). Training duration comprised a minimum of 42 training sessions {\`a} 20 min within a maximum period of 13 weeks. Compared to the waiting control group, children of the Calcularis group demonstrated a higher benefit in arithmetic operations and number line estimation. These improvements were shown to be stable after a 3-months post training interval. In addition, this study examines which predictors accounted for training improvements. Results indicate that this self-directed training was especially beneficial for children with low math anxiety scores and without an additional reading and/or spelling disorder. In conclusion, Calcularis 2.0 supports children with developmental dyscalculia to improve their arithmetical abilities and their mental number line representation. However, it is relevant to further adapt the setting to the individual circumstances.}, language = {en} }