Prof. Dr. Alexander Renkl

Über kurz oder lang kann das nimmer länger so weitergehen, außer es dauert noch länger, dann kann man nur sagen, es braucht halt alles seine Zeit, und Zeit wär's, dass es bald anders wird (Karl Valentin). 

Postal Address University of Freiburg Psychological Institute Educational and Developmental Psychology Engelbergerstr.41 D-79085 Freiburg Germany Tel.: ++49 (0) 761 203 3003 Fax: ++49 (0) 761 203 3100 renkl@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de  Presently no office hours (corona); pls send email

Manchmal gehen mir meine Meinungen auf die Nerven; aber ich habe keine anderen (Werner Schneyder)

Research Example-based learning Instructional explanations and self-explanations Learning from multiple representations (multimedia learning) Learning strategies Learning by journal writing Retrieval practice Teachers' pedagogical and psychological knowledge    Teaching Educational Psychology Developmental Psychology Short bio

Selected Recent Publications (Full list of Publications)

Eitel, A., Endres, T., & Renkl, A. (2020). Self-management as a bridge between cognitive load and self-regulated learning: The illustrative case of seductive details. Educational Psychology Review, 32, 1073-1087.

Endres, T., Kranzdorf, L., Schneider, V., & Renkl, A. (2020). It matters how to recall - task differences in retrieval practice. Instructional Science, 48, 699-728.

Nückles, M., Roelle, J., Glogger-Frey, I., Waldeyer, J., & Renkl, A. (2020). The self-regulation view in writing-to-learn: Using journal writing to optimize cognitive load in self-regulated learning. Educational Psychology Review, 32, 1089-1126..

Lachner, A., Backfisch, I., Hoogerheide, V., van Gog, T., & Renkl, A. (2020). Timing matters! Explaining between study phases enhances students' learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 112, 841-853.

Roelle, J., & Renkl, A. (2020). Does an option to review instructional explanations enhance example-based learning? It depends on learners' academic self-concept. Journal of Educational Psychology, 112, 131-147.

Schalk, L., Roelle, J., Saalbach, H., Berthold, K., Stern, E., & Renkl, A. (2020). Providing worked examples for learning multiple principles. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34, 813-824.