Prof. Dr. Alexander Renkl

Es ist schon alles gesagt, nur noch nicht von allen (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  Office hours during semester time: Tuesday, 15.30 bis 16.30 (not 11.6. and 18.6.)

There is no such thing as good writing, only good rewriting (Robert Graves)

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

Selected Recent Publications (Full list of Publications)

Eitel, A., Bender, L., & Renkl, A. (2019). Are seductive details seductive only when you think the are relevant? An experimental test of the moderating role of perceived relevance. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 33, 20-30.

Glogger-Frey, I., Gaus, K., & Renkl, A. (2017). Learning from direct instruction: Best prepared by several self-regulated or guided invention activities? Learning & Instruction, 51, 26-35.  

Glogger-Frey, I., Deutscher, M., & Renkl, A. (2018). Student teachers' prior knowledge as prerequisite to learn how to assess pupils' learning strategies. Teaching and Teacher Education, 76, 227-241.

Hoogerheide,, V., Renkl, A., Fiorella, L., Paas, F., & van Gog, T. (2019). Enhancing example-based learning: Teaching on video increases arousal and improves problem-solving performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 111, 45-56..

Endres, T., Carpenter, S., Martin, A., & Renkl, A. (2017). Enhancing learning by retrieval: Enriching free recall with elaborative prompting. Learning & Instruction, 49 , 13-20. 

Renkl, A., & Scheiter, K. (2017). Studying visual displays: How to instructionally support learning. Educational Psychology Review, 29, 599-621.