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 Office hours during semester break : 26.7.16, 16.8.16; 20.9.16: from 15.30 to 16:30  renkl@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de

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)

Glogger-Frey, I., Fleischer, C., Grüny, L., Kappich, J., & Renkl, A. (2015). Inventing a solution and studying a worked solution prepare differently for learning from direct instruction. Learning & Instruction, 39, 72-87. 

Renkl, A. (2013). Why practice recommendations are important in use-inspired basic research and why too much caution is dysfunctional. Educational Psychology Review, 25, 317-324. 

Renkl, A. (2014). Learning from worked examples: How to prepare students for meaningful problem solving. In V. A. Benassi, C. E. Overson, & C. M Hakala (Eds.), Applying the Science of Learning in Education: Infusing psychological science into curriculum. Retrievable for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/asle2014/index.php.

Renkl, A., (2014). Towards an instructionally-oriented theory of example-based learning. Cognitive Science, 38, 1-37.

Renkl, A. (2015). Different roads lead to Rome: The case of principle-based cognitive skills. Learning: Research & Practice, 1, 79-90.