Archive young scientist projects
Äuglein – Eye-Tracking in Schools Accompanying Literacy Acquisition Aiming at Progress-Monitoring, Diagnosis and Intervention
Reading aloud allows the direct monitoring of the reading process (e.g. reading fluency, accuracy, repetitions, omissions) and makes immediate interventions possible if difficulties are detected. For silent reading this is only possible through the use of eye-tracking. The project “Äuglein” [German for little eye] seeks to establish eye-tracking in school as a method that provides detailed insights into individual reading behavior for teachers, parents and children.
DYNAMO – Dynamics of Need Associated Motivation
The DYNAMO project investigates the association between fulfillment of basic psychological needs and motivation in children and adolescents. To that end, a measurement instrument shall be developed which allows for assessing these two constructs in these age groups.
