Prof. Dr. Horst Schecker

Address:	Institut für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften, Abt. Physikdidaktik Otto-Hahn-Allee 1 Universität Bremen Postfach 330 440 D-28334 Bremen, Deutschland
Room:	M3030
E-Mail:	schecker@uni-bremen.de
Phone:	+49 421 218-62024

Vita:

2002 to 2021 Professor of Physics Education, Universität Bremen
still active after retirement in 2021

2002 to 2021 full professor (C4, chair) for physics education at the university of Bremen
2002 calls to chairs at the universities of Bochum (rejected) and Bremen
1996/97 stand-in professorship at the University of Osnabrück
1995-2002 researcher and lecturer at the University of Bremen
1995 Habilitation (qualification for university professorship), theme of the habilitation scripture: System Dynamics modeling in physics education
1985-1987 in-service teacher training (Referendariat), full teacher exam
1985 PhD in physics education, theme of thesis: Students' alternative ideas in Newtonian mechanics ("Das Schülervorverständnis zur Mechanik")
1981-1985 and 1988-1995 reseach assistant at the University of Bremen
1976-1981 studies in physics, English, and pedagogy at the University of Bremen, first teacher exam for upper secondary schools

since 2015 member of the scientific board of the Centre for Teacher education and Educational Research of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2005-2011 elected Speaker (chairman) of the board of the Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik (Association for the Didactics of Chemistry and Physics, GDCP)
2006-2008 co-director and acting director of the teacher education center of the University of Bremen
since 1999 research reviewer of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
1998-2004 physics editor of the journal "Der mathematische und naturwissenschaftliche Unterricht" (MNU)
reviewer for "Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften" (ZfDN), "Physik und Didaktik in Schule und Hochschule" (PhyDid), "International Journal of Science Education" (IJSE)
since 2006 member of the editorial board of the "Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften" (ZfDN)
2006/07 member of the German PISA expert group
2008/09 member of the IQB-expert group for reviewing the physics tasks for the evaluation of the German national educational standards (Insitut für die Qualitätsentwicklung im Bildungswesen)

1995 Young Researchers-Award of the Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik
2000 Lecturer Award of the Verein zur Förderung des Mathematischen und Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts, Bezirksgruppe Bremerhaven
2003 Berninghausen-Award (Award for excellence in teaching and its innovation at the University of Bremen)
2003 hononary medal of the Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik (GDCP) for outstanding performance in the didactics of physics and chemistry

Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik (GDCP) (Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics)
Verein zur Förderung des Mathematischen und Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts (MNU) (German Science Teachers Association)
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Gesellschaft, Fachverband Didaktik der Physik (DPG) (German Physics Society, physics)
European Science Education Research Association (ESERA)