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Prof Dr Alfred Lindl

Prof. Dr Alfred Lindl has been W2 Professor for Professionalisation Research in Education at the University of Hildesheim (external link, opens in a new window) since 2026. He also heads the BMBF junior research group FALKO-PV at the Chair of Educational Data Science at the University of Regensburg. His research focuses on subject-specific teacher competences, the predictive validation of professional knowledge tests and the conditions for successful teaching and their methods of analysis. He holds a doctorate in Latin language and literature and a habilitation in educational sciences from the University of Regensburg.

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Academic career

  • since 2026 - W2-Professor for Professionalisation Research in Education, University of Hildesheim
  • since 2021 - Head of the BMBF junior research group FALKO-PV, University of Regensburg
  • 2022 - 2026 - Habilitation in educational sciences, University of Regensburg
  • 2017 - 2021 -  Research associate, professorship for methods of empirical educational research, University of Regensburg
  • 2013 - 2018 - Doctorate in Latin language and literature, University of Regensburg
  • 2013 - 2017 -  Research associate, Chair of Latin language and literature, University of Regensburg
  • 2013 - 2016 - Research assistant and assistant professor, Chair of Mathematics Didactics, University of Regensburg
  • 2014 - Independent teaching activity, Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium Regensburg
  • 2008 - 2013 - Studied Latin language and literature, mathematics and education (1st State Examination), University of Regensburg

Teaching

Prof Dr Alfred Lindl regularly offers courses on the following topics:

  • Lectures Statistics I, II, III and IV
  • Exercises Statistics I, II, III and IV
  • Research seminar for early career researchers
  • Introduction to R
  • R for advanced students
  • Exercises on preparing and analysing test and questionnaire data

More information on the courses offered by the chair can be found under Teaching.

Research

  • (Domain-specific) competences / professional knowledge of teachers
  • Generic and subject-specific core practices of teachers
  • (Subject-specific) criteria of teaching quality
  • Methods of transdisciplinary educational research
  • Perception and cognitive strategies in translation processes
  • Empirical didactics research
  • Latin historiography

Selected publications

Lindl, A., Simböck, L., Rader, M., Hofrichter, M., Gutsmiedl, M., Böhringer, S. & Ehrich, P. (2025). Characteristics of good teaching from the perspective of (pre-service) teachers—results of an online survey in the five subjects German, English, Religious Education, Latin, and Music Education. Journal of Education, 28(3), 1633-1664. doi. org/10.1007/s11618-025-01323-1 (external link, opens in a new window)

Hilbert, S., Kraus, E. & Lindl, A. (2025). Machine Learning. Eine Einführung für Psychologie, Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43649-0 (external link, opens in a new window)

Lindl, A., Durandt, R. & Blum, W. (2025). Fostering Mathematical Modelling Competency in Different Learning Environments and Educational Contexts - an Exploratory Comparative Analysis of Four Intervention Studies. ZDM- Mathematics Education, 57, 351-364. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-025-01680-5 (external link, opens in a new window)

Lohe, V., Lindl, A. & Kirchhoff, P. (eds.) (2024). Unterrichtsqualität in schulischen Fremdsprachen. Theoretische Ansätze und empirische Ergebnisse aus den Fachdidaktiken. Waxmann. https://doi.org/10.31244/9783830999201 (external link, opens in a new window)

Lindl, A. & Hilbert, S. (2023). Modelling, Structure and Development of Domain-specific Professional Knowledge of Latin Teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education, 134, 104262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104262 (external link, opens in a new window)

Krauss, S. & Lindl, A. (eds.) (2023).Professionswissen von Mathematiklehrkräften – Implikationen aus der Forschung für die Praxis. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64381-5 (external link, opens in a new window)

The complete list of publications can be found here (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible).

Prof. Dr. Alfred Lindl

Leitung Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe FALKO-PV

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