Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences - Computer Science Education | Computer Science and Society

Dr. Michael T. Rücker

 

E-Mail: rueckerm@informatik.hu-berlin.de

 

Michael Rücker received his Master's degree in Education at Humboldt-Universität in 2014, with the subjects computer science and English. Subsequently he joined the work group of Prof. Pinkwart as a research assistant and, in February 2020, received his doctorate with highest distinction (summa cum laude). In his dissertation, he used a qualitative design, particularly grounded-theory methods, to investigate student conceptions of computing devices and their role in learning transfer from school to everyday life.

In December 2021, he successfully completed his teacher training and the second state exam for a secondary school teacher with the subjects computer science and English.

In February 2022, Dr. Rücker rejoined the group here at Humboldt-Universität to work on his own DFG-funded project on Competencies for the Assessment of Computing System Consequences.

In September 2023, he started a junior professorship for computing education at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

 

Interests

  • K-12 compuer science
  • student conceptions
  • transfer of learning
  • competency models
  • qualitative research methods

 

 

 

TY - CHAP T1 - Modelling the Competency to Evaluate the Impacts of Computing AU - Rücker, M. T. TI - Proceedings of the 17th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education PY - 2022 PB - Association for Computing Machinery M3 - doi:10.1145/3556787.3556804 UR - https://doi.org/10.1145/3556787.3556804 ER - TY - THES T1 - A Naturalistic Inquiry into Student Conceptions of Computing Technology and their Role for Learning and Transfer AU - Rücker, M. T. PY - 2020 PB - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin M3 - doi:10.18452/21239 UR - https://edoc.hu-berlin.de/handle/18452/22021 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Small but Powerful: A Learning Study to Address Secondary Students’ Conceptions of Everyday Computing Technology AU - Rücker, M. T. AU - van Joolingen, W. R. AU - Pinkwart, N. JO - ACM Transactions on Computing Education PY - 2020 PB - Association for Computing Machinery VL - 20 IS - 2 M3 - doi:10.1145/3377880 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - "How Else Should It Work?" A Grounded Theory of Pre-College Students' Understanding of Computing Devices AU - Rücker, M. T. AU - Pinkwart, N. JO - ACM Transactions on Computing Education PY - 2018 VL - 19 IS - 1 M3 - doi:10.1145/3226592 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The things that belong: a grounded theory study of student categorizations of complex technical artifacts AU - Rücker, M. T. AU - Pinkwart, N. JO - International Journal of Technology and Design Education PY - 2017 VL - 28 IS - 3 M3 - doi:10.1007/s10798-017-9419-y ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Alltagsvorstellungen in der Informatik: Erhebungsmethodik und Implikationen f{ü}r den Unterricht AU - Rücker, M. T. AU - Pancratz, N. AU - Gold-Veerkamp, C. AU - Pinkwart, N. AU - Brinda, T. TI - Informatische Bildung zum Verstehen und Gestalten der digitalen Welt: 17. GI-Fachtagung Informatik und Schule PY - 2017 PB - Gesellschaft für Informatik ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Towards a grounded theory of how students identify computing AU - Rücker, M. T. AU - Pinkwart, N. TI - Proceedings of the 12th Workshop on Primary and Secondary Computing Education PY - 2017 PB - ACM M3 - doi:10.1145/3137065.3137071 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Review and Discussion of Children's Conceptions of Computers AU - Rücker, M. T. AU - Pinkwart, N. JO - Journal of Science Education and Technology PY - 2015 VL - 25 M3 - doi:10.1007/s10956-015-9592-2 ER - TY - THES T1 - Petrinetze in der Schule - Ein Spiralcurriculum für die Sekundarstufen I und II AU - Rücker, M. PY - 2014 N1 - Master Thesis ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Petri Nets in Secondary CS Education AU - Rücker, M. AU - Pinkwart, N. TI - Proceedings of the 9th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education PY - 2014 M3 - doi:10.1145/2670757.2670766 ER -