Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory in Didactics, Education, and Training

Manuel Bächtold

University Professor

Portrait photo of Manuel Bächtold

Research Topics

  • Learning to Argue About Social Science Issues and Its Connection to Students’ Epistemic Beliefs
  • Teaching practices at the university (active learning and lecture-based instruction)
  • The Links Between Epistemic Beliefs, Motivation, and Students’ Approaches to Learning
  • Science teaching practices based on inquiry-based approaches

Previous research topics:

  • Science Education Through Inquiry-Based Learning: Theoretical Foundations and Teaching Practices
  • Primary School Teachers’ Views on Science
  • Teaching Energy in High School Through the Lens of the History and Philosophy of Science
  • A Pragmatist Approach to the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Courses

Bachelor’s degree in Pluri & MEEF, Master’s degree in MEEF for elementary education, Master’s degree in MEEF for secondary education in physics and chemistry, Master’s degree in DDS (Science Education), Master’s degree in Energy.

Responsibilities

  • Director of the Observatory of Educational Transformation ( OTP ) at the University of Montpellier
  • Co-project lead for the AREN-DIA project