Interdisciplinary research laboratory in didactics, education and training

Manuel Bächtold

Senior Lecturer HDR

Portrait photo Manuel Bächtold

research themes

  • Learning to argue about socio-scientific issues and its links with students' epistemic beliefs
  • Investigative science teaching and its effects on students' learning, motivation and epistemic beliefs
  • The links between epistemic beliefs, motivation and university students' approach to learning.
  • Teaching practices at university and their effects on students' commitment to their studies
  • Former research topics :
    • Primary school teachers' visions of science
    • Teaching energy in high school in the light of the history and philosophy of science
    • Theoretical foundations of inquiry-based science teaching
    • A pragmatist interpretation of quantum mechanics

Teaching

Master MEEF for primary schools, Master MEEF for secondary schools in physics and chemistry, Master DDS (Didactics of Science), Master in energy.

Responsibilities

  • Director of the Observatoire de la Transformation Pédagogique - OTP - at the University of Montpellier
  • AREN-DIA project co-leader
  • (Co-)thesis supervisor :
    • Pascale Roca (since 2020)
    • Myrtille Gardet (since 2020)
    • Capucine Huet (since 2018)
    • Kévin de Checchi (2017-2021)
    • Gabriel Pallarès (2016-2020)
    • Enery Melo (2013-2016)