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Feburary 2026: Announcement
Maur, A., Kunz, A.-K., Weber, M., Klose, V., Kohmer, A., Dinc, Y., Ruf, V., Küchemann, S. (2026). Exploring Browsing Patterns in Domain-Specific Critical Online Reasoning: An Eye-Tracking Study on Visits and Fixations in Different Website Areas. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-026-01372-0

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Martin de los Santos, L., Klopp, E., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Zottmann, J. M. & Horrer, A. (2026). The relation between critical online reasoning skills of first-semester university students and their epistemological beliefs. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-025-01369-1

 

January 2025: Announcement

Hagen, T., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Depré, K. & Rinke, T. (2025). Start-ups den Einstieg in die duale Berufsbildung erleichtern ─ Prozessbegleitende Evaluation und Qualitätsmonitoring. bwp@ Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik – online.

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September 2025: Announcement

Schelle, C., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Banerjee, M., Braunheim, D. & Touzos A. (2025). Zum kritischen Umgang Studierender mit Internetinformationen – Analysen mittels Rekonstruktion und Narratologie in digitalen Umgebungen. Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung. doi: 10.1007/s35834-025-00503-7

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September 2025: Announcement

The master's thesis by doctoral candidate Thiemo Hagen, entitled "English-language research and critical online reasoning (COR) – An Analysis of the General and Scenario-Specific Use of the English Language in Online Research in the Context of Business Education," will be awarded the Käthe and Ulrich Pleiß Foundation Prize at the annual conference of the DGfE's Vocational and Business Education Section, which will take place this year at the Technical University of Darmstadt. Further information about the foundation can be found here. We warmly congratulate Mr Hagen.

 

August 2025: Announcement of presentations at BWP 2025

We are pleased to present our research at BWP 2025 in Darmstadt from 24 to 26 September:

Depré, K., Troitschanskaia, O., Braunheim, D., Nagel, M.-T. & Shavelson, R. (2025). Nutzung multipler Informationsquellen durch Studierende der Wirtschaftspädagogik – Analyse kognitiver Prozesse im Critical Thinking-Performance Assessment [Poster].

Hagen T., Troitschankaia, O., Depré, K., Rinke, T. & Toepper, M. (2025). Start-ups den Einstieg in die duale Berufsausbildung erleichtern – Bedarfsanalyse aus der Prozess-Evaluation [Poster].

Hodes, P., Troitschanskaia, O. & Martin de los Santos, L. (2025). Mediennutzung und -kompetenz von Berufsschüler:innen: Eine systematische Literaturanalyse [Poster].

Martin de los Santos, L., Troitschanskaia, O., Trierweiler, L. & Nagel, M.-T. (2025). Die Entwicklung der Mediennutzung und Critical Online Reasoning bei Studierenden der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Wirtschaftspädagogik im ersten Studienjahr [Poster].

Nagel, M.-T., Troitschanskaia, O., Trierweiler, L. & Schmidt, S. (2025). Validierung von Aufgaben zur Erfassung des domänenspezifischen Critical Online Reasoning (DOM-COR) bei StudienanfängerInnen der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Wirtschaftspädagogik [Symposium].

Troitschanskaia, O., Toepper, M., Molerov, Dimitri & Hodes, P. (2025). Critical Online Reasoning bei Studierenden der Wirtschafswissenschaften und Wirtschaftspädagogik in Zeiten von ChatGPT [Poster].

 

July 2025: Announcement publication

Kuhn, C., Depré, K., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., & Reichert-Schlax, J. (2025). Using digital tools in teacher education for fostering instructional competence among (pre-service) teachers. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft (2025). doi: 10.1007/s11618-025-01326-y

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July 2025: Announcement Summer party 2025
This year's summer party of the two chairs of business education took place on 1 July 2025 in midsummer temperatures. Professors, staff, assistants, external lecturers and alumni spent a lovely evening with delicious barbecue specialities, which were prepared by our assistants and others.

 

July 2025: Doctorate Annika Müller

Annika Müller successfully passed the disputation as part of her doctoral procedure on 1 July 2025. The dissertation is entitled: "Moral Stress at Work: Scale Development and Continuous Time Perspectives on Reciprocal Relations between moral Stressors, moral Strain, moral Injury, and moral Support“.

We would like to congratulate Mrs Müller on her outstanding doctorate.

 

June 2025: Announcement "Expanding Horizons"

 

June 2025: Announcement pubication
Mat, Nurhema Che, Idris, Mohd Awang, & Dormann, Christian (in press). Exploring time lags between job stressors and burnout in cross-lagged panel and diary studies: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Stress Management.

 

Abstract:
Despite extensive research into the causal relationship between job stressors and burnout, the role of time in the progression of burnout symptoms remains unclear. This paper examines the time lags used in cross-lagged panel (CLP) and diary studies to identify patterns in the relationship between job stressors and burnout symptoms over both long and short periods. We systematically reviewed articles from three major databases, ultimately including 71 studies in our final analysis. In total, we identified 65 distinct types of job stressors, primarily stemming from job characteristics and individual factors. The mixed findings on the effects of job stressors and burnout symptoms highlight the need for researchers to carefully consider optimal time lags and statistical analysis to better capture the dynamic nature of the stressor-burnout relationship, ultimately leading to more effective interventions for managing workplace stress and preventing burnout.

 

June 2025: Announcement pubication

Nagel, M.-T. & Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O. (2025). The competence to deal critically with online information among economics education students and teacher trainees in economics: implications for teacher training. Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-025-00186-4

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May 2025: Appointment of Dr Christiane Kuhn as Academic Director
Dr Christiane Kuhn was appointed Academic Director on 19 May 2025. The certificate was presented by the President of JGU Mainz, Prof. Dr Georg Krausch, in a festive ceremony in the Old Registry.
We would like to congratulate Dr Kuhn on her appointment!

 

May 2025: Announcement pubication
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Gessler, M., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Bohlinger, S., Olivier, C., Toepper, M., Bieß, A., Greppmair, A.-C., Nguyen, H. L., & Scheuch, I. (Eds.). (2024). Expanding Horizons: Research on the Internationalization of Vocational Education and Training. Springer VS. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-43742-8

 

 

May 2025: Announcement pubication

Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Shavelson, R.J. & Bartnik, T.N. What Have We Learned About Modelling and Assessing Mathematics Teachers’ Competence? – Insights from a Literature Review. ZDM Mathematics Education (2025). doi: 10.1007/s11858-025-01689-w

 

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April 2025: Doctorate Marie-Theres Nagel

Marie-Theres Nagel successfully passed the disputation as part of her doctoral procedure on 29 April 2025. The dissertation is entitled: ’Validation of Assessments for Measuring Critical Thinking and Critical Online Reasoning in German Higher Education’.

We would like to congratulate Mrs Nagel on her outstanding doctorate.

 

April 2025: Announcement pubication
Cortina, S., & Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O. (2025). Kritisches Denken in der Hochschulbildung im digitalen Zeitalter. Zeitschrift für Pädagogik, 2(2025), 141–144. Beltz Juventa. doi: 10.3262/ZP2502141

 

April 2025: Announcement pubication
The editor of Journal of Occupational Health Psychology selected the article:
Toward a dynamic understanding of work–family boundary management: A control theory perspective. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, by Eunae Cho, Laurenz L. Meier, Christian Dormann, and Tammy Allen as Editor’s Choice selection paper. Editor’s Choice papers represent the best science in each area of their discipline, reflecting science that is exceptionally important, impactful, and deserves additional visibility for the whole fieldFree download: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2026-00081-001.pdf

 

April 2025: Announcement pubication
Kohmer, A., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Fischer, J., & Nagel, M.-T. (2025). Design and Transferability of a Digital Training to Improve Generic and Domain-Specific Critical Online Reasoning. International Journal of Training and Development. doi: 10.1111/ijtd.12368

 

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March 2025: Teaching Day on 6 March 2025

As part of the Teaching Day, an intensive exchange took place between the Chairs of Business Education, lecturers, the Office of Student Affairs, representatives of other chairs and departments as well as practice partners and students on the topic of ‘current developments and experiences in dealing with AI tools in teaching’.

We would like to thank everyone involved for their active participation, especially Dr Fitzpatrick, Prof. Schelle, Prof. Rothlauf and Hon. Prof. Böhner for their exciting input!

 

March 2025: Announcement of presentations at EARLI 2025

We are looking forward to presenting our research work at Earli 2025 in Graz from August 25 - 29:

Depré, K., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Braunheim, D., Bartnik, T. N., Nagel, M.-T. & Shavelson, R. (2025). Criteria-based Evaluation of Students’ Use of Multiple Information in Solving a Performance Task [Symposium].

Nagel, M.-T., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Trierweiler, L., Drake, P., Hartig, J., & Walstad, W. (2025). Developing Domain-Specific Critical Online Reasoning Skills of Economics Students in their First Year [Symposium].

Schelle, C., Braunheim, D., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Banerjee, M., & Touzos A. A. (2025). Narrative-Reconstructive Case Study of Students’ Generic and Domain-Specific Critical Online Reasoning [Symposium].

Rinke, T., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Depré, K. & Toepper, M. (2025). Integrating Startups into Germany's Dual Vocational Training System: Opportunities and Challenges [Poster].

 

March 2025: Announcement of presentations at AERA & NCME 2025

We are pleased to present our research at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting from April 23 - 27 and at the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting in Denver from April 23 - 26:

Depré K., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Braunheim, D., & Shavelson, R. (2025). University Students’ Critical Thinking – Evaluation of Performance and Thought Processes when Using Multiple Online Sources [AERA Symposium].

Maur, A., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Martin de los Santos Kleinz, L., Nagel, M., & Fischer, J. (2025, April 23-27). Assessing Critical Online Reasoning Skills: Latent Trajectories among Young Professionals in Medicine, Law, and Teaching [Paper presentation].

Nagel, M., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Hartig, J., Trierweiler, L., & Drake, P. (2025) Valid Assessment of Economics Students’ Domain-Specific Critical Online Reasoning Skills [Paper Presentation].

 

Hodes, P. F., Federiakin, D., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Martin de los Santos Kleinz, L., Gabler, J., & Molerov, D. (2025). Impact of Vocational Education on Student Media Usage Skills: A Quasi-Experimental Design [Symposium].

Maur, A., Kunz, A.-K., Brückner, S., Kohmer, A., & Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O. (2025). COR Processes – Eye-Tracking Analysis of High and Low Performers [Symposium].

Molerov, D., Shenavai, K., Federiakin, D., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., & Trierweiler, L. (2025). Students’ COR Task Solving in Economics: Time-to-Draft with and without ChatGPT [Symposium].

Nagel, M.-T., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Hartig, J., Trierweiler, L., & Drake, P. (2025). Valid Assessment of Economics Students’ Domain-Specific Critical Online Reasoning Skills [Symposium].

 

February 2025: Announcement
Henriette Hillebrand has successfully completed her Master's thesis in Business Education with a grade of 1.0. Her Master's thesis is entitled: ‘Mapping the critical thinking of business education students when using multiple sources in performance assessments by categorising the cognitive processes involved and the performance-based dimensions’
We congratulate her on this excellent achievement and wish her all the best for the future!

 

February 2025: Announcement

 

On February 14, 2025, a nine-member delegation from Ivane Javakhishvili University and Shota Rustaveli University in Georgia visited Mainz. In addition to a presentation of the business education degree programs and a tour of the campus, a joint colloquium was held during which the Chair's current research and teaching projects were presented.

 

February 2025: Announcement
Dr Denis Federiakin receives the prize of the Alfred Teves Foundation of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz for outstanding dissertations, which will be awarded on 25.06.25 during the DIES ACADEMICUS.
Congratulations on this special achievement!

 

February 2025: Announcement publication
Cho, E., Meier, L. L., Dormann, C., & Allen, T. D. (in press). Toward a Dynamic Understanding of Work-Family Boundary Management: A Control Theory Perspective. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.
Abstract: Boundary theory posits boundary management tactics as specific behaviors. Yet, little is known about whether and why individuals use these tactics variably. Incorporating control theory and boundary theory, we conceptualized boundary management tactics intended to segment work from family (BMT) as dynamic, goal-directed behaviors adopted in response to a perceived work-family discrepancy (i.e., work-to-family conflict). Using 10-week weekly diary data (N=247), we examined within-person variation in the use of multidimensional BMT to determine whether increased work-to-family conflict prompts greater future use of BMT and whether BMT subsequently relate to less work-to-family conflict. Aligned with theory, we found substantial within-person variability in BMT (31%). Physical, technological, and temporal tactics were used more often and in a relatively more routinized way than communication tactics. Results revealed that strain-based work-to-family conflict related to greater future use of temporal and physical tactics, with the strongest effect across a one-week interval. Unexpectedly, overall BMT did not relate to later time- and strain-based work-to-family conflict, and temporal tactics related to more time-based work-to-family conflict in following weeks. This study offers more nuanced knowledge about the dynamic use of multidimensional BMT and lays a foundation for further research to advance a process-oriented understanding of work-family boundary management.

 

Dormann, C. & Diener, O. (in press). I Watch SEM: Continuous Time Dynamic Models with N ≥ 1 Smart Watch Data. Industrial Health.
Abstract: Since smart devices have become useful tools in monitoring health, we use the applied part of this article for explaining how to retrieve N = 1 bivariate ILD from popular smart watches and how to prepare them for CTSEM (including N > 1 multivariate extensions). We show how to specify a cross-lagged panel CTSEM using the R package ctsem, how to fit the specified model to the retrieved data, and how to interpret the results. Limitations of CTSEM are discussed, too.
Monitoring and forecasting industrial health represent important issues for organizations. In the theoretical part of this article, we provide a brief introduction to different types of repeated measure designs and methods to analyze repeatedly measured data, with a particular focus on continuous time modelling of intensive longitudinal data (ILD) with N ≥ 1 analysis. We built on the distinction between within-person versus between-person effects, andhow this is addressed in static versus dynamic models. Further, we elaborate on the distinction between discrete time dynamic models versus continuous time dynamic models. In particular, we deal with continuous time structural equation models (CTSEM), and we provide a brief introduction into the underlying math.

 

Wiese, C. W., Dormann, C., Vaziri, H., Tya, L., Wille, B., Chen, J., Moran, L., & Li, Y. (in press). Happy Work, Happy Life? A Replication and Comparison of the Longitudinal Effects between Job and Life Satisfaction Using Continuous Time Meta-Analysis. Journal of Organizational Behavior.
Abstract: Capturing the evolving journey of workers' well-being, our research unveils how the intertwined paths of job and life satisfaction shift and shape each other over the course of time. By delving into the dynamic interplay between these two constructs, we offer groundbreaking insights by illuminating the time-bound nature of satisfaction, resolving longstanding debates in the literature (e.g., the relative strength of these effects), teasing apart between- and within-person effects, and extending current understandings in the field. Our findings (k = 28; N = 161,303) suggest that 1) job and life satisfaction are related to one another over time, 2) life satisfaction has a stronger effect (+ 32%) on future job satisfaction than the converse, 3) these effects peak around 18 months (between-person effects), and 4) effects peak at shorter intervals of 9 months when accounting for unobserved heterogeneity (within-person effects). In the latter case, the differences between the two effects were still significant, but the dominance of life satisfaction shrank from 32% to 9%. This investigation not only bridges critical gaps but also sets a new precedent for future research on the temporal dynamics of well-being, promising to transform theoretical perspectives and practical approaches alike.

 

January 2025: Habilitation Sebastian Brückner

Dr Sebastian Brückner completed his habilitation procedure at the Faculty of Law and Economics at JGU Mainz with his habilitation lecture on 27 January 2025. The title of the lecture was ‘Modelling and digitally supported promotion of (subject) didactic skills in business education teacher training’. The colloquium awarded him the venia legendi for the subject ‘Educational science with a focus on vocational and business education’. His habilitation thesis is entitled ‘Diagnostik textuell-graphisch repräsentierter Konzepte im wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen und wirtschaftspädagogischen Studium - Eine Eye Tracking-basierte Analyse unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Domänenspezifität’.
We congratulate PD. Dr habil. Sebastian Brückner on his outstanding achievement.

 

January 2025: Doctorate Katharina Depré
Katharina Depré successfully passed the disputation as part of her doctoral procedure on 27 January 2025. The dissertation is entitled: ‘University promotion of media didactic knowledge facets and media-related convictions of prospective teachers: A consideration of the usability of multimedia learning tools’.
We would like to congratulate Mrs Depré on her outstanding doctorate.

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