Overview
Learning science and cognitive psychology explores how to design and support collective human behavior in professional contexts such as science, research, and education. It examines the cognitive and social mechanisms behind effective collaboration, shared knowledge building, and collective problem-solving. Key learning activities and practices include inquiry-based learning, collaborative argumentation, reflective discussion, formative assessment, and knowledge mapping. Learning science also investigates how digital tools, instructional designs, and scaffolding strategies influence learners’ engagement, conceptual change, and metacognitive development within these collaborative environments, informing evidence-based interventions that support both individual understanding and collective intelligence.
Publications
Discover a selection of our key publications that highlight our commitment to advancing education through research.
- Pérez-Nebra, A. R., Fischer, R., Torres, C. V., & Boehnke, K. (2024). Adaptation of a cultural measure in Brazil—Developing a short version of the Individualism–Collectivism Vertical–Horizontal Scale. Psychological Test Adaptation and Development, 5 (1), 12–25. (LINK)
- Schemmerling, M., Friehs, M.-T., Kotzur, P. F., Bastias, F., De Keersmaecker, J., Macedo, F. G., Neto, F., Neto, J., Pietraszkiewicz, A., Schmid, K., Sczesny, S., Torres, C., & Boehnke, K. (2023). Culturally emic protagonists using the Stereotype Content Model: A scale development and adaption process across four languages and eight countries. Psychological Test Adaptation and Development, 4(1), online first. (LINK)
- Neter, E., & Boehnke, K. (2023). War in Europe, again? Adversity, coping, and resilience. Applied Psychology. Health and Well-Being, 10.1111/aphw.12515. Advance online publication.(LINK) {Cite Score 9.3}
- Abu-Rayya, H. M., Henschel, N. T., Amin, A., & Boehnke, K. (2023). Examining the circumplex value structure and the person-environment value congruence hypothesis in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 100176, 7. (LINK) {Cite Score: 1.2}
- Ghasemi, A., Hall, S. S., Shahi, H., Meyers, L. S., Karami, J., Mehrabani, A. R., Rahandaz, Z. & Boehnke, K. (2023). The compassionate type? Personality, self-compassion, and postdivorce adjustment among Iranian women. Family Relations – Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science, 72 (5), 3084-3099. (LINK)
- Foroughi, A., Henschel, N.T., Shahi, H., Hall, S.S., Meyers, L.S., Sadeghi, K., Parvizifard, A., Boehnke, K., & Brand, S. (2023). Keeping things positive: Affect as a mediator between physical activity and psychological functioning. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology, and Education, 13, 2428–2459. (LINK)
