Prof. Dr. Poldi Kuhl
Vita
- Since 2021: Professor for Educational Psychology at Leuphana University (Lüneburg, Germany)
- 2019: Renewal of appointment as Associate Professor for Educational Sciences after positive interim evaluation
- 2016-2021: Associate Professor for Educational Sciences, with a focus on Evaluation and Intervention, at Leuphana University (Lüneburg, Germany)
- 2011-2016: Director of the Research Data Center (FDZ) at the Institute for Educational Quality Improvement (IQB) at Humboldt-Universität (Berlin, Germany)
- 2011: Visiting Scientist at Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2007-2011: Research Associate at the Institut for School Quality Improvement (ISQ) at Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany)
- 2004-2007: Fellowship in the IMPRS-Graduate School 'LIFE' at Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development (Berlin, Germany)
- 2004-2006: Research Associate at the Department for Empirical Educational Sciences at Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany)
- 2003: Diploma in Psychology, Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany)
- 1999-2003: Psychology Studies, Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany)
Research Interests
- Educational Large Scale Assessments
- Heterogeneity of school achievement
- Inclusive education
- Individual and institutional determinants of the development of school achievement
- Gender-related disparities in the scholastic and psychosocial development in childhood and adolescence
Projects
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FaLL – Fallportal Lehrkräftebildung Leuphana
Inga Buhrfeind (Project manager, academic) , Poldi Kuhl (Project manager, academic) , Anja Schwedler-Diesener (Project manager, academic)
→Project: Practical Project
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Assessment of students’ initial learning situations in mathematics as a stimulus for data-based school and instruction development
Poldi Kuhl (Project manager, academic) , Sonja Nonte (Project manager, academic) , Hedwig Gasteiger (Project manager, academic) , Milena Riedel (Project staff) , Marlon Steinmann (Project staff) , Melanie Trypke (Project staff)
→Project: Research
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Strengthening the reflection skills of students in the profile study in teacher education
Poldi Kuhl (Project manager, academic) , Jessica Julia Süßenbach (Project manager, academic) , Anja Schwedler-Diesener (Project staff)
→Project: Teaching
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Learning process diagnostics and learning supportive performance feedback in inclusive subject teaching
Michael Besser (Project manager, academic) , Timo Ehmke (Project manager, academic) , Dominik Leiß (Project manager, academic) , Poldi Kuhl (Project manager, academic) , Fynn Colin Nicolas Töllner (Project staff) , Kyra Renftel (Project staff)
→Project: Research
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DigiTaL - Subproject 01: Virtual realities for competence development and reflection
Poldi Kuhl (Project manager, academic) , David Demian Loschelder (Project manager, academic) , Yannik Nils Sylvester Adam (Project staff) , Hannes Marwin Petrowsky (Project staff) , Simon Schweigler (Project staff) , Friederike Johanne Knabbe (Project staff) , Yannik Andrea Escher (Project staff)
→Project: Teaching
Publications
Books and anthologies
- Digitales Lehren und Lernen im Fachunterricht: Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Gegenstände und Prozesse
Michael Lothar Josef Ahlers (Editor) , Michael Besser (Editor) , Christian Herzog (Editor) , Poldi Kuhl (Editor) , 2023 Weinheim , 327 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
- Schüler*innen mit sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf in Schulleistungserhebungen: Einblicke und Entwicklungen
Poldi Kuhl (Editor) , Cornelia Gresch (Editor) , Michael Grosche (Editor) , Christine Sälzer (Editor) , Petra Stanat (Editor) , 2020 Wiesbaden , 291 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
- Lehrer. Bildung. Gestalten: Beiträge zur empirischen Forschung in der Lehrerbildung
Timo Ehmke (Editor) , Poldi Kuhl (Editor) , Marcus Pietsch (Editor) , 2019 Weinheim , 360 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
- Inklusion von Schülerinnen und Schülern mit sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf in Schulleistungserhebungen
Poldi Kuhl (Editor) , Petra Stanat (Editor) , Birgit Lütje-Klose (Editor) , Cornelia Gresch (Editor) , Hans Anand Pant (Editor) , Manfred Prenzel (Editor) , 2015 1 ed. Wiesbaden , 364 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
- Bildung in Berlin und Brandenburg 2008: Ein indikatorengestützter Bericht zur Bildung im Lebenslauf
Poldi Kuhl (Editor) , Hans Anand Pant (Editor) , Klaus Rehkämper (Editor) , Ulrike Rockmann (Editor) , Wolfgang Wendt (Editor) , 2008 Berlin , 368 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
Journal contributions
- COVID-19-related differences in students’ verbal achievements: Comparisons of different cohorts of students with SEN based on large-scale assessment data from Germany
Rebecca Schneider (Author) , Sebastian Weirich (Author) , Poldi Kuhl (Author) , Stefan Schipolowski (Author) , Petra Stanat (Author) , 01.12.2025 , in: Learning and Instruction, 100 , 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Der Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD):: Ziele – Entwicklung – Tätigkeitsfelder
Poldi Kuhl (Author) , Fridtjof W. Nussbeck (Author) , 01.10.2025 , in: Psychologische Rundschau, 76, 4 , p. 277-279 , 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- From verbal complexity to student success: understanding the role of linguistic features in teachers’ oral classroom explanations
Catharina Tippe (Author) , Nadine Cruz Neri (Author) , Poldi Kuhl (Author) , Jan Retelsdorf (Author) , 01.09.2025 , in: European Journal of Psychology of Education, 40, 3 , 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- A psychological framework for social skill acquisition in immersive VR environments: Conceptualization, application, and empirical evaluation
Yannik Andrea Escher (Author) , Hannes Marwin Petrowsky (Author) , Friederike Johanne Knabbe (Author) , Poldi Kuhl (Author) , David Demian Loschelder (Author) , 12.08.2025 , in: Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 19, 19 , 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Formative assessment in inclusive mathematics education in secondary schools: A systematic review
Fynn Colin Nicolas Töllner (Author) , Poldi Kuhl (Author) , Michael Besser (Author) , 07.05.2025 , in: Education Science, 15, 5 , 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
- Teachers’ use of formative assessment in inclusive mathematics education in German secondary schools
Fynn Colin Nicolas Töllner (Author) , Kyra Renftel (Author) , Poldi Kuhl (Author) , Michael Besser (Author) , 29.05.2025 1 ed. , p. 256-269 , 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review
- Welche Wirkung hat Feedback mit unterschiedlichem Informationsgehalt auf die Mathematikleistung von inklusiv beschulten Schüler*innen?
Fynn Colin Nicolas Töllner (Author) , Kyra Renftel (Author) , Poldi Kuhl (Author) , Michael Besser (Author) , 01.01.2024 Münster , p. 1425-1428 , 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research
- Virtuelle Realitäten zur Kompetenzentwicklung und Reflexion in der universitären Lehrkräftebildung am Beispiel von Elterngesprächen
Yannik Nils Sylvester Adam (Author) , Hannes Marwin Petrowsky (Author) , David Demian Loschelder (Author) , Poldi Kuhl (Author) , 22.11.2023 Weinheim , p. 222-242 , 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- Berufsbezogenes Selbstkonzept und Berufsmotivation von Lehrkräften.: Erfassung, Ausprägungen und Bedeutung der Berufserfahrung
Poldi Kuhl (Author) , Philipp Alexander Freund (Author) , Sina Mayreen Phieler (Author) , 01.07.2023 Münster , p. 53-68 , 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- Effekte der (mittleren) Klassenleistung auf die individuelle Leistungsentwicklung:: Konzeptionelle Einordnung, aktuelle Debatten und offene Fragen vor dem Hintergrund des deutschen Schulsystems
Poldi Kuhl (Author) , Michael Becker (Author) , Aleksander Kocaj (Author) , Malte Jansen (Author) , Hanna Dumont (Author) , Oliver Lüdtke (Author) , 23.06.2023 Weinheim , p. 150-179 , 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Lernprozessbegleitende Diagnostik und lernförderliche Leistungsrückmeldung im inklusiven Fachunterricht
Fynn Colin Nicolas Töllner (Speaker) , Friederike Constanze Edith Kienitz (Speaker) , Michael Besser (Speaker) , Poldi Kuhl (Speaker)
Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
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Von Datensammlung zu datengestützter Handlungskompetenz – durch DBR zur anschlussfähigen Nutzung von Lernausgangslagendaten in der Grundschule
Milena Riedel (Speaker) , Poldi Kuhl (Coauthor)
Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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Zusammenhänge zwischen schulbezogenen Emotionen und affektiven Störungen: Ein systematisches Review
Lina Wirth (Speaker) , Poldi Kuhl (Coauthor)
Activity: Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
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Effects of using VR training for skill development in the context of parent-teacher conferences
Friederike Johanne Knabbe (Speaker) , Yannik Andrea Escher (Coauthor) , Hannes Marwin Petrowsky (Coauthor) , David Demian Loschelder (Coauthor) , Poldi Kuhl (Coauthor)
Activity: Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
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Feedback in inclusive mathematics education: Insights on its processing and outcomes
Fynn Colin Nicolas Töllner (Speaker) , Poldi Kuhl (Coauthor) , Michael Besser (Coauthor)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research