Personal profile
Research interests
Teaching – Learning – Innovation. Doris Holzberger's research lies at the intersection of psychology and educational science. Her focus is on the dynamics behind learning. The goal: to explore ways to use new technologies to create effective and needs-based learning environments. By examining the characteristics of teachers and the interactions between educators and learners, innovative approaches can be developed, leveraging digitalization to maximize the learning success of students both individually and collectively.
Scientific Career
After completing her psychology degree (University of Koblenz-Landau) and her PhD in 2013 (Goethe University Frankfurt), Doris Holzberger worked at the State Institute for School Quality and Educational Research in Munich and joined TUM as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2018, she took on the professorship for Research on Learning and Instruction and led the Research group ForSynZIB. Following her habilitation in 2021, she has been Professor of Psychology of Teaching and Learning at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology since Dec. 2023.
Education/Academic qualification
Habilitation, Educational Psychology/Empirical Educational Research | Topic: "Focus on Teaching Quality – The Interaction between Competent Teachers and the School Work Environment"., Technical University of Munich
Award Date: 1 Jun 2021
PhD, Educational Psychology | Topic: "Teachers' Motivational Orientations and their Instructional Behaviors: Mediators, Moderators and the Direction of Influence”, Goethe University
Award Date: 1 Nov 2013
Diploma, Psychology (Equivalent to M.A.) | Topic: "The Effectiveness of Tutoring: Metacognitive Influences on Teaching and Learning", Universität Koblenz-Landau
Award Date: 1 Mar 2010
External positions
Visiting Scholar, Education Economics (Prof. Susanna Loeb), Brown University
Sep 2018 → Nov 2018
Research Associate at the departement "Scientific Monitoring, Evaluation and Empirical Surveys", Qualitätsagentur, Staatsinstitut für Schulqualität und Bildungsforschung (ISB)
Aug 2013 → Jan 2015
Research Associate at the Institute of Psychology, Goethe University Frankfurt
Apr 2010 → Jul 2013
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- BF Psychology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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lernen.digital: Zentrum für digitalisierungsbezogene Vernetzung und Transfer im schulischen Bildungswesen. Teilprojekt TUM
Seidel, T. (PI) & Holzberger, D. (PI)
1/04/23 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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lernen:digital | Transfer Centre (Transferstelle)
Holzberger, D. (PI)
1/02/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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InstaClone A Lifelike Social Media Educational Tool to Increase Data and Algorithmic Literacy of Adolescents in Public Discourse
Holzberger, D. (PI), Michaeli, T. (PI), Pfeffer, J. (PI), Spörer, E. (CoI) & Voggenreiter, A. (CoI)
1/07/22 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
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InnoLab-N - Evaluating a Model Project on Sustainability in Schools
Holzberger, D. (PI) & Ziernwald, L. (CoI)
1/04/22 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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CECO: Classroom experience, characteristics and outcome: multidimensional educational goals and the views of students and teachers
Holzberger, D. (PI), Schiepe-Tiska, A. (PI) & Reiss, K. (PI)
1/11/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Fostering Diagnostic Competences in Simulation-Based Learning Environments: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis on the Interplay Between Expectancy Beliefs and Task Values
Holzberger, D., Radkowitsch, A., Heitzmann, N., Nickl, M., Brandl, L., Stadler, M., Obersteiner, A., Chernikova, O., Pickal, A. J., Richters, C., Kron, S., Wecker, C., Irmer, M., Corves, C., Neuhaus, B. J., Fischer, M. R., Ufer, S., Fischer, F., Seidel, T. & Sommerhoff, D., 26 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing Research Syntheses in Educational Psychology to Drive Evidence-Based Developments
Burgard, T. & Holzberger, D., 1 Apr 2025, In: Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology. 233, 2, p. 67-69 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Critical examination of the measurement quality of student outcomes: a systematic review
Grützmacher, L., Herbert, B., Holzberger, D., Naumann, A., Steffensky, M. & Vieluf, S., 2025, In: School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 36, 2, p. 211-241 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital Media in Teacher Professional Development: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Want to Go?: A Second-Order Mapping Review
Munk, S., Ziernwald, L., Mitsostergios, G. & Holzberger, D., 1 Apr 2025, In: Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology. 233, 2, p. 128-144 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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How to Promote Emotional Intelligence Among University Students A Research Synthesis
Asiedu, A., Emslander, V., Müller-Kreiner, C., Seidel, T. & Holzberger, D., 1 Apr 2025, In: Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology. 233, 2, p. 93-109 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Activities
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Von außen vor zu mittendrin! Wie gelingt Beteiligung von Eltern mit Migrationshintergrund?
Munk, S. (Speaker) & Holzberger, D. (Speaker)
16 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Weniger Lehren, mehr Lernen? Selbstreguliertes Lernen unter der Lupe
Munk, S. (Speaker) & Holzberger, D. (Speaker)
12 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Ohne Feedback kein Fortschritt? Einblick in aktuelle Forschung zu Feedback und Fehlerkultur
Munk, S. (Speaker) & Holzberger, D. (Speaker)
12 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Selbstreguliertes Lernen – vom Belehren zum Begleiten
Munk, S. (Speaker) & Holzberger, D. (Speaker)
17 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Preis für der Förderung der Interdisziplinarität in der Bildungsforschung
Holzberger, D. (Recipient), 2023
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Mut für Mathe: Wie es mit Mädchen und MINT-Fächern besser klappt
7/09/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Wie der Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital Schulen durch Forschung unterstützen will
6/02/25
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Ein Euro für eine Eins? So vermeiden Sie die Fehler der Helikopter-Eltern
26/02/24
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