JProf. Dr. Meike Bonefeld

I am working intensively on questions concerning the professionalization of (prospective) teachers. In my research, I examine the educational actions of teachers from an educational science and educational psychology perspective, taking into account the challenges of a heterogeneous student body (in terms of performance, gender, migration, social background). In doing so, I work with quantitative (including longitudinal analyses, multilevel models) and qualitative approaches ( open-ended production tasks, interviews) and use both experimental paradigms (e.g., vignettes) and field studies with cross-sectional/longitudinal designs.

My research interests are:

Determinants of teacher judgment bias (student, judgment characteristics).
Professionalization of teacher judgment and action (reflection, evidence orientation)
Pedagogical action in situations of exclusion in an intergroup context between students
Disadvantages caused by and dealing with aspects of heterogeneity in the classroom (achievement, language, migration background, gender)

In both teaching and research, I emphasize a high degree of practical orientation as well as linkages with a wide variety of educational stakeholders. In my teaching I offer courses in the module Education and Socialization within the Master of Education.

Publications Research

Opportunities for collaboration

Are you interested in working in our research group? There are several possibilities to get deeper insights into our work. We offer opportunities for collaboration in the context of

research internship

Would you like to gain experience in research and work on exciting projects alongside your studies or in a transitional phase? Send an email to Meike Bonefeld or apply directly with a CV and motivation letter meike.bonefeld@ezw.uni-freiburg.de

Research assistance

Our working group is regularly looking for student assistants to support the team in the preparation of teaching and research. This includes for example literature and scale research, handling of statistical software, communication with students and cooperation partners as well as maintenance of the ILIAS courses. If you are interested, please send an email to meike.bonefeld@ezw.uni-freiburg.de

Theses

We generally assign final theses (Bachelor/Master) to student teachers and students of educational sciences. The topics offered are related to current research projects. A list of currently available topics can be found here. To assign and narrow down your topic, please send an email to meike.bonefeld@ezw.uni-freiburg.de.

Education and Socialisation

Department of Educational Science
University of Freiburg
Rempartstraße 11
79098 Freiburg
Germany

Phone: +49 761/20396917
E-mail: meike.bonefeld|at|ezw.uni-freiburg.de

Office hours: by appointment only – requests via e-mail

Selected publications

Beißert, H., Mulvey K.L., Bonefeld, M. (in press). Adolescents’ Openness to Include Refugee Peers in Their Leisure Time Activities. Social Sciences

Bonefeld, M., Turgut, M.; Beißert, H. (2025). Reaktionen von Lehrkräften auf schulisches Fehlverhalten: Die Rolle des Schüler*innen-Geschlechts. Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht.

Fehringer, B.C.O.F.*, Bonefeld, M.*, Schunk, F.(2025). Bias Awareness in Teachers A German Adaptation of the Bias Awareness Scale for Teachers. Social Psychology of Education, 28(1), 71. *shared first co-authors

Peter, S., Karst, K., & Bonefeld, M. (2024). Objective assessment criteria reduce the influence of judgmental bias on grading. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 9). https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1386016

Yendell, O., Claus, C., Bonefeld, M., Karst, K. (2023). “I wish I could say, ‘Yeah, both the same’”: Cultural stereotypes and individual differentiations of preservice teachers about different low socioeconomic origins. Social Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-023-09815-w

Szekely, L., Bonefeld, M. & Beißert, H. (2022). Teachers’ ratings of social exclusion among students: The role of situational information and the ethnic origin of the excluded student based on the example of Syrian refugees. Open Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1515/psych-2022-0007

Karst, K., Bonefeld, M., Dotzel, S., Fehringer, B. C., & Steinwascher, M. (2022). Data-based differentiated instruction: The impact of standardized assessment and aligned teaching material on students’ reading comprehension. Learning and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101597

Beißert, H., Staat, M. & Bonefeld, M. (2022). The Role of Gender for Teachers’ Reactions to Social Exclusion Among Students. Frontiers in Education. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.819922

Bonefeld, M. & Beißert, H. (2022) Opportunities and Limitations of Using the Linguistic Category Model as a Measure of Teachers’ Implicit Stereotypes in Germany. Learning and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2021.101501

Beißert, H., Staat, M. & Bonefeld, M. (2021). The Role of Ethnic Origin and Situational Information in Teachers’ Reactions to Social Exclusion among Students. Social Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-021-09656-5

Dotzel, S., Bonefeld, M. & Karst, K. (2021). The Impact of Linguistic Diversity on Students’ Reading Comprehension using Different Diversity Measures and its’ Differential Effects depending on Students’ Migration Background. International Journal of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101796

Dotzel, S., Bonefeld, M., & Karst, K. (2021). Students’ attitudes towards performance heterogeneity and their relation to contextual factors. European Journal of Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-021-00544-2

Bonefeld, M., Kleen, H. & Glock, S. (2021). The Effect of the Interplay of Gender and Ethnicity on Teachers Judgements: Does the School Subject Matter? The Journal of Experimental Education. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00220973.2021.1878991

Beißert, H. & Bonefeld, M. (2020). German pre-service teachers’ evaluations of and reactions to interethnic social exclusion scenarios. Frontiers in Education, 5 (Article 586962), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.586962

Karst, K. & Bonefeld, M. (2020). Judgment Accuracy of Pre-service Teachers Regarding Student Performance: The Influence of Attention Allocation. Teaching and Teacher Education, 94, 103099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2020.103099

Bonefeld, M. (2022). Reflexion eigener Stereotype als Motor zur nachhaltigen Stereotypreduktion bei angehenden Lehrkräften. In: S. Glock (Hrsg.). Stereotype in der Schule II: Ursachen und Möglichkeiten der Intervention. Heidelberg: Springer VS Pädagogik.

Karst, K., Thielmann, M., Derkau, J., Bonefeld, M., Schrankenmüller, A., Merz, G. & Münzer, S. (2021). Umgang mit Leistungsheterogenität: Differenzierungswege in Theorie und Praxis. In K. Karst, D. Thoma, J. Derkau & J. Seifried (Hrsg.), Lehrer*innenbildung im Kontext leistungs-bezogener Heterogenität und Mehrsprachigkeit von Schüler*innen (S. 37–59): Waxmann.

Bonefeld, M. & Karst, K. (2020). Döner vs. Schweinebraten -Stereotype von (angehenden) Lehrkräften über Personen deutscher und türkischer Herkunft im Vergleich. In: S. Glock & H. Kleen (Hrsg.). Stereotype in der Schule. Heidelberg: Springer VS Pädagogik.

Karst, K. & Bonefeld, M. (2020). Stereotype, Urteile und Urteilsakkuratheit von Lehrkräften. Eine Zusammenschau im Rahmen des Heterogenitätsdiskurses. In: S. Glock & H. Kleen (Hrsg.). Stereotype in der Schule. Heidelberg: Springer VS Pädagogik.

Bonefeld, M., Karst, K. & Dickhäuser, O. (2019). Do Preservice Teachers’ Judgments and Judgment Accuracy Depend on Students’ Characteristics? The Effect of Gender and Immigration Background. Social Psychology of Education, 23, 189–216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-019-09533-2

Kleen, H., Bonefeld, M., Glock, S. & Dickhäuser, O. (2019). Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Turkish Students in Germany as a Function of Teachers’ Ethnicity. Social Psychology of Education, 22, 883-899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-019-09502-9

Bonefeld, M. & Dickhäuser, O. (2018). (Biased) Grading of Students’ Performance: Students’ Names, Performance Level, and Implicit Attitudes. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00481

Bonefeld, M., Dickhäuser, O., Janke, S., Praetorius, A.K. & Dresel, M. (2017). Migrationsbedingte Disparitäten in der Notenvergabe nach dem Übergang auf das Gymnasium. Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie, 49, 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1026/0049-8637/a000163

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JProf. Dr. Meike Bonefeld

Are you interested in working in our research group? There are several possibilities to get deeper insights into our work. We offer opportunities for collaboration in the context of

Education and Socialisation

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