Nadja Lindner

Nadja Lindner is a Researcher in the Department of Education and Psychology at the Free University of Berlin, specializing in Primary Education. She has been working on the FlexGanz research project since March 2024, focusing on all-day school development and children's educational experiences.

Her educational background includes:

• Doctoral studies in Educational Sciences at the University of Potsdam (since January 2020)
• Master of Arts in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Potsdam and University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (2020)
• Bachelor of Arts in Primary Education from the Free University of Berlin (2017)

Nadja's research focuses on the effects and quality of all-day schools and extracurricular activities, school development, numerical/mathematical development in children, and the transition between preschool and primary school. Her work examines how spatial language skills relate to numerical development and how physical movements influence children's mathematical cognition.

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the connections between spatial cognition, language development, and mathematical understanding in young children. The research shows how children's use of spatial language frameworks correlates with their numerical skills, suggesting important implications for early mathematics education.

She has received notable funding for her research:

• PhD Scholarship from the Graduiertenfoerderung Potsdam (August 2023-January 2024)
• Scholarship from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (October 2018-September 2019)

Prior to her current position, Nadja worked as a Researcher in Empirical Childhood Research at the University of Potsdam (January 2020-July 2023) and as a freelancer at Schülerhilfe GmbH und Co KG (January 2014-March 2015).

Her work contributes to the EduCare research program at the Free University of Berlin, which focuses on the quality of day schools and their effects on primary school children's development.