Sabine Meister

Sabine Meister is a Scientific Associate at the Department of Biology Didactics and Teaching/Learning Research within the Institute of Biology at Humboldt University of Berlin. She focuses on data-based scientific reasoning, cognitive biases in education, and teaching methodologies, particularly in biology and chemistry. Her work involves developing diagnostic tools for educators and analyzing conceptual change in pre-service teachers.

• Master of Education (Chemistry & Biology) from Humboldt University
• Member of the graduate school "ProMINTion" and Humboldt-ProMINT-Kolleg

Her research explores how educators perceive and interpret anomalous data in ecosystems, with a focus on visual learning strategies and metacognitive processes. Funded by the Deutsche Telekom Foundation, she conducted collaborative research at Illinois State University.

Recent publications examine top-down/bottom-up data processing, diagnostic competencies, and interdisciplinary teaching frameworks in MINT (STEM) education. Her work frequently appears in journals like International Journal of Science Education and Education Sciences.

• Deutsche Telekom Foundation grant (2015)
• Collaboration with Prof. Corinne Zimmerman and Prof. Steve Croker
• Contributions to "Lehr-Lern-Labore" (Teaching-Learning Laboratories) project

Meister actively participates in educational conferences (e.g., NARST, ESERA) and has developed assessment instruments for ecological understanding. She contributes to training programs like TRAIN 4 Science and focuses on video-based pedagogical interventions.