Dr. Stefan Büchele

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Büchele, S. & Feiste, L. (2024). Exploring determinants of engagement with voluntary mathematics assignments in economics education: a correlational study. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA. DOI: https: //doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrae016

Büchele, S. & Schürmann, M. (2023). Causal evidence of the effect of a course specific mathematical learning and support center on economics students' performance and affective variables. Studies in Higher Education, online first. DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2023.2271029

Büchele, S. (2023). Navigating success in higher education: engagement as a mediator between learning strategies and performance in mathematics. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, online first. DOI: https: //doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2230387

Büchele, S. & Feudel, F. (2023). Changes in Students' Mathematical Competencies at the Beginning of Higher Education Within the Last Decade at a German University. Int J of Sci and Math Educ, online first. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-022-10350-x .

Büchele, S., Berndt, S. & Felix, A. (2022). Voluntary math remediation for STEM and economics disciplines - who is attending at all? Evidence from Germany. European Journal of Higher Education, online first. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2022.2118148 .

Büchele, S., Liebendörfer, M. & Lankeit, E. (2021). Increasing the effect of a remedial mathematics course by switching to an online format during the COVID-19 crisis: evidence from a German university. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 40(4), 478-496. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrab013 .

Büchele, S. (2021). Evaluating the link between performance and attendance in higher education: the role of classroom engagement dimensions. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 46(1), 132-150. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2020.1754330 .

Büchele, S. (2020). Bridging the gap - How effective are remedial math courses in Germany? Studies in Educational Evaluation, 64, 100832. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.100832 .

Büchele, S. (2020). Should we trust math preparatory courses? An empirical analysis on the impact of students' participation and attendance and on short- and medium-term effects. Economic Analysis and Policy, 66, 154-167. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2020.04.002 .

Other publications

Büchele, S., Bünstorf, G., Cantner, U., Dreier, L., Eilers, L., Welter, F. (2025). Soziale Innovationen und Soziale Digitalisierung. In: Opielka, M., Erfurth, C. (eds) Soziale Digitalisierung. Perspektiven der Sozialpolitik. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-46328-1_4

Büchele, S. et al. (2024). Commissioned project evaluations of research and innovation policy in Germany: A review, Studies on the German Innovation System, No. 11-2024, Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI), Berlin.

Büchele S. & Voßkamp R. (2021). Impact evaluation of mathematics propaedeutic measures in economics. Conference proceedings Perspectives for student success. Conditions for success, stumbling blocks and impact of measures.https://doi.org/10.26204/KLUEDO/6418 .

Büchele, S. (2020). Students' Performance in an Economic Study Program: Investigating the Effectiveness of Math Remediation, Lectures, and Tutorials. University of Kassel. Dissertation.

Büchele S. (2020). Self-assessment and grades - predictors of mathematical performance. Contributions to mathematics education 2020, 193-196.

Büchele, S. (2019). How sustainable are mathematics pre-courses in economics degree programs? An analysis of student attendance and medium-term effects. Contributions to mathematics education 2019, 1039-1042.

Büchele, S. (2018). Short- and medium-term impact evaluations of preliminary and bridge mathematics courses in undergraduate economics programs. A causal analysis with econometric methods. Contributions to mathematics education 2018, 381-384.

Büchele, S. & Voßkamp, R. (2018). Target group-specific tutorials. Mimeo. Kassel.

Comparison of doctorates in economics at private universities (ProWipU)

Together with Johannes König

Duration: 05/2024 - 04/2027

Funding: BMBF

Use of digital short tests to promote interaction between students, tutors and lecturers and learning success in mathematics for economics and other mathematics-related modules

Together with Rainer Voßkamp

Duration: 08/2021 - 07/2024

Funding: Foundation for Innovation in University Teaching

Mathematics for economics

Main lecture

Summer semester 2019, summer semester 2023

Mathematics for economics bridge course

Propaedeutics

Continuous since summer semester 2016

Preliminary course in mathematics for economics

Propaedeutics

winter semester 2016, winter semester 2021

Math meeting

Propaedeutics

Continuous since summer semester 2016

Economics of education

Master's seminar

Summer semester 2018, summer semester 2025

Current issues in economic policy

Bachelor seminar

winter semester 2022

Policy assessment and program evaluation (teaching assignment HS Harz)

Master seminar

Summer semester 21, winter semester 21, summer semester 22, winter semester 2022

Annual Conference of the Society for Research into Higher Education (2024)

Annual Conference of the European Higher Education Society (2024)

Annual Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research (2021)

Annual conference of the Society for Didactics of Mathematics (2018, 2019, 2020)

Perspectives for student success. Conditions for success, stumbling blocks, effects. (2020)

01/2016-08/2020 PhD in Economics (magna cum laude), University of Kassel, Title of thesis: Students' Performance in an Economic Study Program: Investigating the Effectiveness of Math Remediation, Lectures, and Tutorials (Supervisors: Apl. Prof. Dr. RainerVoßkamp, Prof. Dr. Holger Bonin)

10/2013-08/2015 Master of Education, University of Kassel, Master's program in Business Education, minor in Mathematics

10/2009-07/2013 Bachelor of Education, University of Kassel, Bachelor's degree in Business Education, minor in Mathematics

since 01/2016 Lecturer for special tasks, University of Kassel

Implementation, planning and realization of mathematical educational interventions and innovations in economics

since 07/2019 Research Associate, University of Kassel

Co-project leader in the ProWipU project

Sub-project management in the 'uks digi' project

Project coordination and collaboration in the 'LLV.HD' and 'QPL-Propädeutik' projects

Collaboration in the 'Expert Commission for Research and Innovation (EFI) with Prof. Guido Bünstorf

Collaboration in the DFG project 'Multiple Competition in the Higher Education System (Prof. Guido Bünstorf)

Collaboration in the accompanying research project T!Raum (Prof. Guido Bünstorf)

10/2011-12/2015 and 10/2017- 06/2019 student / research assistant, University of Kassel

Organization of the basic exams at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Kassel

Collaboration in the research project 'Changes in the mathematical competencies of first-year students'

Tutor for the courses Mathematics and Macroeconomics

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Applied Economics

Industry and Innovation

International Review of Economics Education

Learning and Instruction

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Studies in Higher Education

European Journal of Higher Education

International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Cogent Education

Teaching Mathematics and its Applications