Maximilian Tantik, M.Sc.

K Building, Room 2.20
Office hours: by appointment
+49 6341 280 34 239


Research interests      Teaching      Vita

Research interests

  • Motivation and Gamification
    • Psychological constructs of motivation and emotion
    • Influence on behavior and performance
  • Agile Learning and Change Management
    • Gamification techniques to enhance learning
    • Implementing agile learnig and change management strategies in education
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
    • Evaluating educational interventions and performance in schools
    • Health-promoting measures for educators
    • Effects of online training
    • Enhancing mental strength, resilience, and burnout prevention
  • R Programming and Data Visualization
    • Utilizing R for statistical analysis and data visualization
    • Developing interactive applications with R Shiny and creating dynamic documents with R Markdown

Teaching

Courses taught

  • Summer 2024: Cognitive psychology - Motivation & Gamification
    (seminar; level: B.Sc., language: German)
  • Winter 2023/2024: Cognitive psychology - History & Psychophysics
    (seminar; level: B.Sc., language: German)
  • Summer 2023: Cognitive psychology - Motivation & Gamification
    (seminar; level: B.Sc., language: German)
  • Winter 2022/2023: Cognitive psychology - History & Psychophysics
    (seminar; level: B.Sc., language: German)

Vita

Education / Degrees

  • 2022: Master of Science in Psychology; RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
  • 2020: Bachelor of Science in Psychology; University of Koblenz-Landau
  • 2014: Bankkaufmann (Bank Clerk), Sparkasse Südliche Weinstraße; Landau

Research and academic experience

  • 2023 - : Research Assistant in the Experimental Psychology & Personality Lab; RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
  • 2023 - : Research Assistant at Center for Empirical Educational Research; RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
  • 2022 – 2022: Student Teaching Assistant, Center for Higher Education and Didactics, University of Koblenz-Landau
  • 2019 – 2022: Student Technical Assistant, Center for Empirical Educational Research; University of Koblenz-Landau
  • 2018 – 2022: Student Research Assistant, Cognitive Psychology Lab; University of Koblenz-Landau
  • 2018 – 2018: Student Research Assistant, Work Unit: Diagnostics, Differential Psychology, Methodology, and Evaluation; University of Koblenz-Landau
  • 2015 – 2016: Student Mentor, Work Unit: Diagnostics, Differential Psychology, Methodology, and Evaluation; University of Koblenz-Landau