Joachim Funke

Joachim Funke.

Joachim Funke (born July 19, 1953 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is professor for Experimental and Theoretical Psychology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and Marsilius fellow 2008/2009.

His research is directed to thinking and problem solving. For the Programme for International Student Assessment, computerized assessment tools for problem solving were developed.

Selected works

• Meusburger, P., Funke, J. & Wunder, E. (Eds.). (2009). Milieus of creativity. An interdisciplinary approach to spatiality of creativity. Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 1-40209-876-6
• Funke, J., & Frensch, P. A. (2007). Complex problem solving: The European perspective In D. H. Jonassen (Ed.), Learning to solve complex scientific problems (pp. 25-47). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Spering, M., Wagener, D., & Funke, J. (2005). The role of emotions in complex problem-solving. Cognition and Emotion, 19, 1252-1261.
• Wenke, D., Frensch, P. A., & Funke, J. (2005). Complex problem solving and intelligence: Empirical relation and causal direction. In R. J. Sternberg & J. E. Pretz (Eds.), Cognition and intelligence: Identifying the mechanisms of the mind (pp. 160-187). New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Funke, J. (2001). Dynamic systems as tools for analysing human judgement. Thinking and Reasoning, 7, 69-89.
• Funke, J. (1998). Computer-based testing and training with scenarios from complex problem-solving research: Advantages and disadvantages. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 6, 90-96.
• Frensch, P. A. & Funke, J. (Eds.) (1995). Complex problem solving: The European perspective. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

External links

• Homepage Joachim Funke
• His Open Access Works
• His Blog