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{{short description|German mathematics educator}}
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'''Kristina Reiss''' (born 1952){{r|born}} is a German [[mathematics education|mathematics educator]]. She is professor of mathematics education and dean of education at the [[Technical University of Munich]], where she holds the Heinz Nixdorf Chair of Mathematics Education.{{r|tum}}
'''Kristina Reiss''' (born 1952){{r|born}} is a German [[mathematics education|mathematics educator]]. She is professor of mathematics education and Emerita of Excellence at the [[Technical University of Munich]], where she held the Heinz Nixdorf Chair of Mathematics Education from 2009 until 2021.{{r|tum}}


==Education and career==
==Education and career==
Reiss studied mathematics beginning in 1971 at [[Heidelberg University]],{{r|tum}} completing her doctorate ([[Dr. rer. nat.]]) there in 1980. Her dissertation, ''Eine allgemeinere Kennzeichnung der sporadischen einfachen Gruppe von Rudvalis'', concerned [[group theory]] and was supervised by [[Zvonimir Janko]].{{r|mg}}
Reiss studied mathematics beginning in 1971 at [[Heidelberg University]],{{r|tum}} completing her doctorate ([[Dr. rer. nat.]]) there in 1980. Her dissertation, ''Eine allgemeinere Kennzeichnung der sporadischen einfachen Gruppe von Rudvalis'', concerned [[group theory]] and was supervised by [[Zvonimir Janko]].{{r|mg}}


She worked as a researcher at the [[Karlsruhe University of Education]] from 1980 until 1991, when she became a professor of mathematics at the [[Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences]]. She moved in 1992 to the [[University of Flensburg]], in 1997 to the [[University of Oldenburg]], in 2002 to the [[University of Augsburg]], and in 2005 to the [[Technical University of Munich]] (TUM). At TUM, she was initially a professor of mathematics and computer science education and since 2009 as Heinz Nixdorf Chair of Mathematics Education. Since 2014 she has been dean of the TUM School of Education.{{r|tum}}
She worked as a researcher at the [[Karlsruhe University of Education]] from 1980 until 1991, when she became a professor of mathematics at the [[Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences]]. She moved in 1992 to the [[University of Flensburg]], in 1997 to the [[University of Oldenburg]], in 2002 to the [[University of Augsburg]], and in 2005 to the [[Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universität München]] (LMU) as a professor of mathematics and computer science education. In 2009 she became Heinz Nixdorf Professor of Mathematics Education at the [[Technical University of Munich]] (TUM). Between 2014 and 2021 she has been dean of the TUM School of Education.{{r|tum}} Kristina Reiss was director of the PISA study in Germany between 2014 and 2021.


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
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<ref name=acatech>{{citation|url=https://en.acatech.de/person/kristina-reiss-technische-universitaet-muenchen/|title=Prof. Dr. Kristina Reiss|publisher=[[Acatech]]|accessdate=2020-02-11}}</ref>
<ref name=acatech>{{citation|url=https://en.acatech.de/person/kristina-reiss-technische-universitaet-muenchen/|title=Prof. Dr. Kristina Reiss|publisher=[[Acatech]]|accessdate=2020-02-11|archive-date=2021-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204171524/https://en.acatech.de/person/kristina-reiss-technische-universitaet-muenchen/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


<ref name=born>Birth year from [http://d-nb.info/gnd/113099436 German National Library catalog entry], retrieved 2020-02-11</ref>
<ref name=born>Birth year from [http://d-nb.info/gnd/113099436 German National Library catalog entry], retrieved 2020-02-11</ref>
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 11 August 2024

Kristina Reiss

Kristina Reiss (born 1952)[1] is a German mathematics educator. She is professor of mathematics education and Emerita of Excellence at the Technical University of Munich, where she held the Heinz Nixdorf Chair of Mathematics Education from 2009 until 2021.[2]

Education and career

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Reiss studied mathematics beginning in 1971 at Heidelberg University,[2] completing her doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) there in 1980. Her dissertation, Eine allgemeinere Kennzeichnung der sporadischen einfachen Gruppe von Rudvalis, concerned group theory and was supervised by Zvonimir Janko.[3]

She worked as a researcher at the Karlsruhe University of Education from 1980 until 1991, when she became a professor of mathematics at the Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences. She moved in 1992 to the University of Flensburg, in 1997 to the University of Oldenburg, in 2002 to the University of Augsburg, and in 2005 to the Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universität München (LMU) as a professor of mathematics and computer science education. In 2009 she became Heinz Nixdorf Professor of Mathematics Education at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Between 2014 and 2021 she has been dean of the TUM School of Education.[2] Kristina Reiss was director of the PISA study in Germany between 2014 and 2021.

Recognition

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In 2011 Reiss joined Acatech, the German Academy of Science and Engineering.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Birth year from German National Library catalog entry, retrieved 2020-02-11
  2. ^ a b c Prof. Dr. Kristina Reiss, Technical University of Munich, retrieved 2020-02-11. See also the linked Lebenslauf.
  3. ^ Kristina Reiss at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Prof. Dr. Kristina Reiss, Acatech, archived from the original on 2021-12-04, retrieved 2020-02-11
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