TU Chemnitz
Institute for Media Research
Psychology of Digital Learning Media
Reichenhainer Straße 70, Room A312
09126 Chemnitz
Phone +49 371 531-34748
Fax +49 371 531-834748
E-Mail: alexander.skulmowski {at} phil.tu-chemnitz.de
Dissertation Project
“Design factors in spatial learning tasks: Embodied interaction modes in three-dimensional learning environments”
Research area: Learning
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Günter Daniel Rey (Chair of Psychology of Digital Learning Media)
Research Interests
- Learning in 3D environments
- Embodied learning using tangible user interfaces and gestures
- Interaction design in virtual reality, mixed reality, & augmented reality
- Visual aesthetics in human-computer-interaction
- Metacognitive judgments
Curriculum Vitae
| Since 04/2017 | Junior lecturer at the chair of Psychology of Digital Learning Media, TU Chemnitz |
| Since 04/2015 | Doctoral researcher, DFG Research Training Group CrossWorlds |
| 04/2014 – 03/2015 | Junior lecturer at the chair of Psychology of Digital Learning Media, TU Chemnitz |
| 01/2014 – 03/2015 | Research assistant at the chair of Psychology of Digital Learning Media, TU Chemnitz |
| 09/2013 | Master of Science in Cognitive Science (with distinction) at the University of Osnabrück Thesis title: “Situated Decision-Making in a Virtual Reality Environment: Affective, Social, and Moral Aspects of Dilemmas” |
| 09/2011 | Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Bonn |
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Skulmowski, A., & Rey, G. D. (2018). Realistic details in visualizations require color cues to foster retention. Computers & Education, 122, 23–31.
Skulmowski, A., & Rey, G. D. (2018). Embodied learning: Introducing a taxonomy based on bodily engagement and task integration. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 3:6.
Skulmowski, A., & Rey, G. D. (2017). Measuring cognitive load in embodied learning settings. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:1191.
Skulmowski, A., & Rey, G. D. (2017). Bodily effort enhances learning and metacognition: Investigating the relation between physical effort and cognition using dual-process models of embodiment. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 13, 3–10.
Skulmowski, A., Augustin, Y., Pradel, S., Nebel, S., Schneider, S., & Rey, G. D. (2016). The negative impact of saturation on website trustworthiness and appeal: A temporal model of aesthetic website perception. Computers in Human Behavior, 61, 386–393.
Skulmowski, A., Pradel, S., Kühnert, T., Brunnett, G., & Rey, G. D. (2016). Embodied learning using a tangible user interface: The effects of haptic perception and selective pointing on a spatial learning task. Computers & Education, 92–93, 64–75.
Skulmowski, A., Bunge, A., Cohen, B. R., Kreilkamp, B. A. K., & Troxler, N. (2015). Investigating conceptions of intentional action by analyzing participant generated scenarios. Frontiers in Psychology – Cognitive Science, 6:1630.
Skulmowski, A., Bunge, A., Kaspar, K., & Pipa, G. (2014). Forced-choice decision-making in modified trolley dilemma situations: a virtual reality and eye tracking study. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 8:426.
Book Chapters
Bunge, A. & Skulmowski, A. (2014). Descriptive & Pragmatic Levels of Empirical Ethics: Utilizing the Situated Character of Moral Concepts, Judgment, and Decision-Making. In C. Lütge, H. Rusch & M. Uhl (Eds.), Experimental Ethics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Talks & Posters
Skulmowski, A., & Rey, G. D. (2016). Learning time determines cognitive load in embodied learning tasks. Talk held at the 50th Conference of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs), September 18-22, Leipzig.
Skulmowski, A., & Rey, G. D. (2016). Embodied Cognitive Load Theory: Costs, benefits, and resources determine embodied learning outcomes. Talk held at the 9th International Cognitive Load Theory Conference 2016, June 22-24, Bochum.
Skulmowski, A. (2016). Embodied Cognitive Load Theory. Invited talk at the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM), May 12, Tübingen.
Skulmowski, A., & Rey, G. D. (2016). Physical demands impact cognitive resource allocation: Bodily effort enhances learning and metacognition. Talk held at the 58th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP), March 21-23, Heidelberg.
Augustin, Y., Skulmowski, A., Pradel, S., & Rey, G. D. (2015). A temporal model of aesthetic web site perception. Poster presented at the 9th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Society for Psychology, September 9-11, Tübingen.
Skulmowski, A., Bunge, A. Kaspar, K., & Pipa, G. (2015). Moral decision-making in virtual reality settings – An eye-tracking and pupillometry study. Talk held at the 9th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs), September 9-11, Tübingen.
Skulmowski, A. (2015). Embodied Cognitive Load Theory: Introducing a cost-benefit model for embodied interactions. Poster presented at the symposium Embodied Cognition in Multimedia Learning, September 8, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Skulmowski, A., Pradel, S., & Rey, G. D. (2015). Embodied Learning Using a Tangible User Interface: The Effects of Haptic Perception and Interaction Mode on Learning, Cognitive Load, Motivation, and Usability. Talk held at the 57th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP), March 8-11, Hildesheim.
Augustin, Y., Skulmowski, A., Pradel, S., & Rey, G. D. (2015). The Effects of Saturation on Web Site Trustworthiness, Appeal, and Perceived Usability. Talk held at the 57th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP), March 8-11, Hildesheim.
Skulmowski, A., Bunge, A. Kaspar, K., & Pipa, G. (2014). Situated Decision-Making in a Virtual Reality Environment: Affective, Social, and Moral Aspects of Dilemmas. Talk held at the 56th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP), March 30-April 2, Giessen.
Skulmowski, A. & Bunge A. (2012). Mapping the Folk Concept of Intentionality: Contexts and Explanations of Intentionality Ascriptions. Poster presented at the symposium “Social Understanding: Evolution, Culture and Development”. Ruhr-Universität Bochum, September 27-29, 2012.
Bunge, A. & Skulmowski, A. (2012). Mapping the Folk Concept of Intentionality: Contexts and Explanations of Intentionality Ascriptions. Talk held at the workshop “The Scope and Limits of Experimental Ethics”. University of Konstanz, September 20-22, 2012.
Reviewer Assignments
- Computers & Education
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Educational Psychology Review
- Ergonomics
- Frontiers in Psychology – Cognition
- International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
- Mind, Brain, and Education
- Royal Society Open Science
- Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Society (DGPs)
Board Memberships
| Since 2017 | Member of the ethics committee of the Faculty of Humanities, TU Chemnitz |
| 2017 | Member of the graduate admissions committee of the Institute for Media Research, TU Chemnitz |