EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

          Doctor of Sciences (DSc), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, April 2002
          Dr. Habil. from Attila József University, Szeged, Hungary, March 1996
          Candidate of Educational Sciences (PhD Equivalent Degree), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, December 1985
          Doctoral Degree in Education from Attila József University, June 1979
          M.Sc. from Faculty of Sciences, Attila József University, Szeged, June 1977
                    High-school teacher of chemistry and physics

PRESENT ACADEMIC STATUS

          Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of Szeged, Hungary, July 1997 -
          Head of the Graduate School of Educational Sciences, University of Szeged, 2003 -
          Founder and Head of the Center for Research on Learning and Instruction, University of Szeged, 2003 -
          Head of the Research Group on the Development of Competencies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2000 -

FORMER ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

          Associate Professor of Education, June 1988 - June 1997
          Senior Assistant Professor, May 1982 - March 1988
          Assistant Professor, September 1979 - April 1982
          Research Fellow, September 1977 - September 1979
          Research Assistant, August 1976 - August 1977
          Head of the Department of Education, July 1995 - July 1999
          Chair of the Institute of Education and Psychology, July 1990 - July 1995
          Senior Research Fellow, part time emploiment, University of Pécs, Hungary (2001-2003)

FELLOWSHIPS

          Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, USA, September, 1994 - July, 1995
          Humboldt Research Fellowship, University of Bremen, German Federal Republic, January - December, 1989

ACADEMIC SERVICE

          Editor of Magyar Pedagogia (the journal of the Educational Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), 1991-
          Member of the Editorial Board of Learning and Instruction, the journal of EARLI, 1991-
          Member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Educational Research, 2003-
          Member of the Editorial Board of Educational Research Review, 2005-
          Member of the Editorial Board of Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2005-
          Member of the Advisory Board of Advances in Learning and Instruction Series (Elsevier), 2002-2008
          Member of the Editorial Board of Early Development and Parenting, 1992-96
          Series Editor of “Tanítás és tanulás” [Teaching and Learning], Műszaki Kiadó (2004-)
          Member of the Complex Problem Solving Expert Group of the OECD PISA, 2000-2003
          Member of the Representatives of Doctors, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2004-2007
          Chair of the National Council of Educational Evaluation, 2005-
          Chair of Instructional Theory Working Group of Szeged Branch of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1985-2005
          Member of the Educational Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1990-, Vice Chair, 2003-2005
          Member of the Educational Expert Committee of the Hungarian Accreditation Committee, 1997-2007
          Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, 2007-2009

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

          European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, 1987-
                    National Correspondent, 1987-97,
                    Member of the Executive Committee, 1997-2001
                    President of the EARLI 2007 Conference
          International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, 1983-2001,
                    Ad hoc adviser to the Executive Committee, 1994-97
          American Educational Research Association, 1999-
          Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1997-2003
          World Association for Educational Research, 1984-2000
          Hungarian Humboldt Association, 1991-
          Hungarian Pedagogical Society, 1994-, Member of the Executive Committee, 1994-2001

SPECIAL HONORS

          Árpad Kiss Award, 1997
          Széchenyi Professorship, 1997-2001

MAIN RESEARCH PROGRAMS

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS