Curriculum vitae (Dr. Zoltán Tóth)

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1 Curriculum vitae (Dr. Zoltán Tóth) Family name: First name: Sex: Tóth Zoltán male Date of birth: March 19, 1952 Place of birth: Nationality: Marital status: Education: Language: Debrecen, Hungary Hungarian married, two children special high school of chemistry and biology, Debrecen, graduated from chemistry at Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, graduated from teacher of chemistry at Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, Hungarian (mother tongue) English (intermediate level) Russian (intermediate level) Awards: Praise of Ministry (MKM, 1988, 1990) Széchenyi István Fellowship (OM, ) Life Achievement Award Teacher Rátz (AMTO, 2005) Working place: Addresses: Mailing address: University of Debrecen (former Kossuth Lajos University) Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry H-4028 Debrecen, Ember Pál str. 4/A, Hungary (home) H-4032 Debrecen, Egyetem sq. 1, Hungary (office) H-4010 Debrecen, P.O.Box 66, Hungary Phone: Fax:

2 Teaching activity: Status: Junior research fellow, Kossuth Lajos University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Assistant lecturer, Kossuth Lajos University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Assistant professor (lecturer), Kossuth Lajos University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Associate professor (senior lecturer, docent), Kossuth Lajos University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Kossuth Lajos University, Team of Chemical Methodology, University of Debrecen, Team of Chemical Methodology, Subjects taught: - undergraduate lecture courses, problem solving seminars and laboratory practices in physical chemistry; - undergraduate problem solving seminar for beginners; - undergraduate compulsory and optional lecture courses, problem solving seminars and laboratory practices in methodology of chemical education; - PhD lecture courses in didactics of chemistry teaching and research methodology in didactics of chemistry; Selected educational publications: - Tóth, Z.: Introductory chemistry: laboratory practices in physical chemistry for students of biology (in Hungarian). Kossuth University Publisher, Debrecen, 1995, 1999, 2001, pages. - Tóth, Z.: Chemical calculations using balance method (in Hungarian). Pedellus Publisher, Debrecen, pages. - Tóth, Z.: Dynamic models in chemical education (in Hungarian), Kossuth University Publisher, Debrecen, pages. - Tóth, Z. (editor): Methods and practices, Vol. 9, 10, 11, 12. (in Hungarian), Debrecen, 1996, 1998, 2000, Others: - head of the Chemical Methodology Group; - supervisor of teacher training in chemistry; - local founding member in the Chemistry PhD program; - active PhD supervisor. Scientific activity: PhD thesis: Formation and catalytic properties of water-soluble ruthenium-phosphine complexes, Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen,

3 CSc thesis: Preparation and investigation of some cyanogen- and thiocyanogen-based inorganic polymers, Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, Current research areas: - misconceptions in chemistry; - numerical chemical problems in chemical education; - concept maps in chemical education; - dynamic models in chemical education; - constructivism in chemical education; - conceptual development and conceptual change in chemistry; - small scale experiments in chemical education. Research grants received as project leader: - Numerical chemical problems in improving students chemical view and problem solving thinking and in preparing chemistry teachers. Hungarian Research Fund, Concept maps in chemistry textbook in Hungary. Hungarian Research Fund, Misconceptions in chemistry. Hungarian Research Fund, Students conceptual development and conceptual change in chemical education. Hungarian Research Fund, Scientific and technological learning in elementary schools, MÖB-DAAD, Scientific learning in grades 3 and 4 in elementary schools, MÖB-DAAD, Cumulative data of research activity: - number of referred articles: 51 - published in English: 35 - published in Hungarian: 16 - number of non-referenced articles: 90 - number of citations: 350 (approx.) - lectures at international conferences: 14 - posters at international conferences: 41 - lectures at Hungarian conferences: 75 - posters at Hungarian conferences: 42 Functions: - president, Chemistry Education Division, Debrecen Section of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, from 1996; - member, Editorial Board, A Kémia Tanítása ( Teaching in Chemistry ), from 1996; - member, Editorial Board, Középiskolai Kémiai Lapok ( Periodical of Chemistry for Grammar School Students ), from 2004; - member, Advisory Board, Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, ; from member, Advisory Board, Journal of Science Education, from 2004; - member, Organising Committee, 16 th ICCE, Budapest, 2000; - member, Council of Chemistry Teachers Division, Hungarian Chemical Society, from 2002; 3

4 - member, Organising Committee, 8 th ECRICE, Budapest, 2006; - member, Council of the Division of Chemical Education, European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, from 2005; - member, Editorial Board, Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, from 2008; - member, Editorial Board, Eurasian Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education, from Selected publications: 1. Tóth Z.: Demonstration of Wöhler s experiment Journal of Chemical Education, 73 (6) (1996) 2. Tóth Z.: Double redox reactions Journal of Chemical Education, 74 (7) 744 (1997) 3. Tóth Z.: On balancing Redox Challenges by unconventional oxidation numbers Journal of Chemical Education, 74 (11) 1270 (1997) 4. Tóth Z.: Balancing chemical equations by inspection Journal of Chemical Education, 74 (11) (1997) 5. Tóth Z.: Chemical calculations the industrialists way Education in Chemistry, 36 (2) 38, 52 (1999) 6. Tóth Z.: Limiting reactant (An alternative analogy) Journal of Chemical Education, 76 (7) 934 (1999) 7. Tóth Z.: Egy kémiai tévképzet nyomában. Az egyensúlyi állandó bevezetésének lehetőségei és problémái Iskolakultúra, 9 (2) (1999) 8. Tóth Z.: A reakcióegyenletek rendezésének módszerei és problémái Magyar Kémiai Folyóirat, 105 (6) (1999) 9. Tóth Z.: A kémia tankönyvek, mint a tévképzetek forrásai Iskolakultúra, 9 (10) (1999) 10. Tóth Z.: Demonstrating ethanoic acid dimers Education in Chemistry, 36 (6) 151 (1999) 11. Tóth Z.: A conversion map for binary mixtures Education in Chemistry, 37 (2) 38 (2000) 12. Tóth Z.: Colourful solutions to misconceptions Education in Chemistry, 37 (4) 94 (2000) 13. Tóth Z.: Bermuda-háromszögek a kémiában Iskolakultúra, 10 (10) (2000) 14. Tóth Z.: A kémiai fogalmak természete Iskolakultúra, 12 (4) (2002) 15. Tóth Z., Kiss E., Barke H-D.: Egy kémiatanításban használható térszemléleti teszt hazai adaptációja Magyar Pedagógia, 103 (4) (2003) 16. Tóth Z.: Exploring students ideas on particles Education in Chemistry, 41 (1) 10 (2004) 17. Tóth Z., Bodnár M.: Kísérletek a kémia tankönyvekben Iskolakultúra, 14 (1) (2004) 18. Tóth Z.: 4

5 Students strategies and errors in balancing chemical equations Journal of Science Education, 5 (1) (2004) 19. Tóth Z.: Additional comments on problem solving with pathways Journal of Chemical Education, 81 (6) 804 (2004) 20. Tóth Z., Kiss E.: Hungarian secondary school students strategies in solving stoichiometric problems Journal of Science Education, 6 (1) (2005) 21. Tóth Z.: A tudásszerkezet és a tudás szerveződésének vizsgálata a tudástér-elmélet alapján Magyar Pedagógia, 105 (1) (2005) 22. Tóth Z., Ludányi L.: A new challenge in balancing redox equations Education in Chemistry, 43 (2) 38 (2006) 23. Tóth Z., Kiss E.: Using particulate drawings to study year olds understanding of physical and chemical composition of matter as well as the state of matter Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 1 (1) (2006) 24. Schneider I.K., Oberländer F., Tóth Z., Dobó-Tarai É., Revák-Markóczi I.: Natural scientific learning in primary schools: The Rostock Model Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 1 (2) 1-23 (2006) 25. Tóth Z., Kiss E.: A fizikai és kémiai változások azonosításával kapcsolatos tudásszerkezet Iskolakultúra, 17 (1) (2007) 26. Tóth Z., Dobó-Tarai É., Revák-Markóczi I., Schneider I.K., Oberländer F.: 1 st graders prior knowledge about water: knowledge space theory applied to interview data Journal of Science Education, 8 (2) (2007) 27. Tóth Z., Ludányi L.: Combination of phenomenography with knowledge space theory to study students thinking patterns in describing an atom Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 8 (3) (2007) 28. Tóth Z.: Mapping students knowledge structure in understanding density, mass percent, molar mass, molar volume and their application in calculations by the use of the knowledge space theory Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 8 (4) (2007) 29. Tóth Z., Ludányi L.: Using phenomenography combined with knowledge space theory to study students thinking patterns in describing an ion Journal of Baltic Science Education, 6 (3) (2007) 30. Tóth Z., Revák-Markóczi I., Schneider I.K., Oberländer F., Dobó-Tarai É.: Effect of instruction on 1 st graders thinking patterns regarding the description of water with every day and scientific concepts Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 3 (1) (2008) 31. Tóth Z., Kiss E.: Modelling students thinking patterns in describing chemical change at macroscopic and submicroscopic levels Journal of Science Education, 10 (1) (2009) Debrecen, Jan 28,