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By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Cafeteria menus

To overview

Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Research Projects of Educational and Differential Psychology at TU Dortmund University

Topic: Target orientations

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The goal-directedness of human behavior has been a relevant research topic since the early days of psychology. Target orientations are the motivational focus of individuals in learning and performance contexts. Different target orientations are distinguished from one another, each of which reveals differential relationships to various learning and performance variables. One is the goal of acquiring high skills or competencies ("learning goal") and the other is goals of demonstrating high skills to others and wanting to perform better than others ("approach performance goal") or hiding low skills ("avoidance performance goal"). A large number of research has been able to show substantial relationships of target orientations with, for example, learning behavior, academic interest, learning strategies, and with various performance indicators. In this regard, we have been able to prove in two studies that the subject-specificity of target orientations has to be taken into account when recording correlations with other variables.

In a comprehensive meta-analysis - published in the Educational Research Review - we were also able to confirm the positive associations between learning goals as well as approach achievement goals and school performance. Furthermore, we were able to identify relevant moderators regarding this relationship. For example, the respective operationalization of target orientations plays a central role. In particular, approach performance goals seem to be defined and recorded differently. Target orientations also play an important role in the relationship between self-handicapping and performance, as we have shown in a recent meta-analysis in the Journal of Educational Psychology.

Currently, we are focusing on the operationalization and assessment of target orientations and in particular on the question under which conditions approach performance goals are actually conducive to performance.

Contact persons: Dr. Linda Wirthwein and Prof. Dr. Ricarda Steinmayr