1988 - 1993	First Teaching Degree for Chemistry and Biology studies for secondary school teaching (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg)
1994 - 1997	Research studies in Chemistry Education (Prof. Dr. W. Jansen); PhD degree
May - July 1997	Postdoc at the University of York, Science Education Group (Prof. Dr. David Waddington)
1997 - 1999	H. Dipl. Ed. (Referendariat) in Wilhelmshaven, Lothar-Meyer-Gymnasium Varel; Second Teaching Degree
2002	Habilitation in Chemistry Education at the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel

Since October 2009	Professor for Chemistry Education at IPN und at the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Head of the Chemistry Education department at IPN
2004 - 2009	Professor for Chemistry Education at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
2002 - 2004	Professor for Chemistry Education at IPN und at the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Deputy Head of the Chemistry Education department
1999 - 2002	Research Scientist and postdoc at the IPN in Kiel
1994 - 1997	Research Scientist and PhD student at the University of Oldenburg

  List of publications (pdf file)

Bernholt, S., Parchmann, I. & Commons, M. L. (2009). Kompetenzmodellierung zwischen Forschung und Unterrichtspraxis. Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften (ZfDN) 15, 217-243.

Scheffel, L., Brockmeier, W. & Parchmann, I. (2009). Historical Material in Micro-Macro-Thinking Conceptual change in Chemistry Education and in the history of chemistry. In J. Gilbert & D. Treagust (Ed.). Multiple representations in chemical education. Berlin, Springer, 215-250.

Demuth, R., Gräsel, C., Parchmann, I. & Ralle, B. (Hrsg.) (2008). Chemie im Kontext - Von der Innovation zur nachhaltigen Verbreitung eines Unterrichtskonzepts. Münster, New York, München, Berlin: Waxmann.

Nentwig, P., Parchmann, I., Gräsel, C., Ralle, B. & Demuth, R. (2007). Chemie im Kontext - A New Approach to Teaching Chemistry; Its Principles and First Evaluation Data. Journal of Chemical Education (JChemEd), 84(9), 1439-1444.

Steffensky, M. & Parchmann, I. (2007). The project CHEMOL: Science education for children - teacher education for students! Chemistry Education: Research and Practise (CERP), 8(2), 120-129.

Gräsel, C., Pröbstel, Ch., Freienberg, J., Parchmann, I. (2007). Fostering Collaboration among Secondary School Science Teachers. In M. Prenzel (Ed.). Studies on the educational quality of schools. The final report on the DFG Priority Programme. Münster: Waxmann, 157-173.

Parchmann, I., Gräsel, C., Baer, A., Nentwig, P., Demuth, R. & Ralle, B. (2006). Chemie im Kontext - A symbiotic implementation of a context-based teaching and learning approach. International Journal of Science Education (IJSE), 28(9), 1041-1062.

Schecker, H. & Parchmann, I. (2006): Modellierung naturwissenschaftlicher Kompetenz. Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften (ZfDN) 12, 45-66.

Fach, M., Kandt, W. & Parchmann, I. (2006). Offene Lernaufgaben in Chemieunterricht. Der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Unterricht (MNU), 5(59), 284-291.

Bennett, J., Gräsel, C.; Parchmann, I. & Waddington, D. (2005). Context-based and Conventional Approaches to Teaching Chemistry: Comparing teachers' views. International Journal of Science Education (IJSE), 27(13), 1521-1547.