Kurt Koffka Medal

The Kurt-Koffka medal, Kurt Koffka Medal, or Kurt Koffka award is an annual, international award bestowed by Giessen University's Department of Psychology. The prize commemorates the German psychologist Kurt Koffka, a pioneer of Gestalt Psychology, in particular in the fields of perception and developmental psychology. Koffka worked at Giessen University for 16 years, from 1911 to 1927. The medal was first awarded in 2007.[1]

Kurt-Koffka medal
Awarded forAdvancing the fields of perception or developmental psychology to an extraordinary extent.
CountryGermany
First awarded2007 (2007)
Number of recipients12 awards to 15 recipients (as of 2018)[1]
Websitewww.uni-giessen.de/fbz/fb06/psychologie/postertag-koffka/KKM/KKM/view

The medal is notable among psychologists.[2]

History
Main article: Kurt Koffka

Kurt Koffka (March 18, 1886 – November 22, 1941) was a German psychologist. He was born and educated in Berlin. Along with Max Wertheimer and his close associates Wolfgang Köhler they established Gestalt psychology. Koffka's interests were wide-ranging, and they included: perception, hearing impairments in brain-damaged patients,[3] interpretation, learning, and the extension of Gestalt theory to developmental psychology.[3]

A committee of Giessen University Department of Psychology seeks nominations each year since 2006 and decides on the recipient(s) of the award each year. The first medal was awarded in 2007 to Martin "Marty" Banks.[1] [4]

Nominations

Nomination forms are sent by the members of the Committee to large numbers of individuals, usually in September the year before the award is made. These individuals are generally prominent academics working in a relevant area.

Selection

The members of the Committee prepare a report reflecting the advice of experts in the relevant fields.

Prizewinners

Source: Justus Liebig University, Giessen

Gender balance of recipients

Unlike some science awards, such as the Nobel prize, the Kurt-Koffka medal has a good gender balance of recipients (by 2019, 9 men and 7 women).[1]

See also

References
  1. http://www.uni-giessen.de/fbz/fb06/psychologie/postertag-koffka/KKM/KKM/view
  2. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/sensing-success-klatzky-doubly-honored
  3. , Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 2001.
  4. https://civo.berkeley.edu/biographies/martin-banks
  5. http://visionscience.com/pipermail/visionlist_visionscience.com/2019/003092.html
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