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IFS in a nutshell
The Center for Research on Education and School Development (IFS) at the TU Dortmund University is committed to all areas of education research – from the description, explanation, and improvement of the organization and management of schools and the school system, to the analysis of educational processes and educational outcomes of students of different age groups in different contexts. Not limited to students, the research takes into account parents, teachers, school administration, and institutional frameworks. A special focus is research into the reform and development processes of schools and the school system, as well as the necessary conditions for these processes and their outcomes.
Research areas at IFS
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Teaching and Learning (Team McElvany)
Empirical Educational Research in Primary and Secondary Education (Team Deputy Professor Ohle-Peters)
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Individual Developmental Trajectories and Institutional Contexts (Team Becker)
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Promoting Cognitive and Motivational-Affective Learning Processes (Team Deputy Professor Lorenz)
Educational Data Science (Team Gaspard/Deputy Professor Naumann)
Latest news from the IFS
Report of the Aktionsrat Bildung – Education and social cohesion
Aktionsrat Bildung presents report on "Education and social cohesion", in which Prof. McElvany participated as an expert for the primary school area.
IFS Lecture Series on April 25 with Prof. Dr. Charlott Rubach
Professor Charlott Rubach speaks at the IFS Lecture Series on digital competence and well-being with SkillfulTeacher2.0.
Nele McElvany in The Economist on the German school system
Professor Nele McElvany talks about the challenges and potentials in the German school system in The Economist article.
Kickoff meeting projekt LeseKI:DS at the Vodafone Foundation
Lese-KI:DS is designing an evidence-based reading program in which children read AI-generated and personalized texts.