News at the IFS

03/13/2026

Shaping the Future Together: SUBSES Network Meeting in Erfurt

The DFG-network network supports research on the influence of the social environment on the educational processes of students from diverse…

03/13/2026

IFS presents latest research findings at GEBF in Munich

IFS is participating in the 13th Congress of the Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung with a wide range of contributions.

03/11/2026

PIRLS 2026: Meeting of National Research Coordinators

Before the assessments begin in the northern hemisphere, the national research coordinators meet to discuss the details of the data collection…

03/10/2026

International Virtual Symposium on Political Education

The Civic Education Research Lab (CERL) organized a virtual symposium with international and in-house speakers.

03/09/2026

Professor Nele McElvany joins podcast “Wiarda wundert sich”

In the podcast, education journalist Jan-Martin Wiarda talks to Professor Nele McElvany about PIRLS, language training, and civic education.

03/04/2026

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03/03/2026

New PIRLS analysis on academic track recommendation

Academic track recommendation: Socioeconomic background (still!) plays a role

03/02/2026

New article published in Social Psychology of Education

The article deals with the development of school enjoyment and its influence on academic achievement, focusing on gender differences.

02/27/2026

Empirical educational research to go!

Students of educational science discuss current educational studies in the podcast “Pausenhof” (Schoolyard).

02/25/2026

Kick-Off Meeting of the CCE Cluster of Excellence with IFS Participation

As part of the CCE Cluster of Excellence, IFS is conducting an intervention study to investigate how young people can be attracted to STEM.

02/24/2026

Language and Reading Skills: Nele McElvany on WDR 3 Forum

Nele McElvany, Steffen Gailberger, and Heike Schmoll discuss on WDR 3 Forum: How can children's language and reading skills be strengthened in the…

02/21/2026

Linguistic diversity in the classroom

On International Mother Language Day, we take a look inside classrooms: how diverse are the languages that children speak at home?