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News at the IFS

07/01/2024

Birgit Heppt starts at IFS

Dr. Birgit Heppt starts today at the IFS and takes over the professorship "Empirical Educational Research in Primary and Secondary Education".
Links schwarzer Schriftzug "Herzlich Willkommen am IFS Prof. Dr. Birgit Heppt" und rechts Porträtfoto von der Professorin vor beigen Hintergrund
06/28/2024

IFS lecture series with Prof. Dr. Andreas Dengel on June 27

At the IFS lecture series on 27 June, Professor Andreas Dengel from Goethe University Frankfurt spoke about the new school subject "Digital World".
Foto von Prof. Andreas Dengel (links) und Dr. Sebastian Vogel (rechts) vor der Titelfolie seiner Präsentation
06/28/2024

IFS expertise on reasons for leaving school without qualifications

The IFS contributed its expertise to the event "The NEPS - Educational pathways of young people without school-leaving qualifications".
Kinder laufen auf dem Schulhof weg von der Kamera
06/28/2024

IFS was represented at the Junior Researchers Conference (JURE)

Sira Neuhaus presents research paper on discrimination and the role of social integration at the 28th JURE.
Sira Neuhaus steht vor ihrer Präsentation
06/28/2024

Successful "Tuesdays for Education" program series continues

After much positive feedback, the "Tuesdays for Education" program series is taking a summer break and will continue with new content in fall.
Bild von einer Lehrkraft mit Schüler*innen im Unterricht mit dem Schriftzug Tuesdays for Education
06/20/2024

3rd NRC Meeting in Riga, Latvia, for PIRLS 2026

From June 3–7, 2024, NRCs from over 50 participating countries met in Riga, Latvia, to prepare for the "PIRLS 2026" reading literacy study.
Gruppenfoto der teilnehmenden Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler vor Bäumen an einem sonnigen Tag
06/14/2024

SPEAK project successfully completes first intervention phase

The participating classes in the first cohort of the SPEAK project have successfully completed the intervention phase. The post-tests will now follow.
Fünf Grundschulkinder vor einer Schultafel umarmen sich und lächeln in die Kamera
06/11/2024

Tuesdays for Education on June 11 on the topic of school transition

When performance does not play the decisive role – Socio-economic status of the family and the class attended influence Gymnasium recommendation.
Grundschüler*innen beim Schreiben im Klassenraum mit Bildunterschrift "Tuesdays for Education"
06/10/2024

IFS Lecture Series with Professor Gary Pollock on June 6

Professor Gary Pollock gave a lecture on "Measuring Child Wellbeing in a Longitudinal Comparative International Survey".
Sebastian Vogel steht vor einem Zoom Bildschirm, auf dem Prof. Dr. Gary Pollock zu sehen ist
05/29/2024

Publication published in Economics of Education Review

"Does instructional time at school influence study time at university? Evidence from an instructional time reform" by J. Schwerter has been published.
Das Cover der Economics of Education Review von Juni 2024
05/29/2024

Dr Annika Ohle-Peters completes habilitation with inaugural lecture

We congratulate Dr Annika Ohle-Peters on the successful completion of her habilitation.
05/27/2024

Dr. Birgit Heppt starts at the IFS in July

Dr. Heppt has accepted the professorship for "Empirical Educational Research in Primary and Secondary Education" and will start at the IFS in July.
Birgit Heppt vor einem braunen Hintergrund