News at the IFS

02/19/2025

NEPS Stage 4 – IFS and LIfBi extend successful cooperation

The cooperation between IFS and LIfBi in the NEPS will be extended, with a focus on well-being, civic literacy and irregular educational trajectories.

02/13/2025

IFS at didacta 2025: Artificial intelligence promotes reading skills

At didacta 2025, the IFS discussed how AI promotes the reading skills of elementary school students and presented the “LeseKI:DS” program.

02/11/2025

New project: Influence of digital and analog media on vocabulary

The DiAna project is investigating how reading texts on paper or a tablet affects vocabulary acquisition.

01/30/2025

IFS presented numerous contributions at the GEBF in Mannheim

IFS discussing current research findings at the 12th conference of the Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung (GEBF).

01/24/2025

Innovative teaching: “Pausenhof” podcast

In the podcast “Pausenhof” (“schoolyard“), students of the BA Educational Science deal with current studies.

01/21/2025

Successful VKS on “Multilingualism in the family and classroom”

Internationally renowned guests at the 5th VKS on January 13 and 20 on the topic of “Language and Learning in multilingual families and classrooms”.

01/14/2025

Tuesdays for Education 14.01. – Digital-based language support

Study shows effectiveness of digitally supported language support right from the start of school.

01/08/2025

Successful grant for Allan Wigfield's guest stay at the IFS

Sebastian Vogel successfully raised funding for a guest stay by Prof. Allan Wigfield to the IFS as part of the tu.hosts program.

12/12/2024

Successful habilitation lecture by Dr. Sittipan Yotyodying

As part of his habilitation process, Dr. Sittipan Yotyodying successfully gave his scientific lecture on digital transformation.

12/12/2024

Article in Electoral Studies published

This article revisits eligibility effects of voting at 16 years in Austria based on regression discontinuity analyses.

12/02/2024

Prof. McElvany as an expert for the NRW Landtag

Prof. McElvany contributed her expertise as an expert to the commission of inquiry “Equal Opportunities in Education” of the NRW Landtag.

11/21/2024

Professor Birgit Heppt holds inaugural lecture

Professor Birgit Heppt presented her research program at Faculty 12 as part of her inaugural lecture.