News at the IFS
TIMSS 2019: Good marks for the quality of teaching in mathematics and subject matter
On December 8, the results of the current TIMS study (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) were presented. The IFS was in charge of…
Edited volume on the 5th Dortmund Symposium published
(In)equity in education and the school system is a topic of outstanding importance. In the recently published edited volume "Against the Odds -…
Nele McElvany in the podcast „Steingarts Morning Briefing“
Nele McElvany spoke with Gabor Steingart in his podcast "Steingarts Monring Briefing" about the current situation in educational institutions. The…
Promoting young talent at the IFS - start of the basic curriculum
Every year in the winter semester, the basic curriculum offers exciting insights into the working environment of science for doctoral students in the…
Nurit Viesel-Nordmeyer: Successful disputation
The IFS congratulates Nurit Viesel-Nordmeyer on successfully passing the disputation! In her doctorate in educational science, she worked as a…
IFS survey on teaching during the Coronavirus pandemic: Well-being of teachers
The study "Teaching during the coronavirus pandemic" aimed to gain empirical knowledge about teaching during the Corona pandemic in Germany. While the…
Homeschooling: What has happened since spring?
The new school year has begun and the declared aim of the minister presidents is to keep schools open throughout the winter. But what if this is not…
Homeschooling - Nele McElvany in conversation with Focus Online
Homeschooling has become the norm since the coronavirus pandemic. But how well is it actually going, what needs to change and how can gaps be filled?…
Out now: Latest issue of the Journal for Educational Research Online
The newly published edition of the Journal for Educational Research Online (jero) deals with the main topic "Educational processes, educational…
PIRLS meeting: important milestone
At the 5th meeting of the National Research Coordinators (NRC), the results of the field tests were evaluated and discussed digitally, in which a…
Aileen Edele accepts call for professorship at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Aileen Edele has received and accepted a professorship for “Empirical research on teaching and learning under conditions of migration-related…
IFS in conversation with WAZ: School digitization changes the role of teachers
In the context of digitization, is it sufficient to provide devices for everyone? Based on that question, PD Dr. Ramona Lorenz talked to the WAZ which…