News at the IFS
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…
Conclusion of the LeseDif project
From September 2016 to December 2019, the DFG-funded project LeseDif examined reading skills of elementary school children in the context of social…
PIRLS consortium: Successful and constructive project meeting
The next main survey of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (IGLU) will take place in spring 2021. Thus, all project partners…
A-level grades and corona: IFS in conversation with SPIEGEL
Prior to the final A-level exams in Germany, people expressed concerns that the “Corona Abitur” might result in poorer results for the pupils. Now,…
Congratulations: Nele McElvany elected as prorector research!
On Friday, July 3, 2020, the Elective Assembly of TU Dortmund University elected Prof. Nele McElvany as prorector research. As of September 1, 2020,…