News at the IFS
Professor Michael Becker starts at the IFS
The IFS welcomes Michael Becker! With the beginning of March, he has taken up one of the professorships at the IFS. His research group “Empirical…
Start of the second survey stage in the project Stereotype Threat
The project Stereotype Threat starts its second survey stage. The project examines the effect of stereotypes on vocabulary acquisition of learners in…
International Mother Language Day
The International Mother Language Day celebrates and encourages the linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. On occasion of this day,…
Dortmund Master Plan Science 2.0: Opening session of the panel “excellence and network”
The IFS took part in the opening session of the panel “excellence and network” as part of the Dortmund Master Plan Science 2.0. The scientific…
Robotic groups in schools stimulate interest in STEM
Together with the Center for Higher Education (zhb), the IFS conducted a research concerning the benefits of robotic groups in schools. The study…
LL digital project has started
Since November 2019, Ramona Lorenz and her team engage in the project Learning and Assessment in the Digital Age (short: LL Digital). They study if…
Turkish schools in Germany: Nele McElvany talks to Deutsche Welle
Erdogan’s plan to open three Turkish schools in Germany sparked a debate over the schools' role in increasing Turkish President Erdogan's political…
IFS research report 2017-2019 published
What scientific developments and activities have taken place at the IFS in the last three years? The new research report provides a compact overview…
PISA: Primary schools lay the groundwork for reading competencies
Reading is a necessary qualification for educational success and social participation. For that reason, the focus of the PISA study 2018 has been…
Dr. Michael Becker accepts call for professorship at the IFS
Dr. Michael Becker from DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education has accepted the call for a professorship at the IFS.…
Encourage and support: New research findings on the potential of all-day schools
The importance of all-day school as a reliable childcare option for families is widely recognized. But how can all-day provision also support pupils…
Short clip: Doing research on teaching competencies at the IFS
In its new clip, the IFS zooms in on its research area education and teacher competencies. How should a good reading or math lesson look like? Which…