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News at the IFS

08/21/2025

24th edition of the IFS Yearbook on School Development published

The IFS Yearbook deals with the topic of ‘Educational Processes and Competence Development in the Context of Linguistic and Social Heterogeneity’.
Studierende sitzen auf einer Wiese und lesen in einem Buch, daneben das Cover des Jahrbuches
08/21/2025

IFS at the 5th meeting of national coordinators for PIRLS 2026

Ramona Lorenz and Ulrich Ludewig are attending the 5th meeting of national research coordinators for PIRLS 2026 in Warsaw.
Präsentationsfolie der NRC, die die Besucher willkommen heißt
08/07/2025

New milestones in the SPEAK project

SPEAK project concludes pilot study and completes post-tests of the main study.
Zwei Grundschulkinder arbeiten am Tablet, daneben das SPEAK-Logo
07/24/2025

Guest lecture by Dr. Alexander Robitzsch in the IFS lecture series

Dr. Alexander Robitzsch spoke on “Group comparisons in educational comparison studies” as part of the IFS lecture series.
07/23/2025

Podcast “Pausenhof” returns with innovative teaching

In the podcast “Pausenhof” (Schoolyard), students of the BA Educational Science programme discuss current studies.
Frau mit Kopfhörern
07/23/2025

Decline in reading skills: School closures and learning environment causes

New study shows that the decline in reading skills is due to school closures and difficult extracurricular learning conditions.
FFP2 Maske liegt auf dem Lehrerpult einen leeren Klasse
07/11/2025

IFS at the 7th Dortmund Science Conference “Education in Transition”

IFS participated in several formats at the 7th Dortmund Science Conference “Education in Transition – Shaping the Future in Challenging Times”.
Foto der Präsentationsfolie von Professorin Heppt bei der Konferenz
07/10/2025

TfE – 2nd series successfully completed, 3rd series to start in fall 2025

The successful “Tuesdays for Education” program series is taking a summer break and will return in the fall with new and exciting content.
Lehrkraft mit drei Grundschulkindern im Unterricht bei einer Lernsituation
07/09/2025

New article published in Journal of Political Science

The article examines the factors influencing political knowledge among adolescents using the Civic Voluntarism Model.
Pascal Alscher neben dem Cover der Publikation
07/08/2025

Tuesdays for Education on 8.7. – School quality and school development

Primary school in Germany – Good school quality with development potential.
Mehrere Grundschulkinder zeigen in einer Unterrichtssituation mit Handzeichen auf
07/04/2025

Successful 10th Dortmund Symposium “Education in Transition”

Numerous renowned experts exchanged ideas at the 10th Dortmund Symposium on “Education in Transition”.
Referent*innen des 10. Dortmunder Symposiums
07/03/2025

Bernadette van Berk successfully defends her dissertation

Bernadette van Berk successfully completes her doctorate in psychology.
Foto von Bernadette van Berk nach Abschluss ihrer erfolgreichen Disputation