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News at the IFS
05/14/2024
Tuesdays for Education on May 14 on the topic of linguistic diversity
Primary school children with a non-German family language show clear reading literacy deficits, but often receive no support.
05/10/2024
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2026 started
International study on reading literacy in fourth grade has started – 60 participating countries in the IGLU/PIRLS 2026 large scale assessment.
05/08/2024
Paper published in Technology, Knowledge and Learning
Article "Voluntary E-Learning Exercises Support Students in Mastering Statistics" von Jakob Schwerter and Taiga Brahm published in journal
05/07/2024
IFS Lecture Series on May 2 with Professor Meng-Jung Tsai
On May 2, Professor Meng-Jung Tsai presented "Using Robotics STEAM Curricula to Enhance Students’ 21st Century Competencies" at the IFS lecture series
05/07/2024
Social sciences workshop for early career researchers at IFS
"Experiments, quasi-experiments, and causality in social sciences: Matching methods" – Methods workshop for early career researchers.
04/29/2024
IFS Lecture Series on April 25 with Professor Charlott Rubach
On April 25, Professor Charlotte Rubach presented "New horizons for teacher training" at the IFS lecture series
04/25/2024
Report of the Aktionsrat Bildung – Education and social cohesion
Aktionsrat Bildung presents report on "Education and social cohesion", in which Prof. McElvany participated as an expert for the primary school area.
04/22/2024
Nele McElvany in The Economist on the German school system
Professor Nele McElvany talks about the challenges and potentials in the German school system in The Economist article.
04/22/2024
Kickoff meeting projekt LeseKI:DS at the Vodafone Foundation
Lese-KI:DS is designing an evidence-based reading program in which children read AI-generated and personalized texts.
04/22/2024
Ramona Lorenz deputy professor for Empirical Educational Research
In the summer semester 2024, PD Dr. Ramona Lorenz is deputy to the Chair of Empirical Educational Research.
04/22/2024
IFS presents IGLU transfer at Roland Berger Foundation team day
Dr. Ulrich Ludewig presented how the reading competence of students from disadvantaged families can be effectively promoted.
04/22/2024
Lecture Series with Prof. Dr. Sauro Civitillo
On April 18, Professor Sauro Civitillo from Utrecht University was a guest at the lecture series.
