Activities and news from the Scientific Area of Expertise (WKF) "Research on Education and Schooling"
Under the umbrella of the Scientific Area of Expertise (WKF) "Research on Education and Schooling", its members carry out a variety of projects with partners from within and outside the WKF. News about the various activities resulting from this work, such as project progress and completion, publications, events and lectures, can be found here.
09/24/2025
Third meeting of the PIRLS 2026 consortium in Germany has taken place
The consortium met to prepare for PIRLS 2026. In Germany, 240 elementary schools will participate in the large-scale assessment of reading literacy.
09/02/2025
Prof. McElvany proposes “Learning German” as an additional school subject
In an interview with RP, Nele McElvany suggests “Learning German” as an additional school subject if German language skills are insufficient.
09/01/2025
Successful closing of the interdisciplinary research area FAIR
Successful completion of the interdisciplinary research area From Prediction to Agile Intervention in the Social Sciences (FAIR)
09/01/2025
IFS presented a wide range of research findings at the EARLI 2025 conference
The IFS presented innovative research contributions in various lecture formats at EARLI 2025 in Graz.
08/27/2025
A. Kosubek receives EARLI SIG 8 Student Research Excellence Recognition 2025
Anne Kosubek is being honored for her excellent research achievements with the EARLI SIG 8 Student Research Excellence Recognition 2025.
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’.
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.
08/12/2025
Release: Beutel et al. on democracy in schools and teacher education
Beutel and colleagues discuss democracy education in schools and teacher education at universities such as Jena and Trier in their article.
07/23/2025
Podcast “Pausenhof” returns with innovative teaching
In the podcast “Pausenhof” (Schoolyard), students of the BA Educational Science programme discuss current studies.
