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.
Democracy education, participation and a new examination culture
In A. Langela-Bickenbach, R. Dreier, P. Wampfler & C. Albrecht (Eds.), Ways to a contemporary examination culture. Fundamentals and practical examples
Reading is easier when it's fun
BildungsTandems: Insight into the coaches' in-depth training
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Lecture Series with Prof. Dr. Sauro Civitillo
On April 18, Professor Sauro Civitillo from Utrecht University was a guest at the lecture series.