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.
PISA report underlines PIRLS results: Strengthening basic skills
Reducing the link between social background and educational success and overcoming the education crisis requires a strengthening of basic skills.
![Nele McElvany Foto der Prorektorin für Forschung Nele McElvany](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/4/1/csm_Rektorat_TU_Dortmund_McElvany_2ae1258c88.jpg)
IFS Alumni Meeting – Focus on career paths
At the IFS alumni meeting, former and current IFS employees exchanged views on career paths outside the university.
![Alumni-Treffen Foto mit Alyssa Grecu, Chantal Lepper und Frederik Osadnik](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/4/7/csm_2023.11.30_Alumnitreffen_78cf17afe9.png)
NRW State Teaching Award 2023 – Special prize for "Teaching and learning in teams"
The Ministry of Culture and Science awarded the State Teaching Prizes to six lecturers. Dr. Lena Tacke and Dr. Vanessa Henke share the special prize.
![Landeslehrpreis NRW 2023 Gruppenfoto der Wissenschaftlerinnen und Preisträgerinnen](/storages/wkf-sb/_processed_/2/c/csm_2023.11.28_Tobias_Ortelt_7fc9ae5c36.jpg)
International exchange on self-regulated learning
Professor Charlotte Dignath's team discussed self-regulated learning with experts from the University of Stavanger.
![Internationaler Austausch Gruppenfoto von Wissenschaftlerinnen beim internationalen Austausch](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/1/e/csm_2023.11.24_Foto_Norwegerinnen_7d78d8bfb5.jpg)
6th volume of the "IFS Educational Dialogues" series published
The 6th volume of the IFS Education Dialogues series deals with the topic of "Learning in and for schools in the age of digitality".
![6. IFS-Bildungsdialog Publikationscover vom 6. Herausgeberband des IFS-Bildungsdialogs](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/5/d/csm_2023.11.17_6._BD_d8e78117f8.png)
IFS on the nationwide reading day at WDR Morgenecho
To mark the nationwide Read Aloud Day, Dr. Ulrich Ludewig spoke to Thomas Schaaf on WDR Morgenecho about pupils' reading performance.
![WDR 5 Morgenecho Collage mit links einem Wecker und Schriftzug Morgenecho und rechts einem Foto von Dr. Ulrich Ludewig](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/0/8/csm_2023.11.17_WDR-Morgenecho_21cc664359.png)
Professor Nele McElvany gives input lecture at parliamentary breakfast
Focus on democracy and political education – Professor Nele McElvany gives input lecture at parliamentary breakfast.
![Parlamentarisches Frühstück Foto eines Laptops mit Zoom-Meeting zum Inputvortrag von Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/5/4/csm_2023.11.08_Parlamentarisches_Fruehstueck_d42bedf31a.jpg)
Nationwide funding program "Freiraum"
Dr. Magdalena Buddeberg from TU Dortmund is awarded by the Innovation Foundation for her project proposal.
![Magdalena Buddeberg Porträtfoto von Magdalena Buddeberg](/storages/wkf-sb/_processed_/a/7/csm_2023.11.06_Buddeberg_8b7e92265f.png)
Hands-on school research: Open Day on 28.10.2023
On the open day of the TU Dortmund, interested people could inform themselves about school and educational research at the IFS.
![IFS Eine Person füllt einen Papierfragebogen neben einem IFS-Aufsteller aus](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/a/a/csm_IMG_9489_89e7aa1880.jpg)