The detailed programme and further information on the conference can be found here.
Congratulations on the successful defence
We congratulate Charlotte Kramer on her successful defence "Situation-specific skills of classroom management - video-based measurement and promotion of professional competence of student teachers"!
Press release "How effective is teacher training?" on the work of the Emerging Group published
06.11.2023
There are clear gaps in the theoretical basis and empirical implementation of research into teacher education. This was the result of research by the new Emerging Group "Proving the Effectiveness of Teacher Education" at the University of Cologne, which has now published its first paper. With the help of an analysis of almost 30 previous overview studies, which in total refer to over 2,000 individual studies on the effectiveness of initial and further teacher training, the team found that empirical studies have so far too often focussed on individual questions and subject areas and still make too little reference to each other. This makes empirically supported theorising more difficult. Based on these findings, the research team developed a classification that systematises the processes and criteria of empirical studies on the effectiveness of teacher training in a matrix. The group's first scientific publication entitled "Teacher education effectiveness as an emerging research paradigm: A synthesis of reviews of empirical studies published over three decades (1993-2023)" has now been published as a seminal paper in the international Journal of Curriculum Studies.
The latest IZeF biennial report (2022/2023) has been published!
The report describes in detail the diverse areas of activity of the IZeF as a scientific institution of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the University of Cologne, including all IZeF research groups and active research projects, various programmes and the work of the IZeF.
It is available here. We would also be happy to send you a printed version, please contact us at: office-izefuni-koeln.de
The 32nd IZeF Newsletter (September issue) is now available!
The latest IZeF newsletter has been published. It contains interesting information and dates relating to the IZeF.
Literature tip: "Teacher noticing: A systematic literature review of conceptualizations, research designs, and findings on learning to notice"
We would like to draw your attention to the following new publication "Teacher noticing: A systematic literature review of conceptualisations, research designs, and findings on learning to notice" by König et al. (2022)! Directly to the article.
Report on the ZuS teacher education monitoring graduate study on the BMBF homepage
In ZuS project, Quality Assurance field of action, the established monitoring of teacher training was expanded to include an important component as part of the graduate study. The graduate report finalised in February 2023 focuses on the questions of what skills students at the University of Cologne have at the end of the standard period of study and what changes in skills can be observed during their studies. The BMBF is now also reporting on this as part of the teacher training quality campaign.
The entire graduate report is available free of charge here.
König, J., Jäger-Biela, D., Gerhard, K., Gottfried, K., & Weyers, J. (2023). Fachübergreifende und fachspezifische Kompetenzen von Absolvent*innen des Lehramtsstudiums der Universität zu Köln im Sommersemester 2020. Ergebnisse des ZuS – Lehrer*innen-Bildungsmonitorings. Dokumentation. Köln: Universität zu Köln. Download
Save the date: IZeF anniversary celebration on 13th June 2024
Dear ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues,
Next year, the IZeF will be celebrating its tenth anniversary as an academic institution of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the University of Cologne. We would like to celebrate this with you at an anniversary celebration on 13th June 2024 from approx 14:00-19:00 in the New Seminar Building of the University of Cologne! We are currently putting together a varied programme with exciting lectures but also time for socialising and celebrating. Please make a note of the date in your diary! You will receive the final programme later. Informal registration is now possible by e-mail. We are already looking forward to celebrating the anniversary with you!
Approval of the Emerging Group ER-TEC: "Empirical research on teacher training at the University of Cologne: Proof of the effectiveness of teacher training"
We are delighted that the application for the establishment of an Emerging Group on the topic of "Empirical Research on Teacher Education at the University of Cologne (ER-TEC): Proving the Effectiveness of Teacher Education" has been successfully approved as part of the University of Cologne's Excellent Research Support Programme.
The team of applicants from the context of teacher education, consisting of professors from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the Mercator Institute and the IZeF, was successful in two rounds of applications and was approved at the beginning of December. The Emerging Group was approved for three years and will research the effectiveness of teacher education within the framework of two overarching questions. More information on the group of researchers involved and the focus of the ER-TEC Emerging Group can be found here.
Literature tip: "Teaching and researching with videos in teacher training", including an article on the ViLLA portal
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