Projects
MotivO
Project MotivO aims at investigating and comparing motivational aspects of reading achievement across orthographies (German vs. Hebrew). Within the context of a cooperation project, German and Israeli 2nd and 4th Graders will be compared regarding their reading motivation and reading achievement in a cross-language research design to detect positive or negative feelings towards reading as well as changes across time.
MuKi
Investigating emotional expectation and appraisal processes in children aged 8-12
NawiSelf*digital
The aim of the project is to investigate the effectiveness of teaching units for primary school science that integrate the use of digital media.
NEDA
The project NEDA investigates the relationship between the development of reading and spelling skills and the development of neural auditory processing in elementary school children.
NEIS
Project NEIS is concerned with the development of self-regulatory skills – the ability to perform goal-oriented behavior – in children aged between 5 and 8 years.
NeO
The discussion regarding “more male nurses in kindergardens” is currently present internationally. The public discussion involves multiple attributes for girls and boys as well as for their female and male nurses. The NeO Project sheds light on the nurses’ perspectives regarding the meaning of gender within early childhood education.
NeuroBind
The project NeuroBind investigates the neural bases of the attachment system in children with different attachment styles using neuroimaging techniques (structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging). To activate their attachment system, children are shown different attachment relevant pictures and are asked to imagine themselves in secure and dangerous social situations. Correlations between brain activity and emotional reactions in response to those specific social situations are analyzed.
NO BIAS
The project aims to investigate the accuracy of judgement of trainee and experienced teachers. In particular, it focuses on the influence of stereotypes. Process data will be used to investigate teachers’ information processing and the influence of stereotypes on it, and to develop approaches to reduce the influence of stereotypes on judgements.
NUMBERS
The project NUMBERS investigates two trainings for classroom-based promotion of early quantity-number competencies and self-regulation in classes with a high percentage of immigrant students.
PACO
The PACO project investigated how families with schoolchildren adapt to different measures aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus. The focus was on the everyday experiences of parents in the period from the end of March to the end of April 2020.