Projects

The IDeA project BiLTex investigates potential differences between bilingual and monolingual learning environments for text comprehension. Whereas in monolingual learning environments all information and actions are available or take place in German, in bilingual learning environments the mother tongue is systematically included. BilTex aims to investigate whether the inclusion of the language of origin has a positive effect on text comprehension and the learning experience of pupils growing up bilingually.

BiPeer explores ways to support German reading competency of Turkish-German bilingual primary school children using peer-learning methods.

The project compares monolingual and bilingual learning environments for multilingual pupils in fourth and fifth grade in German-English bilingual schools.

The project CA:PPA-LAS investigates how lower-achieving students in heterogeneous primary school classrooms can be specifically cognitively activated and supported in engaging in deeper thinking. We systematically examine the practical knowledge of primary school teachers and link it to existing theoretical conceptualizations of cognitive activation. Based on these findings, the project aims to develop practice-oriented recommendations and workshops that support teachers in designing adaptive, cognitively activating instruction.

How can educational researchers, school practitioners and (initial) teacher training in Frankfurt and the surrounding area collaborate and benefit from each other with a long-term perspective? In the Campus Schools Programme, we are establishing strong and sustainable collaborations at the interface between theory and practice and develop them further together.