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We are at EARLI SIG 6 & 7!

  • Klose, M., Bengs, D., Winter, M., Mendzheritskaya, J., Hahnel, C., Goldhammer, F., Wolter, I., & Artelt, C. (2026). 404 – Concept map not found: Who uses an optional concept map tool in an online course and how? Poster presentation at the joint conference of EARLI SIG 6 & 7, 10.-12.08., Zürich, CH.

We are at EARLI SIG 16!

  • Pieschl, S., Mattes, B., Beliaeff, F. J., Cegiela, J., Lamm, S., & Hahnel, C. (2026). Why Are Users Overconfident When Answering Questions With The Internet? An Ongoing Quest. Vortrag zur EARLI SIG 16 Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning, 26.-28.08., Clermont-Ferrand, FR.

We are at the DGPs Congress!

  • Paschke, P., Hahnel, C., & Steinmayr, R. (2026). Effects of math ability-self-concept, math competence, and their discrepancy on math grades mediated by expectancy of success and subjective task values. Poster presentation at the 54th DGPs Congress, 07.-10.09., LUX.

We are at Youth in a Digital Society!

  • Grützner, E. Baier-Mosch, F., Hahnel, C., Paschke, P., & Goldhammer, F. (2026). Schools as contexts of equitable digital participation: A trend-based ICILS perspective on Germany. Poster presentation at the conference of Youth in a Digital Society, 08.-09.11., Potsdam, DE.

  • Paschke, P., Goldhammer, F., Grützner, E., & Hahnel, C. (2026). Decomposing Migration-Related Differences in Digital Literacy of Adolescents in European Countries. Poster presentation at the conference of Youth in a Digital Society, 08.-09.11., Potsdam, DE.

We are at EARLI SIG 27!

  • Deribo, T., Artelt, C, Goldhammer, F., Hahnel, C., Kroehne, U., Naumann, J., Schoor, C., & Zink-Özkan, T.  (2026). When Feedback Is Not Processed: Rethinking the Validity of Feedback Evaluations. Presentation at the conference of the EARLI SIG 27 Online Measures of Learning Processes, 18.-20.11., Barcelona, ES.

  • Feldhege, H., Tetzlaff, L., Hahnel, C., & Goldhammer, F. (2026). Time Allocation as an Indicator of Learning and Solution Processes in Problem-Solving. Poster presentation at the conference of the EARLI SIG 27 Online Measures of Learning Processes, 18.-20.11., Barcelona, ES.

  • Tetzlaff, L., Hahnel, C., & Goldhammer, F. (2026). Using IRTrees to model resource-usage processes and their relation to learning outcome measures. Presentation at the conference of the EARLI SIG 27 Online Measures of Learning Processes, 18.-20.11., Barcelona, ES.


From the Department

We’re taking part in RUB Teachers’ Day 2026

Prof. Dr. Carolin Hahnel and Deirdre Fels will be at a stand on the market square between 1.00 pm and 2.45 pm.

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New publications

Find out about the newest publications from the Psychological Assessment and Testing (PsycAT) lab.

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Start of the ICILS 2028 study

Work on the ICILS 2028 study has begun in Germany.

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Teaching project 5x5000

The ‘AI Tools in Teaching’ working group has won the 5x5000 competition with its teaching project ‘AI^3’.

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Statement on Open Science

In collaboration with Prof. Carolin Hahnel, GEBF and AEPF have published recommendations on the implementation of open science in empirical educational research.

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Certificate in University Teaching

In December 2025, Dr. Robin Merchel received the certificate “Professional Teaching Competence for Higher Education”.

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Teaching award for commitment to students

Robin Merchel received the “Golden Cerebellum” teaching award in the category "commitment to students".

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Current findings: Academic aptitude

One of our current studies shows that academic aptitude tests improve the prediction of academic success among international students.

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Teaching award for statistics exercise

Robin Merchel received the “Golden Neuron” teaching award for the statistics exercise.

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We are at GEBF 2025

Our chair was represented at GEBF 2025 with a symposium, two discussions and five contributions.

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Teaching award for assessment seminars

Robin Merchel received the “Golden Synapse” teaching award for the assessment seminars “Professional assessment” and “Career counselling”.

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We are at the DPS Statuskonferenz 2024

Prof. Carolin Hahnel discusses learning and testing in the context of digitization in an interactive plenary session on November 13, 2024.

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We are at RUB Teachers' Day 2024

Carolin Hahnel discusses current research on technology-based reading with teachers.

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Start of the DFG Research Unit CORE

The new DFG-funded research unit CORE investigates how university students learn with the Internet.

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Special Issue in JCAL

Our special issue "Advancing Educational Assessment through Log Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning" is available online.

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New at RUB

Carolin Hahnel joined the Faculty of Psychology at the Ruhr University Bochum in September.

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