Institute of Educational Sciences
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior professorship for Digital Teaching and Learning
- Junior professorship for Educational Sciences, in particular Education with Digital Media
- Professorship for Educational Research, in particular Emperical Educational Scienes
- Professorship for Educational Science, in particular Educational Management and Quality Development
- Professorship for Teacher Education and School Development
- Professorship of primary school pedagogic
Organisation profile
In our research and teaching, we focus on prerequisites, processes and effects of education, especially in the area of teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools.
In teacher education, we are responsible for pre-service teachers‘ acquisition of pedagogical knowledge in the area of teaching, diagnostics, upbringing and innovation. Throughout the entire Bachelor's and Master's program, we provide students with a competence-, research- and practice-oriented education.
Main research areas
Research Activities
Educational Science, in particular Educational Management and Quality Development
Educational Sciences, in particular Education with Digital Media
Digital Teaching and Learning
Educational Research, in particular Emperical Educational Scienes
Primary school pedagogic
Teacher Education and School Development
- 2025
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How school leadership and innovation shape instructional pathways to student achievement across nations: Evidence from multilevel structural equation modeling and decision tree analysis
Aydın, B., Fokkema, M., Eryilmaz, N., Muijs, D., Scherer, R. & Pietsch, M., 01.12.2025, In: Studies in Educational Evaluation. 87, 12 p., 101521.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A critical evaluation of alignment optimization for improving cross- national comparability in international large-scale assessments
Sandoval-Hernández, A., Carrasco, D. & Eryilmaz, N., 12.2025, In: Studies in Educational Evaluation. 87, 13 p., 101519.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Generative AI in teacher education: Educators’ perceptions of transformative potentials and the triadic nature of AI literacy explored through AI-enhanced methods
Prilop, C. N., Mah, D.-K., Jacobsen, L. J., Hansen, R. R., Weber, K. E. & Hoya, F., 12.2025, In: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. 9, 15 p., 100471.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Highlight, Write, Elaborate: Note-Taking Strategies to Master Reality-Based Mathematical Tasks
Wienecke, L.-M., Leiss, D. & Ehmke, T., 12.2025, In: Journal für Mathematik-Didaktik: Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik (GDM). 46, 2, 41 p., 12.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Unpacking the microfoundations of educational innovation and change: a multi-level study of ambidexterity, commitment, and trust using Coleman’s bathtub model
Pietsch, M., Buyukgoze, H., Gümüş, S., Çoban, Ö. & Özdemir, N., 15.11.2025, In: Public Management Review. p. 1-40Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Identity formation in minority education in the Danish-German border region
Perlinger, J. & Wischmann, A., 12.11.2025, In: European Educational Research Journal. p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Microfoundations of open innovation in schools: overcoming teachers’ not-invented-here syndrome with transformational leadership and leader-member-exchange
Witthöft, J., Adams, D., Aydin, B., Muniandy, V. & Pietsch, M., 05.11.2025, In: School Leadership and Management. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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School teachers in Germany and Denmark: a comparative study of self-efficacy and distinct profiles in using Artificial Intelligence for teaching and learning
Mah, D.-K., Groß, N., Dalsgaard, C. & Prilop, C. N., 29.10.2025, In: Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Automated scoring in the era of artificial intelligence: An empirical study with Turkish essays
Aydın, B., Kışla, T., Elmas, N. T. & Bulut, O., 10.2025, In: System. 133, 12 p., 103784.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The role of openness to experience in innovating teaching and instruction through leader-member exchange and teacher creativity
Adams, D., Bellibaş, M. Ş., Muniandy, V. & Pietsch, M., 01.09.2025, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 57, 16 p., 101834.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Outdoor education in school curricula: a Norwegian–German comparative analysis
Perlinger, J., 22.08.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale
Alnahdi, G. H., Pozas, M., Sulaimani, M. F. & Letzel-Alt, V., 22.08.2025, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 16, 8 p., 1425152.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Instructional Leadership Moderating the Impact of (In)Congruency Between Peer and Individual Student SES on Achievement
Bellibaş, M. Ş., Aydın, B., Bowers, A., Perry, L. & Pietsch, M., 20.08.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Leadership and Policy in Schools. 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A Co-Creative Approach for AI-Enhanced Instructional Design: Combining Generative Artificial Intelligence and Learning Analytics
Mah, D.-K. & Egloffstein, M., 07.08.2025, In: The Journal of Applied Instructional Design. 2025Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
From theory to practice: Exploring Nigerian student teachers' experiences of managing learners with special needs in inclusive classrooms
Nwosu, K. C., Letzel-Alt, V. & Pozas, M., 31.07.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Special Education. 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leader-Member Exchange and Teacher Creativity in Nigerian Schools: The Mediating Role of Paradox Mindset and Individual Ambidexterity
Ugwuanyi, C. S., Bellibaş, M. Ş. & Pietsch, M., 31.07.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Leadership and Policy in Schools. 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wie lehrt man Lehrkräfte lernunterstützend zu lehren? Empirische Befunde zur universitären Lehrkräftebildung im Bereich adaptiver Lernunterstützung im kompetenzorientierten Mathematikunterricht
Leiss, D., Lemmrich, S., Schilling, L. & Ehmke, T., 17.07.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Unterrichtswissenschaft – Journal of Teaching and Learning Sciences . 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The role of empathy and empathic leadership practices in schools – a scoping review
Manke, S. N., Pietsch, M. & Freund, P. A., 19.06.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Review. 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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ICT knowledge absorptive capacity: A critical factor for technology integration in schools
Fischer‐Schöneborn, S., Brown, C., Aydin, B., MacGregor, S. & Pietsch, M., 13.06.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Zukunft aktiv gestalten: Digitale Transformation und Künstliche Intelligenz in Bildung und Wissenschaft
Mah, D.-K., 12.06.2025, Zukunftsgestalter Deutschlands: Pioniergeschichten aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Politik und Zivilgesellschaft. Weissenberger-Eibl, M. (ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Gabler, p. 153-166 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
