Institute of Psychology in Education

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The Institute of Psychology in Education is part of the School of Education and currently consists of three departments, which are concerned with Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences, Developmental Psychology, and Educational Psychology.

Main research areas

At the Institute of Psychology in Education we are enthusiastic about research that answers fundamental psychological questions while keeping in mind their usefulness for sustainable social transformation processes in the educational domain.

Research Activities

Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences

Educational Psychology

Developmental Psychology

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    How to get really smart: Modeling retest and training effects in ability testing using computer-generated figural matrix items

    Freund, P. A. & Holling, H., 07.2011, In: Intelligence. 39, 4, p. 233-243 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Deliberate practice among South African small business owners: Relationships with education, cognitive ability, knowledge, and success

    Unger, J., Keith, N., Hilling, C., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 03.2009, In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 82, 1, p. 21-44 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Online-counseling for teachers via internet forum - A comparative study between norwegian and german users

    Rahm, T. & Lund, Ø., 2010, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference ICT, Society and Human Beings 2010, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2010, MCCSIS 2010. International Association for the Development of Information Society, p. 203-207 5 p. (Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference ICT, Society and Human Beings 2010, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2010, MCCSIS 2010).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Lesen empeerisch: Eine Längsschnittstudie zur Bedeutung von peer groups für Lesemotivation und -verhalten

    Philipp, M., 2010, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 249 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Entwicklung emotionaler Kompetenzen im Vorschulalter

    Janke, B. & von Salisch, M., 2010, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 59, 7, p. 509-512 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

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    Mental health – backbone of the soul

    Paulus, P., 19.06.2009, In: Health Education. 109, 4, p. 289-298 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Barrier effects in real-world compared to virtual reality macro-environments

    Neidhardt, E. & Popp, M., 01.09.2009, In: Cognitive Processing. 10, Suppl. 2, p. 158 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch