Data base

Find out more about our research activities: Our data base provides you with a variety of research projects and different results.

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Learning about mathematics (WILMA)

The objective of the research is to identify what characterizes didactic expertise in kindergarten-level mathematics teaching.

Institut
Institute of Early Childhood Education 0 to 8 years
Leitung
Prof. Dr. Franziska Vogt
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Learning with rubrics (LERU)

The rubrics used set out the criteria for assessing different levels of in-lesson performance with regard to a specific field or subject.

Institut
Abgeschlossene Projekte
Leitung
Dr. Robbert Smit
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Subject-specific methodological development of learning and testing systems

The project evaluates existing tasks with regard to their conformity with Lehrplan 21 and with current methodological approaches.

Institut
Institute for Language Teacher Education
Leitung
Dr. Thomas Roderer
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Multilingual reading aloud by the teacher in school and foreign language at secondary level I (MeVoL)

Multilingual reading aloud by the teacher (MeVoL) is an innovative teaching concept for multilingual reading promotion.

Institut
Institute for Language Teacher Education
Leitung
Dr. Robert Hilbe

Competence-oriented practical training (KOMPRA)

The KOMPRA project focuses on promoting efficient, targeted and continual skills development.

Institut
Centre for Professional Studies
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Scholastic language acquisition during the transition phase from primary to secondary school (MSE)

From primary school level onwards, all pupils in Switzerland are taught a second national language, as well as English as a foreign language. 

Institut
Abgeschlossene Projekte
Leitung
Prof. Dr. Christian Brühwiler
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The Assessment of the Achievement of Basic Educational Competences (ÜGK/COFO/VECOF)

The ÜGK project constitutes the first performance assessment to be conducted across the Swiss compulsory education system.

Institut
Institute for Educational Assessment
Leitung
Prof. Dr. Christian Brühwiler
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Gender in day care centres

The project aims to make it easier for men to enter and remain in the childcare profession.

Institut
Institute of Early Childhood Education 0 to 8 years
Leitung
Prof. Dr. Franziska Vogt

Improving opportunities for pupils transferring to secondary school – CHANSON

The CHANSON project aims to help children from low-income families transfer successfully from primary into secondary school.

Institut
Institute of Social Studies Education
Leitung
Dr. Sonja Bischoff
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Partner schools for profession development

To create a space for cooperative learning in which students and teachers can focus on advancing their professional skills.

Institut
Abgeschlossene Projekte

Quality assurance measures for learning support systems

The project team is tasked with providing scientific supervision for learning support systems in the cantons of St.Gallen and Zurich.

Institut
Institute for Educational Assessment
Leitung
Prof. Dr. Jan Hochweber
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The effects of teacher education on professional competences, lesson quality and pupil performance (WiL)

Set up as a longitudinal study, the WiL project follows up on the international TEDS-M teacher education study.

Institut
Abgeschlossene Projekte
Leitung
Prof. Dr. Christian Brühwiler
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bewegunglesen.ch

This bilingual e-learning platform provides a highly effective means of learning about and analysing movement sequences.  

Institut
Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Health
Leitung
Prof. Dominik Owassapian
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dis donc! French teaching materials for grades 5 to 9 (ILZ)

The new French workbook dis donc! is based on the provisions and descriptions set forth in the Swiss curricular framework Lehrplan 21.

Institut
Institute for Language Teacher Education

In-service education in plurilingualism and interculturality

The PHSG Institute for Language Teacher Education supports students and teachers who wish to investigate linguistic and cultural diversity.

Institut
Institute for Language Teacher Education
Leitung
Prof. Wilfrid Kuster

Instructional sensitivity of test items in pedagogic-psychological diagnostics (InSe)

The project investigates how the instructional sensitivity of tests can be measured empirically.

Institut
Institute for Educational Assessment
Leitung
Prof. Dr. Jan Hochweber