Conference topic

Evidence Orientation in Subject-Specific Education: Current Findings and Perspectives

Evidence orientation in subject-specific education refers to efforts to draw on scientifically sound findings in order to make them usable for decisions and action regarding the design of subject-specific teaching and learning processes as well as subject-specific decisions in education systems. Evidence here refers to the best available knowledge, encompassing knowledge constructed based on empirical findings derived from controlled study designs with various methodological research approaches as well as knowledge derived from data-based findings from practical contexts. Within the context of subject-specific education, questions have emerged regarding the importance, generation, evaluation, and use of evidence, the necessary competencies of teachers for evidence-oriented action, and prevailing challenges in linking scientific evidence to practical action in everyday school life or educational policy. 

The 2026 Conference on Subject-Specific Education will look at the theme from a diverse range of perspectives, including empirical subject-specific educational research, teacher training, professional practice, and education policy. Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders and Prof. Dr. Florence Ligozat – two outstanding personalities in the field – will be in attendance and will take a differentiated look at evidence orientation in subject-specific education from different theoretical and practical perspectives in their keynote speeches.