Our 2023 in highlights
Dear friends, as we look back at the year 2023, may we recall all the positive and good things that it brought us. It was not an easy year, but we made it through. Thanks to the combination of our experience and knowledge, our solidarity and mutual support, we managed to implement a number of significant projects and initiatives. We continue to believe that by combining our efforts and knowledge we can better the education system. This gives us the motivation to move forward and contribute to evidence-based improvements in education. We invite you to take another look at our achievements during the past year and celebrate every success! And new accomplishments are ahead of us!
This year:
We have gained 3 PhDs in education:
There is a new addition to our friendly institute family - 5 children were born in the families of the Institute's employees!
We launched a social impact project - the Institute is helping to build a comprehensive system of positive career guidance and socialization for children in schools in Kamchatka Krai.
We consistently run an open education workshop and have brewed over 223 liters of coffee in the past year.
Centres and laboratories: success stories
Centre for Vocational Education and Skills Development
In 2023, the Centre became one of the Institute's largest project implementers for the Moscow Department of Education and Science. Together we have implemented several major regional projects: a college-based campus in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District and a campus in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Key articles:
- Anisimova K. V., Vladimirskaya A. A., Dudyrev F.F., Emelina N.K., Maltseva V.A., Lopatina M.V., Rozhkova K.V., Roshchin S.S. Y., Smolyarchuk E. D., Travkin P. В. Graduates of secondary vocational education in the Russian labour market / Edited by S. Y. Roshchin. М. Publishing House of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2023.
- Romanova O. A. A., Anisimova K. V. Demonstration examination for continuous entrepreneurial education in the educational trajectory of vocational education - higher education // Higher Education in Russia. 2023. Т. 32. № 6. С. 54-75. doi
Centre for Psychometrics and Measurement in Education
This year, the Centre made significant progress in assessing students' basic skills and competencies. The team developed unique tools with game elements, thanks to which we were able to assess the level of preparation of more than 27,000 schoolchildren and students in 25 regions of Russia.
The focus was on math and reading literacy, as well as important skills such as communication, creative and critical thinking. The centre also assessed digital, legal, financial and urban literacy.
The results will help to better identify gaps in education and adapt curricula to develop the skills and competencies in demand.After a long break, this year the Centre held the seventh psychometric international summer school - for the first time outside Russia in the beautiful city of Yerevan, Armenia. The Institute resumed the tradition of learning the best methods from the best experts.
Key publication:
- The First Year at School: An International Perspective / Ed. by P. Tymms, T. Bartholo, S. Howie, E. Kardanova, M. Campelo Koslinski, C. Merrell, H. Wildy. Switzerland : Springer, 2023. doi
International Laboratory for Evaluation of Practices and Innovations in Education
In 2023, a key focus of the lab's research was to examine factors in adult use of EdTech products following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research showed that a period of self-isolation significantly increased adult engagement in online learning, especially among women, despite additional challenges. The lab also developed a model capable of predicting learners' engagement levels based on their digital footprints. This model identified important indicators that influence engagement, such as course activity, assignment participation, and feedback. The results of this work provide valuable data for improving the effectiveness of online adult education.
Key articles:
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Costley J., Zhang H., Courtney M., Shulgina G., Baldwin M., Fanguy M. Peer editing using shared online documents: the effects of comments and track changes on student L2 academic writing quality // Computer Assisted Language Learning. 2023 doi
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Gorbunova A., van Merrienboer J. J., Costley J. Are Inductive Teaching Methods Compatible with Cognitive Load Theory? // Educational Psychology Review. 2023. Vol. 35. Article 111. doi
Centre for Modern Childhood Research
The past year was full of research and discussions at the Centre aimed at creating conditions for a healthy childhood. Special attention was paid to research on parenting and the development of environments conducive to children's healthy adulthood.
During the year, the Centre published 10 articles in leading international and Russian journals covering key aspects of childhood and parenting. These publications represent a significant contribution to the scientific community and parenting practice, emphasizing the importance of research in this field.
Key articles:
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Dokuka S., Mikhaylova O., Krekhovets E. Association between sleep patterns, somatization, and depressive symptoms among Russian university students // Chronobiology International. 2023. Vol. 40. No. 2. P. 215-221. doi
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Mikhaylova O., Sivak E. Russian fathers’ involvement in childcare, children’s education, and housework during the COVID-19 lockdown // Children and Society. 2023 doi
In the past year, the laboratory team has made every effort to create a developing educational environment in schools. A large-scale social impact project has been implemented in Kamchatka, designed to positively affect the educational infrastructure of the region. The support was provided to the residents of Sergach in rethinking urban space to create more comfortable conditions and opportunities for the development of adolescents. Two student expeditions and a summer educational school for teams of teachers took place.
Laboratory for University Development
Throughout the year, the laboratory continued to work on the development of universities in the regions and the higher education system. We have been actively working in both research and applied areas.
Key articles:
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Aleksei Egorov, Serebrennikov P. Measuring the efficiency of universities: what is inside the black box? // Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 2023. Vol. 45. No. 5. P. 545-565. doi
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Välimaa J., Nokkala T., Romanenko K. Cultural contributions of higher education, in: Assessing the Contributions of Higher Education: Knowledge for a Disordered World / Ed. by S. Marginson, B. Cantwell, D. Platonova, A. Smolentseva. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. doi Ch. 13. P. 262-285. doi
Centre for General and Extracurricular Education
The Centre did everything to develop general and additional education, especially in a difficult social context.
Key papers:
- Ivanov I., Zvyagintsev R. Transformation of extracurricular education in post-Soviet countries: from universal access to inequality // Children and Youth Services Review. 2023. Vol. 155. Article 107221. doi
- Andreeva A., Koroleva D., Kosaretsky S., Froumin I. Pandemic Lessons: Story of Cooperation and Competition in Russian Education, in: Schools and Society During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Education Systems Changed and the Road Ahead. Switzerland : Springer, 2024. doi Ch. 9. P. 169-192. doi
In 2023, the laboratory worked to improve legislation and eliminate barriers in the field of education, as well as to make educational law more understandable to all interested parties.
In addition, the laboratory conducted a comparative study of language policy in Russia, Canada, Belgium, Australia, China, Finland, South Africa, and Spain. The study analyzes the approaches of these countries to the regulatory regulation of the study of native languages.
Laboratory for Educational Innovations
Over the past year, the laboratory has continued to monitor and describe trends in the field of education. We held the 10th anniversary Competition of Innovations in Education (KIVO).
The laboratory has prepared and released a popular scientific material "Portrait of an innovator in education", summarizing the results of many years (since 2013) of research by the innovation community in this area.
Key article:
- Andreeva A., Koroleva D., Kosaretsky S., Froumin I. Pandemic Lessons: Story of Cooperation and Competition in Russian Education, in: Schools and Society During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Education Systems Changed and the Road Ahead. Switzerland : Springer, 2024. doi Ch. 9. P. 169-192.
We say goodbye to the year 2023 and thank everyone who was with us this year, helped, shared knowledge and wisdom. We hope that next year we will do more interesting projects together.