Save the date: May 15 and 16, 2026

16th Conference on Psychology Didactics and Evaluation: Psychology in Transition in Turbulent Times

Organized by Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP; Professional Association of German Psychologists) in cooperation with Paderborn University

On May 15 and 16, 2026, a conference on Psychology Didactics and Evaluation will take place at the University of Paderborn. We cordially invite researchers, psychologists, and school teachers to submit contributions. On Saturday, May 16, there will also be workshop specifically aimed at teachers.

With the focus of the conference, we suggest that psychology does not have to (and perhaps cannot) remain as it is regarding changes in the context in which it is taught and learned and in which psychological research is conducted. Social and political conditions have changed significantly in recent years. Tasks such as responding to digitalization remain. On a somewhat smaller, but by no means less important scale, the increasing diversity of learners is a concern for teachers and researchers. And finally, the replication crisis cannot be considered overcome. Psychology is therefore experiencing turbulent times, both internally and externally. Such circumstances can be unsettling, but they can also provide the impetus to think about things differently and in new ways.

Our conference will focus on how this situation and its consequences affect the teaching and learning of psychology in schools and universities. Contributions on further topics related to didactics and evaluation are also very welcome. 

The conference is aimed at teachers from schools and universities, researchers, and, last but not least, students who are studying psychology as preservice teachers and as a full degree program.

We look forward to receiving

• Practical contributions from teaching and instruction
• Material contributions (e.g., educational material, methods …)
• Research contributions
• Contributions based on master's theses

On behalf of the organizing team: Ingrid Scharlau, Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Psychology Didactics