Elisabeth Graf

@elisabethgraf.bsky.social

Psychology: education and politics - focusing on motivation, emotions and civic education // PhD @univienna // Postdoc @TU Dortmund // http://elisabeth.graf-at.eu/ // (c) Foto: Ines Blatterer

Got a PhD in social sciences and expertise in (digital) survey research and programming? We are looking for you! With the establishment of the new #NexusSoSci facility we are seeking to hire a Senior Scientist for the Online-Panel Lab. 📅Deadline: 22nd of June Find out more and apply ⬇️

Senior Scientist for Online-Panel Lab NexusSoSci

Senior Scientist for Online-Panel Lab NexusSoSci

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Large ns, longitudinal fine-grained study of the effects of retrieval practice on college mathematics performance. TL;DR-helps most with short-term performance, to some degree with near-, less so with far-transfer or distal outcomes. More of this kind of research, please! doi.org/10.1037/edu0...

Screenshot of the title page of an article published in the Journal of Educational Psychology titled "Retrieval Practice in Higher Education: Causality and Content Transfer Effects in a Gateway Math Course."

Interested in civic engagement research? ➡️ On Wednesday this week, we are hosting a Virtual Symposium titled "Building Democratic Citizenship". Registrations are still possible here: eveeno.com/cerl-symposium

Building Democratic Citizenship: Civic Education, Inequality, and Engagement

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College for Social Sciences and Humanities | UA Ruhr@college-uaruhr.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📅 SYM: Building Democratic Citizenship: Civic Education, Inequality, and Engagement | 4 March | digital t1p.de/pyok8 How can young people be prepared for informed #CivicParticipation in a changing world? This symposium brings together recent research on youth civic development & #CivicEducation.

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🇬🇧 The UK plans to introduce voting at 16. 🇦🇹 Austria introduced it 18 years ago. Reposting the thread summarising our recent research re-evaluating evidence on the Austrian case. TL;DR: No big boost in engagement, but no harm either. Voting at 16 facilitates inclusion, and that matters in itself.

Julia Partheymüller@schnizzl.bsky.social · 2y ago

🔔 Publication Alert: New Research Note Revisiting eligibility effects of voting at 16: Insights from Austria based on regression discontinuity analyses By @elisabethgraf.bsky.social, @schnizzl.bsky.social, @laurabronner.bsky.social & S. Kritzinger Electoral Studies ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.el... 🧵1/5

Screenshot of an article titled "Revisiting eligibility effects of voting at 16: Insights from Austria based on regression discontinuity analyses" from the journal Electoral Studies.

I had a wonderful time at #AERA 2025 in Denver! It provided incredible insights into current #emotions, #motivation, #intervention, and #civics education research. I am particularly thankful for many conversations and the opportunity to share research on motivational processes and development 😊

IFS TU Dortmund@ifs-tudortmund.bsky.social · last yr.

Exciting times at the #AERA 2025 conference in Denver! Under the theme "#Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just #Education Renewal", our IFS team shared valuable insights on civic engagement and academic motivation. Grateful for the connections made!

We are very honored to have Prof. Laura Wray-Lake and Prof. Jan Germen Janmaat visit our PostdocLab #CERL to share their research on civic development and education. If you are interested in joining the two keynote lectures, register here: eveeno.com/241050096 📅 April 9, 2025, 14.15 - 16.00 🧭 Essen

Civic Education Forum

Perspectives and Challenges in a Changing World

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College for Social Sciences and Humanities | UA Ruhr@college-uaruhr.bsky.social · last yr.

📅 LECTURE: 9 Apr 2025 #CivicEducation Forum: How do individual dispositions, #educational institutions, and social environments shape #CivicLearning, participation, and attitudes? Two keynote lectures present findings from #psychological and #sociological research. Register by 8 April: t1p.de/CEF25

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🚨 Now punblished: We tried to replicate effects of Voting at 16 on future turnout and ideological extremity, and additionally investigated political knowledge and efficacy ⬇️

Julia Partheymüller@schnizzl.bsky.social · 2y ago

🔔 Publication Alert: New Research Note Revisiting eligibility effects of voting at 16: Insights from Austria based on regression discontinuity analyses By @elisabethgraf.bsky.social, @schnizzl.bsky.social, @laurabronner.bsky.social & S. Kritzinger Electoral Studies ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.el... 🧵1/5

Screenshot of an article titled "Revisiting eligibility effects of voting at 16: Insights from Austria based on regression discontinuity analyses" from the journal Electoral Studies.

⏳⌛Time to update my bio: Last week I successfully defended my dissertation 😁🎉 It was a great experience, full of emotions 😉😅 with a super interesting discussion. 👩🏻‍🎓 I am immensly thankful for the support of my amazing colleagues who made this day even more special 😊

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Und nochmal für die deutsche Bubble: haben Wahlumfragen - genau genommen die Darstellung von "Schwankungsbreiten" - einen Einfluss auf Wahlentscheidungen von Bürger*innen? Ja, vor allem wenn die Umfrage knapp ist und Journalist*innen das auch korrekt interpretieren. 📊🗳️👇 polisky commsky polcom

Eine fiktive Umfrage mit und eine ohne Fehlermargen
Werner Krause@krausewe.bsky.social · 3y ago

1/4 New article at EJPR!   @ChristinaGahn & I explore the impact of displaying margins of error (MoE) in public opinion polls on citizens' voting intentions.   We use a vignette experiment with > 3000 respondents in Germany.   Paper (Open Access): tinyurl.com/y28fvfk8 polisky commsky polcom