Identifying and reducing corona-related educational disadvantages - Transfer (CoBi-Transfer)
The CoBi-Transfer project is an extension of the effective CoBi support system. During the past school year, the CoBi support system was developed, applied, and evaluated. The CoBi support system consists of an online screening and educational-psychological counseling for adolescents in 8th - 13th grade. Students are offered the opportunity to voluntarily take part in a screening to receive reliable feedback on their learning behavior, their ability to control themselves and their individual risk of not attaining their school-leaving certificate. Building on this, students who are at risk are offered professional individual psychological counselling.
The scientific evaluation of the CoBi support system showed significant positive effects in school-related self-efficacy expectation, media-related self-control ability, and action control in learning situations. This means that the learning prerequisites of the students could be improved overall and in aspects that are expected to have a long-term effect.
The CoBi-Transfer counseling consists of five appointments, which take place at intervals of 14 days and for which premises are required in the respective school. The counseling will take place at the schools in the afternoon, supplementing the lessons. It is carried out by specially trained students from ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ Frankfurt with a background in educational psychology. Our counselors are supported by psychologists and a licensed psychological psychotherapist from the MAINKIND counseling center.
The CoBi-Transfer counseling service is based on the pillars of motivation, emotional well-being and media-related self-control. In practice, we work with the young people on their goals and on their learning organization so that they are able to achieve their goals and successfully complete learning processes. The counseling does not replace tutoring in specific subjects or psychotherapy, but aims at improving the general learning abilities.
We are pleased to be able to offer our CoBi-Transfer support system to schools in and around the Frankfurt area for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 school years. Further information on the CoBi support system are available on the .
Project management: Prof. Dr. Andreas Frey, Dr. Christoph König
Project team members from the work unit: Anelia Vanova
Duration: 01.08.2022 - 31.07.2024
The project is funded by the Hessian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs within the framework of “Löwenstark der BildungsKICK” as well as by the Beisheim Stiftung.