Nora Heyne

Dr. Nora Heyne serves as a Scientific Associate at the Chair of Empirical Educational Research within the Faculty of Humanities at Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. She has been actively engaged in academic research since completing her doctorate in 2012, with a focus on reading instruction and educational psychology. Currently working toward habilitation under the mentorship of Prof. C. Artelt, Prof. N. McElvany, and Prof. C.H. Carstensen, she has established herself as a prominent researcher in literacy development and teacher competencies.

• Psychology Diploma, Technical University of Dresden (1997-2005)
• PhD in Educational Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau (2012)
• Habilitation candidate at Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg (since 2018)

Dr. Heyne's research centers on standardized assessment and promotion of reading competence, with particular attention to reading strategies and motivation. She investigates text processing mechanisms, especially how readers handle literary texts with and without images, and the cognitive and affective aspects of perspective-taking. Her work also examines teacher competencies related to feedback provision and reading instruction, developing innovative video-based methods for researching and teaching these competencies. She approaches educational research from both theoretical and practical perspectives, ensuring her findings have meaningful classroom applications.

Analysis of Dr. Heyne's publication record reveals a strong trajectory in literacy research with increasing methodological sophistication. Her recent work demonstrates expertise in large-scale assessment data analysis while maintaining focus on practical classroom applications. She has expanded her research from basic reading instruction analysis to complex investigations of perspective-taking in literary comprehension, showing evolution in both theoretical depth and methodological approach. Her work consistently bridges cognitive, motivational, and metacognitive factors in reading development across different educational stages.

• Waxmann-Posterpreis (2022) for research on perspective-taking in literary texts

Dr. Heyne has coordinated significant research projects including the Educational Science in Networks (BilVer) initiative (2018-2022) and serves as principal investigator for the PÜLit project (2020-2022) and the innovative LitSpatz project. Her research has been supported by internal university funding, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts, and community partnerships with organizations like the Bamberger Lesefreunde. She frequently collaborates with educational practitioners to ensure her research addresses real-world classroom challenges.

Dr. Heyne leads the LitSpatz project team, which develops and implements virtual literary walks to promote reading competence in primary school children. She maintains strong connections with the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories in Bamberg and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams spanning educational psychology, teacher education, and literacy development. Her research approach emphasizes the practical application of empirical findings to improve educational outcomes.