Dilara Isik, M.Sc.

Research Interests

• Learning and Behavioral Difficulties

• Diagnostic- and Intervention-Related Skills 

• Simulations and Simulation-Based Learning

• Feedback

Short Bio

Dilara Isik studied Educational Sciences and Psychology (Learning Sciences) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU). She is currently a doctoral student in Psychology and works as a research associate at the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center (CRC) SHARP (TRR419). Within subproject B04, she is part of an interdisciplinary research team that focuses on enhancing higher education students' diagnostic and intervention-related skills concerning children's learning and behavioral difficulties, using digital simulations and different forms of feedback.  

Academic Qualifications

Since Oct 2025:
- Doctoral Studies in Psychology, LMU
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Frank Niklas

Oct 2023 - Aug 2025:
- M.Sc. in Psychology: Learning Sciences, LMU 

Oct 2020 - Aug 2023:
- B.A. in Educational Science (Major) and Sociology (Minor), LMU 

Work Experience

Since Oct 2025:
- Research Associate, LMU
In the DFG-funded CRC SHARP (TRR 419), Subproject B04

Oct 2023 - Sept 2025:
- Student Assistant to Support Research and Teaching
- Student Assistant to Support the Internship Program
Chair of General Pedagogy, Educational and Socialization Research, LMU

Sept 2019 - Oct 2023:
- Freelance Work at "Schülerhilfe" (Tutoring Center)

Apr 2022 - Jul 2023:
- Student Assistant as an E-Tutor
In the Online Course "Lektüre pädagogischer Klassiker"
Chair of General Pedagogy and Educational Research, LMU

Further Training Courses

Sept 2024 - Nov 2024:
- "Basisqualifizierung zu Beratung und eLehre" at PROFiL, LMU

Sept 2022 - Oct 2022:
- "E-Tutorenschulung" at Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern (vhb)

Scholarships

Feb 2023 - Sept 2025:
- Scholarship from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation
("Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes")

Language Skills

German Native Language
English Fluent
Turkish Fluent

Further Information

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9753-4531

Publications 

Journal Articles

Nistor, N., Artmann, B., Isik, D., Neziri, N., & Stanciu, D. (2025). Knowledge types and cognitive processing modes associated with online news credibility assessment: An interview study. Computers in Human Behavior, 172, 108721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108721

Conferences

Isik, D., Daniel, A., & Kuger, S. (2025, November 10-11). Measuring School Climate and School Identification among Adolescents: Validation of a German Version of the SCASIM-St15 [Conference presentation]. CIDER-LERN Conference 2025, Bamberg, Germany.

Isik, D.*, Pohl, E.*, Valcárcel Jiménez, M., Schiele, T., Camligüney, Ö. & Frank, N. (2025, September 29-October 1). App-Based Interventions for Emergent Mathematical and Literacy Skills: Baseline Skills and Developmental Trajectories of Children at Familial Risk. In F. Niklas (Chair), The “Learning4Kids” Study: Findings on the Moral Self-Concept, the Home Literacy Environment, and Effects of an App-Based Intervention [Symposium]. 20. Fachgruppentagung Pädagogische Psychologie (PAEPS2025), Jena, Germany.

*D. Isik and E. Pohl contributed equally to this work.