Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section

CALL
of the 37th National Student Research Conference Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section

1. General Information, Organizers

Organizer of the event:

Eötvös Loránd University
Faculty of Education and Psychology

Website: www.ppk.elte.hu
Institute of Education and Psychology at Szombathely
Address: 9700, Szombathely, Károlyi Gáspár tér 4.

Section website address: otdk2025.ppk.elte.hu
The Section’s e-mail address: otdk2025@ppk.elte.hu
Date of the event: 22–24 April 2025.

The National Association for Student Research (OTDT), the Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section Committee of the OTDT and the organizing Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Education and Psychology hereby announce the Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section of the 37th National Student Research Conference under the conditions of the following call.

The conditions for participation and registration in the Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section of the 37th OTDK are set out in the General Call of the 37th OTDK and in this Call of the OTDT Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section Committee.

2. Eligibility Criteria

2.1. Who is eligible to participate

In the 37th National Student Research Conference (OTDK), TDK papers and authors (in the case of multi-author TDK papers, all authors) may participate that meet the conditions specified in the General Call for the 37th National Student Research Conference. Details are provided in Supplement 2 of the General Call for the 37th OTDK.

Study circles from cross-border universities and colleges can participate in the 37th OTDK under the same professional conditions as those in Hungary. Details are available in the General Call of the 37th OTDK.

The conference is also open to secondary school students in Hungary and across borders who present their research results at conferences of higher education institutions or national high school science student conferences (for details see Supplement 4 of the General Call for the 37th OTDK) and are nominated for the 37th OTDK. A detailed description of the participation of secondary school students is available in the General Call of the 37th OTDK.

A thesis produced in the course of continuous TDK activity during BA and BSc education, can be entered to the 37th OTDK, if it meets the requirements of the Call and its Supplements and has been presented at a student research conference either during the BA/BSc or the subsequent MA/MSc training and has there been delegated by the OTDK.

2.2. Requirements for TDK papers and evaluation

Supplement 1 to the Section Call includes:

• The content and format requirements for TDK papers and abstracts
• Rules for the presentation of TDK papers in foreign languages
• Evaluation criteria of the TDK paper and the presentation

3. Sessions/topics

3.1. Planned sessions/topics

A) In the PEDAGOGY SUBSECTION, we welcome papers covering research in educational theory, philosophy of education, instructional theory (didactics), the history of education and schools, comparative pedagogy, social pedagogy, child protection, public and higher education policy, educational economics, education law, education administration, and sociology of education. Additionally, we invite TDK papers on theoretical and historical topics in special education, understood within its broader interdisciplinary context.

The Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section does not cover TDK papers primarily focused on specific subject methodologies (subject pedagogy) or those with a focus on educational technology (instructional technology). Such submissions should be directed to the 37th OTDK Learning and Teaching Methodology – Knowledge Technology Section.

B) The PSYCHOLOGY SUBSECTION welcomes papers on topics including general psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology, sports psychology, work and organizational psychology, and other areas of applied psychology.

C) The ANDRAGOGY SUBSECTION invites papers on topics such as pedagogical and psychological aspects of andragogy, adult education and training, community education, lifelong learning, sociology of culture, community organization, aesthetic consciousness and education, leadership theory and institutional structures, human resource consultancy, cultural mediation, cultural tourism, museum mediation, cultural theory, cultural policy, communication theory (excluding studies in mathematics, epistemology, and sociology), and cultural history (excluding studies in linguistics, ethnography, philosophy of religion, history of science, and music).

D) The LIBRARY SCIENCE SUBSECTION invites papers on topics such as the history of books, libraries, and printing; history of the press; cultural history as it relates to libraries; reading research (including reading psychology, reading pedagogy, and reading sociology); library pedagogy; collection development; formal and content indexing; reference services; library management; and the social functions of libraries. The library as a venue for lifelong learning. Current issues in library affairs.

During registration, students must indicate which of the offered sessions would be most suitable for presenting their TDK paper and specify any additional sections where they consider their work could also be accepted.

3.2. Rules for the establishment of the final session assignment

The fundamental rules for the establishment of the final session assignment are included in the General Call of the 37th OTDK. The Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section Committee may, based on the number of TDK papers received and their topic, merge some of the planned sessions/topics or create additional ones, so that the TDK paper may be assigned to a different session than the one indicated by the author(s) during registration. The condition for starting an independent session is the receipt of at least 6 TDK papers in the given topic, on the condition that at least 5 of the 6 to 15 papers will be presented at the 37th OTDK. If the number of TDK papers to be presented in a given session is fewer than 5, that session may be merged with another session at the discretion of the Chair of the Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section Committee. The organizing institution, with the agreement of the Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section Committee, reserves the right to redirect TDK papers with content that does not align with the Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section’s field of study, thanking the applicants and transferring the paper to the appropriate section of the 37th National Student Research Conference.

The final decision on the sessions and the classification of the TDK papers will be made by the Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section Committee in collaboration with the Organizing Committee. Students will be informed of this decision via the OTDT online system at least two weeks before the start of the conference.

4. Application procedure

4.1. Steps of registration for participants

4.1.1. Pre-registration of TDK papers

Following the institutional student research conference, the upload of the TDK paper and selection of the section must be completed within 30 days of the email specified in point 4 of Supplement No. 2 of the General Call for the 37th OTDK. Participants who will be eligible to submit a TDK paper at a student research conference held within 30 days before the application deadline for Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section of the 37th OTDK must upload their TDK paper to the OTDT online system by the application deadline.

ATTENTION! Uploading a TDK paper does not automatically constitute registration for the 37th OTDK.

Applications must be submitted during the registration period, following the steps described in the next section.

4.1.2. The application

Registration period: 15 November 2024 – 08 January 2024 (Wednesday), 16:00 (CET)

Students’ tasks during this period are:

• Filling in the information related to the uploaded application.
• Uploading the Hungarian-language abstract. If the authors of the TDK paper are non-Hungarian native speakers, they may also upload the abstract in English. If at least 50% of the authors are Hungarian native speakers, the abstract must be uploaded in Hungarian.
• After completing the data entry and uploading the abstract, finalizing the registration in the OTDT online system.
• Printing the registration form from the OTDT online system and sign it in your own hand, OR electronically signing the application form in PDF format generated from the OTDT online system.
• Scanning of the application form, signed by the student(s) in their own handwriting, uploading it in (PDF format) to the OTDT online system, OR uploading the electronically signed application form in PDF format to the OTDT online system.

A common expectation for documents signed by hand or electronically:

a) A document authenticated using the identification-based document authentication service (Client Gateway AVDH, available at https://niszavdh.gov.hu/index) via the Client Gateway.

OR

b) a printed and hand-signed document may be accepted in scanned (PDF) format.

After the registration deadline for students – 08 January 2025 (Wednesday), 16:00 (CET) – it will no longer be possible for students to upload application documents in the OTDT online system.

5. Tasks of the TDT Chair in relation to the 37th OTDK

5.1. Following the student research conference:

Uploading the documents of the student research conference and sending them to the OTDT Office according to Supplement 2 of the General Call for the 37th OTDK.

5.2. Following the registration deadline:

A) Approval of participant registrations in the OTDT online system (all registrations are automatically approved in the system, so action is only required if the institution/faculty does not wish to delegate a submitted TDK paper to the OTDK).

B) For TDK papers and authors registered in the Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section, the summary list of approved registrations must be printed from the OTDT online system, signed by hand, scanned, and uploaded in PDF format to the OTDT online system, OR the summary list generated in Excel format from the OTDT online system must be converted to PDF, electronically signed, and then uploaded to the OTDT online system.

Common expectations for documents signed by hand or electronically:

a) A document authenticated using the identification-based document authentication service (Client Gateway AVDH, available at https://niszavdh.gov.hu/index) via the Client Gateway.

OR

b) a printed and hand-signed document may be accepted in scanned (PDF) format.

Deadline for institutional/faculty TDT Chairs to upload documents to the OTDT online system: 13 January 2025 (Monday) 16:00 (CET). After the deadline it will no longer be possible to upload application documents in the OTDT online system.

We are unable to accept TDK papers that do not meet the requirements outlined in the Call of the Section for Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science; such applications will be rejected. Applications submitted individually are invalid.

6. Registration fee

The registration fees for the 37th OTDK will be decided at a later stage, subject to the availability of funding.

7. The awards and special prizes that can be granted at the OTDK

A certificate of participation in the OTDK will be awarded to all authors and supervisors of each paper presented. In addition, a maximum of one third of the papers presented may be awarded one of the first, second and third places per section, taking into account that a maximum of one application per session may be awarded first place. The Section Panel may award a special prize to those papers that do not achieve ranking but are judged by the Session Panel to be worthy of recognition on the basis of their professional merit, and which are judged to be immediately behind the winning applications. The authors of the winning papers and those of the papers receiving the Special Prize of the Session Panel will each receive a certificate for the ranking or the Special Prize of the Session Panel.

The total number of winning papers and papers awarded the Special Prize of the Session Panel may not exceed 50% of the total number of papers presented in a section. Further rules on prizes are set out in Supplement 3 to the General Call.

Submission of Pro Scientia Gold Medal application

The authors of TDK papers that have been awarded first place at the national conference may apply for the Pro Scientia Gold Medal, provided they meet the additional criteria set out in the call. Details are given in Supplement 5 of the 37th OTDK General Call.

We invite and welcome all interested students and their masters!

Budapest, 9 April 2024.

Note: If any interpretational issues arise between the Hungarian call and its English translation, the Hungarian version shall prevail.

SUPPLEMENT 1 TO THE CALL OF THE 37TH OTDK
PEDAGOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, ANDRAGOGY AND LIBRARY SCIENCE SECTION

1. The language of the TDK paper and the presentation:

In this section, TDK papers can primarily be submitted in Hungarian. If the authors are enrolled in an English-language program, the TDK paper may also be submitted in English. For these English-language TDK papers, if at least 50% of the authors are Hungarian native speakers, the abstract must also be uploaded in Hungarian, and the TDK paper must be presented in Hungarian at the conference.

2. Content requirements for the TDK paper:

The Section’s program allows for the presentation of TDK papers based on independent research with scientific rigor in the fields of educational science, psychology, andragogy, library science, and related disciplines. The TDK paper must contain independent and original research findings!

Further content requirements:

All TDK papers submitted to the 37th OTDK will be subject to a plagiarism check. Decisions on plagiarism are taken by a three-member panel of section committees. The guidelines regarding plagiarism are based on the information provided in the General Call of the OTDT. TDK papers that are proven to infringe copyright will be excluded from the OTDK by the OTDT, with simultaneous notification to the nominating institution.

The use of artificial intelligence must be documented by specifying the tool used and describing the manner in which it was utilized. A declaration regarding the use of AI must be included at the end of the paper, before the bibliography (even if the author did not use AI at all). If AI was used, the manner of use and a reference to the tool must be provided. (Example reference: OpenAI, ChatGPT, March 15, 2023, chat.openai.com/APA) You can find a more detailed guide in the document used by ELTE PPK:

https://www.ppk.elte.hu/dokumentumok/mesterseges-intelligencia.

3. Formal requirements for the TDK paper:

General requirements:

Time for uploading: within 30 days after the acceptance of the student research conference, as described in Supplement 2, point 4 of the General Call of the 37th OTDK. Students who qualify with their TDK paper at a student research conference held within 30 days before the registration deadline for the relevant section of the 37th OTDK must upload their paper to the online system by the registration deadline at the latest.

All TDK papers must include the closing date.

TDK papers that do not meet the minimum page limit set by the Section or exceed the maximum number of pages cannot be uploaded to the OTDT online system.

TDK papers must be uploaded in PDF format. The maximum file size is 10 MB.

General formal requirements:

Font: Times New Roman, font size: 12 pt
Line spacing: 1.5
Margin: 2.5
Section-specific requirements:

The minimum length of the TDK paper is 20 pages and the maximum 40 pages. This includes the table of contents, the abstract and the bibliography. It is also recommended to place charts and tables necessary for understanding the main text within the body of the paper. If additional tables or charts are desired by the author but are not essential for understanding the main content, they can be included in a supplement. All charts and tables in the TDK paper must be numbered and referenced accordingly within the text. The appendix, which does not count toward the 20-40 pages main body length, should be uploaded as a separate, supplementary document. However, if the supplement and main document together do not exceed 40 pages, they may be uploaded as a single file. The upload of a supplementary document is therefore permitted. This document must be a single file with a maximum size of 10 MB.

Method of referencing: The format for references and the bibliography must follow the APA citation style. Detailed guidelines are available on the Childhood Education Scientific Journal website, accessible via the following link: http://ojs.elte.hu/gyermekneveles/stylesheet.

Please also ensure that the title page includes the name(s) of the author(s), their institution(s), and the name(s) of their supervisor(s).

4. Submitting a printed TDK paper is not required.

The TDK paper and the abstract must be uploaded to the OTDT online system only.

5. Rules for the abstract:

Only the main text needs to be uploaded to the OTDT online system (the other data: name(s) of author(s), institution, supervisor, etc. are generated by the online system).

The language of the abstract is Hungarian. For English-language TDK papers, if at least 50% of the authors are Hungarian native speakers, the abstract must also be uploaded in Hungarian, in other cases in English.

The length of the abstract is minimum 500 and maximum 2500 characters. Tables or figures are not allowed within the abstract, and any special characters must be represented as symbols.

The abstract must also include a summary (up to 500 characters) of the results attributed specifically to the student. 

6. Rules for Evaluating the Paper:

The TDK papers presented at the conference will be reviewed by a professional Section Panel. Each TDK paper must contain independent and original research findings. The nature of the TDK paper – whether it is theoretical research, empirical research, innovation, or development – is to be determined by the student in consultation with their supervisor and is the student’s responsibility. Reviewers will assess the paper accordingly.

Elements of the overall evaluation and rating of the TDK paper:

1. The external reviewers’ evaluation and rating (the average of the evaluations of two reviewers) accounts for half of the possible 100 points, with a maximum of 50 points (written TDK paper).
2. The evaluation by the professional Section Panel constitutes the other half of the possible 100 points, also with a maximum of 50 points (oral presentation).

Written TDK papers are evaluated by two reviewers. If there is a point difference greater than 15 between the reviewers’ evaluations, a third reviewer will also evaluate the paper. The jury considers the average of the two closest scores.

If the review is not completed by the 10th day prior to the conference, the TDK paper cannot be excluded from the OTDK for this reason.

The completed reviews (scores and written evaluations) will be published by the Section organizers in the OTDT online system 10 days before the conference.

Decisions related to the mandatory plagiarism check results are made by a three-member panel established by the professional committees. The decision may be one of three types: no action is required / in milder cases, the jury is notified of the issue / works that are proven to violate copyright will be excluded by decision of the Chair of the Professional Committee.

The evaluation criteria and the total points for the presented TDK papers are determined as follows:

 Evaluation criteria for theoretical and historical TDK papers:

1. Justification for topic selection, background, and relevance of the research: 0–6 points

Is the topic important and relevant in terms of the given scientific field and methodology? Does the title and specified topic align with the content of the paper?

2. The characteristics of the applied research method: 0–6 points

How novel and significant is the research problem? Are the research propositions professionally justified, and do they focus on essential aspects of the topic? Are the applied research methods reliable and valid? Are there any novel, creative applications of methods in the TDK paper?

3. The quality of the use of the research method: 0–7 points

Do the chosen research methods align well with the objectives of the TDK paper? Has the research problem been addressed with sufficient depth? Does the paper go beyond mere description of the situation? Is the work characterized by analysis and the application of a critical perspective? Is the developed interpretive framework suitable for analyzing the problem? Are the methods employed the most appropriate ones for researching this topic?

4. The reliability of the results, the substantiation of the conclusions: 0–12 points

Are there independent conclusions and recommendations based on analytical work? Are the conclusions appropriate and well-founded?

5. Structure and style of the TDK paper: 0–6 points

Does the structure of the text follow the logic of the argument? Is the order, organization, and proportion of each chapter appropriate? Are there any uncorrected typos, spelling, or language errors remaining in the text? Does the style of the paper reflect scientific rigor and an effort toward clarity? How precise are the formulations? Is the style of the paper both engaging and professional?

6. Bibliography and supplements: 0–6 points

Are references and sources of quotations consistently provided with complete bibliographic information? Does the bibliography include truly relevant literature that has been used in the paper? Has the literature been critically reviewed? Are there an adequate number and appropriate type of images, figures, and tables included in the text to support its content? Are references, numbering, and captions for these images, figures, and tables correctly included? Do the appendices genuinely supplement and substantiate the points made in the main text? Are there references to these appendices within the text?

7. The reviewer’s overall impression of the TDK paper: 0–7 points

Evaluation criteria for empirical TDK papers:

1. Justification of the topic selection, its grounding in literature, and its relevance: 0–6 points

Is the topic significant and timely from the perspective of the specific field and methodology? Does the title and the specified topic align with the content of the paper? Has the author established the theoretical framework for the research? How original and significant is the research problem? Are the hypothesis(es) professionally justified and focused on essential aspects of the topic? Are the hypothesis(es) clear and unambiguous?

2. The research methods and the approach to data collection: 0–4 points

Do the research methods selected for addressing the topic align with the objectives of the paper? Is the established interpretive framework suitable for analyzing the problem? Are the chosen methods or method combinations the most appropriate for researching the topic? Was the research conducted in an appropriate manner?

3. The adequacy of the sample: 0–4 points

Is the sample suitable for analyzing the questions posed? Are the sample size and sampling method clearly specified in the paper? Does the author justify the sample size and sampling method? Is the sample appropriate for answering the questions raised? Does the author consider the limitations arising from the sample size when formulating conclusions?

4. The depth of data analysis: 0–6 points

Do the research methods chosen for analyzing the topic align with the paper’s objectives? Has the research problem been addressed in sufficient depth? Does the analysis go beyond a mere description of the situation? Is the work characterized by analytical and critical thinking? Is the interpretative framework developed suitable for analyzing the problem? Are statistical methods required to process the data? If so, does the author apply them? Are these methods appropriate, and are they applied correctly? Does the author draw conclusions that are justifiable given the methods used and the sample size? If statistical methods are not required, what theoretical methods does the author use? Are these methods applied correctly?

5. Interpretation, reliability, and validation of the results: 0–6 points

Do independent conclusions and recommendations based on the analysis emerge? Are the conclusions aligned with the hypotheses and well-founded? Does the author draw only those conclusions that are justified by the collected data? Does the author recognize the limitations of their research?

6. The structure and style of the TDK paper 0–6 points

Does the structure of the text follow the logic of the argument? Is the order, organization, and proportion of each chapter appropriate? Does the style of the paper reflect scientific rigor and an effort toward clarity? How precise are the formulations? Is the style of the paper both engaging and professional? Are there any uncorrected typos, spelling, or language errors remaining in the text?

7. Bibliography and supplements: 0–6 points

Are references and sources of quotations consistently provided with complete bibliographic information? Does the bibliography include truly relevant literature that has been used in the paper? Has the literature been critically reviewed? Are there an adequate number and appropriate type of images, figures, and tables included in the text to support its content? Are there images, charts, and tables included wherever appropriate? Are references, numbering, and captions for these images, figures, and tables correctly included? Do the appendices genuinely supplement and substantiate the points made in the main text? Are there references to these appendices within the text?

8. The independence of the TDK paper: 0–6 points

Is it clear from the TDK paper what role and responsibilities the author(s) had in this work? If the research was conducted within a research group, does it reflect the independent initiative of the student authors?

9. The reviewer’s overall impression of the TDK paper: 0–6 points

Evaluation criteria for TDK papers presenting innovation and/or development:

1. Justification of the choice of topic, relevance of the innovation and/or development: 0–6 points

How novel is the innovation and/or development? How sound is the idea and is it exploitable?

2. Originality of the innovation and/or development: 0–4 points

Is the innovation and/or development – beyond being novel – based on original insight and execution?

3. The thoroughness of the innovation and/or development: 0–4 points

Is the innovation and/or development at an evaluable level of thoroughness?

4. Presentation of the conclusions and results of the testing: 0–7 points

Did the innovation and/or development lead to reliable and verifiable results? How problem-centered and sensitive was the testing process? Are there independent conclusions and recommendations based on analytical ideas? Are the conclusions appropriate and well-founded in relation to the hypotheses? Does the developer only draw conclusions that are substantiated by the collected data? Does the developer recognize the limitations of their development?

5. The depth of analysis of the results: 0–10 points

Do the research-testing methods selected for addressing the topic align with the TDK paper’s objectives? Has the research problem been explored in sufficient depth, answering the questions raised? Does the treatment of the topic go beyond simple description or mere testing of the innovation and/or development? Is the paper characterized by analytical and critical perspectives? Is the developed interpretive framework suitable for analyzing the problem?

6. Structure and style of the TDK paper: 0–6 points

Does the structure of the text follow the logic of the argument? Is the order, organization, and proportion of each chapter appropriate? Does the style of the paper reflect a scientific rigor and an effort toward clarity? How precise are the formulations? Is the style of the paper both engaging and professional? Are there any uncorrected typos, spelling, or language errors remaining in the text?

7. Bibliography and supplements: 0–6 points

Are references and sources of quotations consistently provided with complete bibliographic information? Does the bibliography include truly relevant literature that has been used in the paper? Has the literature been critically reviewed? Are there an adequate number and appropriate type of images, figures, and tables included in the text to support its content? Are there images, charts, and tables included wherever appropriate? Are references, numbering, and captions for these images, figures, and tables correctly included? Do the appendices genuinely supplement and substantiate the points made in the main text? Are there references to these appendices within the text?

8. The reviewer’s overall impression of the TDK paper: 0–7 points

7. The oral presentation and its evaluation:

At the conference, participants will have a maximum of 15 minutes to present their TDK paper (presentation), followed by a discussion. The presentation will be evaluated by a Session Panel of recognized members of the field.

Evaluation criteria and scoring for the oral presentation of the TDK papers:

1. Presentation duration; how concise, efficient, complete and time-proportional is the presentation? 0–5 points
2. Content of the presentation: 0–25 points
3. Presentation style (free delivery, reading from notes, language accuracy, clarity): 0–5 points
4. Illustrative features of the presentation: 0–5 points
5. Logical structure of the presentation: 0–5 points
6. Scientific debate skills of the presenter 0–5 points

The content of the performance will be the main criterion for evaluation, but the other criteria listed above will be given equal weight by the Section Panel.

• 37th OTDK Pedagogy, Psychology, Andragogy and Library Science Section Call
• Supplement 1