Dr. Réka Vágvölgyi

SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Phone+49 (0)631 / 205 2796
emailreka.vagvoelgyi(at)sowi.uni-kl.de
building57, Room 521

 

Curriculum Vitae

since 01.2019

Senior Research Scientist at RPTU in Kaiserslautern (formerly TU Kaiserslautern), Developmental Psychology & Cognitive Science

01.2018-03.2018Research Scientist at the German Institute for Adult Education - Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning, Bonn
10.2014 - 12.2017

PhD Student and Research Scientist at the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, University of Tübingen

Dissertation: Linguistic, Numerical and Cognitive Foundations of Functional Illiteracy

Supervisors: Prof. Hans-Christoph Nürk, Prof. Josef Schrader, Dr. Thomas Dresler

09.2013 - 06.2014School Psychologist at the "Kis Tigris" Grammar School, Alsószentmárton, Hungary
09.2011 - 06.2013Study of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pécs, Hungary (Master of Arts)
09.2008 - 06.2011Study of Psychology at the University of Pécs, Hungary (Bachelor of Arts)

Research Grants

2015-2017

LEAD Intramural Research Grant

Title: Basic foundations of functional illiteracy

with Prof. Hans-Christoph Nürk, Prof. Josef Schrader, Prof. Barbara Kaup, Dr. Thomas Dresler, Prof. Benjamin Nagengast

LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, Universität Tübingen

 

Featured Publications

Bar-Kochva I., Vágvölgyi, R., Dresler, T., Nagengast, B., Schröter, H., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2021). Basic reading and reading‑related language skills in adults with deficient reading comprehension who read a transparent orthography. Reading and Writing. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-021-10147-4

Vágvölgyi, R., Bergström, K., Bulajić, A., Klatte, M., Rüsseler, J., Grosche, M., Hüttig, F., Fernandes, T., & Lachmann, T. (2021). Functional illiteracy and developmental dyslexia: Looking for common roots. A systematic review. Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, 5, 159-179. Download here

Lachmann, T., Vágvölgyi, R., Bergström, K., Bulajic, A., Klatte, M., Fernandes, T., Grosche, M., Hüttig, F., Rüsseler, J. (2020). The similarities and differences between functional illiteracy and developmental dyslexia: A systematic review. International prospective register of systematic reviews. PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020156766. Download here.

Lachmann, T., Vágvölgyi, R., Bergström, K., Bulajić, A., & Klatte, M. (2020). A systematic review on functional illiteracy: Risk factors, cognitive profiles, prevention, and intervention. PROSPERO 2020, CRD42020179537. Download here

Bar-Kochva, I.,Vágvölgyi, R., Bulajic, A. (2019). The Abilities and Deficits in Reading and Writing of Low Literate Adults. In. Schemmann, M. (Eds.), International Yearbook of Adult Education (pp. 81-100). Bielefeld.

Vágvölgyi, R., Rohland, L. M., Sahlender, M., Dresler, T., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2019). Diversity of functional illiterate cases: a multiple-single case study. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 22(1), 123-151. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-018-00863-z

Vágvölgyi, R., Coldea, A., Dresler, T., Schrader, J., & Nuerk, H.-C. (2016). A Review about Functional Illiteracy: Definition, Cognitive, Linguistic, and Numerical Aspects. Frontiers in Psychology, 7:161. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01617

Conference Presentations

TALKS

Vágvölgyi, R., Bergström, K., Klatte, M., Bulajic, A., Fernandes, T., Grosche, M., Hüttig, F., Rüsseler, J., Lachmann, T. (2021). Functional illiteracy and developmental dyslexia: Looking for common roots. 28. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR2021), virtual conference.

Vágvölgyi, R., Nuerk, H.-C., Schrader, J. (2018). Functional Illiteracy amongst adults with and without migration background – results from single case studies. 26. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft, Essen.

Lábadi, B., Vágvölgyi, R. (2011). Téri orientáció 2 D-s térben óvodás korú gyerekeknél. (Spatialische Reorientierung in 2D Raum mit Kleinkindern). XIX. MAKOG, Kaposvár, Ungarn.

POSTERS

Bar-Kochva I., Vágvölgyi, R., Dresler, T., Nagengast, B., Schröter, H., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2021). Basic reading and reading‑related language skills in adults with deficient reading comprehension who read a transparent orthography. Tagung der Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung (digiGEBF21), virtual conference.

Vágvölgyi, R., Bergström, K., Klatte, M., Bulajic, A., Fernandes, T., Grosche, M., Hüttig, F., Rüsseler, J., Lachmann, T. (2020). Different causes – same effect: What can be learnt from dyslexia in the investigation of functional illiteracy?. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Cognitive Science of Culture (SCSC 2020), Goa, India.

Vágvölgyi, R., Sahlender, M., Dresler, T., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2019). Risk factors for poor text comprehension skills in adulthood. Gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgruppen Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie (PaEpsy), Leipzig.

Vágvölgyi, R., Sahlender, M., Nuerk, H.-C., Dresler, T., Schrader, J. (2017). Different approaches in diagnosing functional illiterates: preliminary results of a multiverse analysis. Symposium of the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, Herrenberg.

Vágvölgyi, R., Nuerk, H.-C., Dresler, T., Schrader, J. (2017). PhD Project: Basic Foundations of Functional Illiteracy. European Colloquium “Que Vadis Alphabetisation?”, Plauen.

Vágvölgyi, R., Rohland, L. M., Sahlender, M., Dresler, T., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2017). Funkcionális analfabetizmus: esettanulmányok (Funktionaler Analphabetismus: Multiple Einzelfallstudie). XXVI. Scientific Conference of the Hungarian Psychological Association, Szeged, Ungarn.

Vágvölgyi, R., Rohland, L. M., Sahlender, M., Dresler, T., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2016). A Multiple-single Case Study on the Numerical Skills of Functional Illiterates. ICO International Fall School, Bad Schussenried.

Vágvölgyi, R., Rohland, L. M., Sahlender, M., Dresler, T., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2016). A Multiple-single Case Study on Functional Illiteracy by Using Crawford Methodology. Symposium of the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, Blaubeuren.

Vágvölgyi, R., Dresler, T., Nuerk, H.-C., Schrader, J. (2016). Who are the functional illiterates: Research on basic abilities. Symposium of “Spracherwerb und Sprachförderung über die Lebensspanne“, Bonn.

Vágvölgyi, R., Kaup, B., Dresler, T., Nagengast, B., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2016). Research on Functional Illiteracy: Pretest. Symposium of the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, Bad Urach.

Vágvölgyi, R., Coldea, A., Dresler, T., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2015). Research on functional illiteracy. A review. Symposium "Studying Language Learning: From the laboratory to the classroom", Tübingen.

Vágvölgyi, R., Coldea, A., Dresler, T., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2015). Is numeracy an aspect of functional illiteracy? A review. Symposium "Neuroeducation of Number Processing", Hannover.

Vágvölgyi, R., Kaup, B., Dresler, T., Nagengast, B., Schrader, J., Nuerk, H.-C. (2015). Basic foundations of functional illiteracy. Symposium of the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, Blaubeuren.

Vágvölgyi, R., Nuerk, H.-C., Schrader, J., Kaup, B., Dresler, T. (2015). What are the foundations of functional illiteracy? Symposium of the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, Bad Urach.

Vágvölgyi, R. (2014). How the geometric information guide us in reorientation? Navigation in two and three dimensional space. 11th Alps-Adria Psychology Conference, Pécs, Ungarn.

Lábadi, B., Vágvölgyi, R. (2012). What leads the child to reorient in a navigable space? Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Ungarn.