National and International Educational Studies Research
The Chair for National and International Educational Studies conducts research on questions concerning the quality of education at the system level.
The research group with focus on National and International Educational Studies is currently involved in the development of scientific survey instruments and analyses as part of the following projects.
S-CLEVER: School Development Facing New Challenges
The S-CLEVER Study “School Development Facing New Challenges” is a trinational longitudinal study that captured the experiences and assessments of school principals in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic at three measurement points during the 2020/2021 school year. The aim of the trinational S-CLEVER Study is to investigate the experiences of schools in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with this extraordinary situation.
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is the largest international study of student performance.
Based on this, indicators are regularly collected in 80 school systems.
Das Deutsche Schulbarometer
The German School Barometer of the Robert Bosch Stiftung is a longitudinal, representative survey of schools in Germany. This allows current challenges and needs to be identified, leading to recommendations for decision-makers in the education system.
Bayesian Probabilistic Forecasting with International Large-Scale Assessments
Prof. David Kaplan, Prof. Dr. Nina Jude, Kjorte Harra, and Jonas Stampka are developing novel Bayesian statistical approaches for forecasting the pace at which countries are progressing toward or away from the minimum competency targets for boys and girls in reading and mathematics. These approaches account for uncertainty in the estimates of change over time, as well as in the models used to produce these estimates. The projects highlight a new approach to interpreting and measuring progress toward education goals in the U.N. Agenda 2030 and in the data analysis of the OECD's PISA.