April 2, 2025
PISA 2025 has successfully started!
This week, the main survey for PISA 2025 has begun at schools across Germany. The primary focus of this cycle is on science. In addition, students are completing tasks in reading, mathematics, learning in a digital world, and English as a foreign language.
Participation in the survey is mandatory for all students at public schools who have been selected to take part.
We are very pleased with the successful launch and would like to thank everyone involved for their support and dedication!
January 27–29, 2025
We were at the GEBF!
Last week, the 12th Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research (GEBF) took place at the University of Mannheim under the theme "Education as a Key to Societal Challenges: Interdisciplinary Contributions from Educational Research."
Our institute was actively involved with exciting contributions: Pia Todtenhöfer organized a symposium on the accompanying project PISA-Ceco, with the subsequent discussion led by Prof. Samuel Greiff. Maren Müller and Dr. Tamara Kastorff presented their research and even won a poster award.
Another highlight: The conference coincided with the release of the brochure on digital information literacy among adolescents. The authors took the opportunity to engage directly with attendees and discuss the findings.
We are grateful for the many inspiring conversations and the valuable exchange at GEBF 2025!
January 27, 2025
PISA Study: Teenagers feel uncertain when evaluating online information
Can teenagers identify reliable internet sources? How do they handle fake news?
The PISA 2022 study reveals: While teenagers in Germany can find information online, less than half feel confident evaluating it.
Researchers at ZIB analyzed the results and summarized their findings in a brochure.
The study offers valuable insights into how digital competencies can be fostered, helping to better prepare teenagers for the challenges of the digital world.
You can find the PDF file of the brochure here.
Tamara Kastorff, Maren Müller, Clievins Selva, Samuel Greiff, Stephanie Moser: Fake News oder Fakten? Wie Jugendliche ihre digitale Informationskompetenz einschätzen und welche Rolle Schulen und Lehrkräfte dabei spielen – Erkenntnisse aus PISA 2022. Münster 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31244/9783830999935
January 21, 2025
Prof. Olaf Köller Awarded the Order of Merit, 1st Class
We are delighted to celebrate a special honor for our board member, Prof. Dr. Olaf Köller!
The Scientific Director of the IPN (Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education) and board member of the ZIB has been awarded the Order of Merit, 1st Class, by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The official presentation took place on January 21 in Kiel, where Minister President Daniel Günther conferred the award.
We sincerely congratulate Prof. Köller on this well-deserved recognition!
December 9 and 10, 2024
Internal Kick-off Meeting and Team Event
On December 9 and 10, the PISA team came together for an intensive two-day kick-off meeting to prepare for the main survey of PISA 2025. Through productive workshops and lively discussions, we gathered ideas, developed concrete approaches, and laid the foundation for a successful 2025. At the same time, the meeting strengthened team spirit and boosted motivation for the tasks ahead.
With fresh energy and many new ideas, we are excited to put our plans into action in the coming year!
November 27-30, 2024
PISA Governing Board Meeting and PISA Conference 2024 in Dubrovnik
In the last week of November, the 58th PISA Governing Board Meeting and this year's PISA Conference took place in Dubrovnik.
During the PGB meeting, education experts from various countries came together for exciting and intensive discussions about PISA 2025.
As part of the PISA Conference, representatives from over 21 countries delivered presentations that provided us with valuable input. Among the speakers was our PISA National Project Manager, Dr. Jennifer Diedrich. She received particularly significant feedback and interest regarding the research projects Ceco II and PISA-Writing.
For more information about our current and past research projects, click here.
November 14, 2024
PISA 2025: Preparations in Melbourne
From November 11 to 14, 2024, the National Project Managers of the PISA program convened in Melbourne. Representatives from 91 countries discussed the results of the PISA field trial and planned the main survey for 2025.
This meeting was particularly significant for us, as we were able to prepare key steps for our accompanying research on PISA 2025.
October 29, 2024
Introducing our new logo!
PISA 2025 is just around the corner, and we’re kicking off the next survey round with a fresh design!
More information on PISA 2025 can be found here.
October 1, 2024
A warm welcome to Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff
As of October 1, 2024, Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff will move from Goethe University Frankfurt to the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and join our PISA team. He will immediately take on the positions of Chairman of the Board at the Centre for International Student Assessment (ZIB), Lead of the National Center PISA, and National Project Manager PISA.
Additionally, he will assume the endowed professorship at ZIB.
On behalf of the entire team, we warmly welcome Prof. Greiff and look forward to working with him on PISA!
September 30, 2024
Farewell to Prof. Dr. Doris Lewalter
On September 30, 2024, Prof. Dr. Doris Lewalter will step down from her positions as Chair of the ZIB, Head of the National Center PISA, and National Project Manager PISA. We would like to take this opportunity to thank her on behalf of the entire team.
Prof. Lewalter has led the ZIB and the PISA team with great success since 2021. In the past few years, which have been characterized by the comprehensive redesign of the ZIB and the publication of the PISA 2022 results, she has made a valuable contribution not only professionally but also personally.
In particular, we would like to thank her for her cooperative nature, which has decisively promoted the exchange between the ZIB locations. We are pleased that she will continue to be close to us through her professorship at TUM and that we will have the opportunity for a lively exchange.
The entire team bids her a fond farewell and wishes her all the best and continued success!
July 4, 2024
Poster Prize for Pia Todtenhöfer
At the 9th Symposium on Empirical Educational Research at the Center for Educational Research and School Development (IFS) of the TU Dortmund University our doctoral student and member of the PISA team (PISA-Ceco), Pia Todtenhöfer, presented her research work, co-authored with colleagues, titled "Standard-oriented teaching and multidimensional educational goals: Relations between task characteristics, basic competencies, and motivation."
For her outstanding presentation, she was awarded the Poster Prize, donated by the Waxmann Verlag.
Congratulations, dear Pia!
June 18, 2024
PISA 2022: Creative Thinking
Adolescents in Germany are just as capable of creative thinking as the average 15-year-olds in OECD countries. This is another finding from the latest PISA study.
July 4, 2023
Meeting with the IEA Hamburg
In July 2023, we welcomed the team of the IEA Hamburg (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) in Munich to discuss key elements for PISA 2025. The focus of this meeting was, among other things, sampling, the cultural ministry approval procedures, as well as the technical implementation of the testing. We would like to thank you for the productive meeting and look forward to further cooperation!
March 20, 2023
PISA NPM Meeting in Lisbon
Preparations for the next PISA study in 2025 are in full swing, and to this end the first meeting of the National Project Managers (NPM) was held in Lisbon from 13 to 17 March. Representatives from all (over 90) countries particitpating in PISA discussed a wide range of topics, such as the conceptual framework of science, the implementation of data collection and analysis standards, or timelines for the translation of the test material. The meeting was an important milestone for the implementation of the PISA study in 2025 and demonstrated the commitment of the participating NPMs to strong collaboration and coordination in the field of educational research.
February 8, 2023
Second edition of the PISA Scale Manual 2018: Documentation of the survey instruments
The second edition of the PISA 2018 Scale Manual has been published at www.waxmann.com/buch1996. It expands the existing scale manual to include the topics of self-regulation and chronotypes.