@article{KretschmannVockLuedtke2014,
  author    = {Kretschmann, Julia and Vock, Miriam and Luedtke, Oliver},
  title     = {Acceleration in elementary school: using propensity score matching to estimate the effects on academic achievement},
  series = {The journal of educational psychology},
  volume    = {106},
  journal   = {The journal of educational psychology},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {American Psychological Association},
  address   = {Washington},
  issn      = {0022-0663},
  doi       = {10.1037/a0036631},
  pages     = {1080 -- 1095},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Using German data, we examined the effects of one specific type of acceleration-grade skipping-on academic performance. Prior research on the effects of acceleration has suffered from methodological restrictions, especially due to a lack of appropriate comparison groups and a priori measurements. For this reason, propensity score matching was applied in this analysis to minimize selection bias due to observed confounding variables. Various types of matching were attempted, and, in consideration of balancing the covariates, full matching was the final choice. We used data from the Berlin ELEMENT Study, analyzing, after matching, the information of 81 students who had skipped a grade over the course of elementary school and up to 1,668 nonaccelerated students who attended the same grade level as the accelerated students. Measurements took place 3 times between the 4th and 6th grades, including the assessment of reading, spelling, and mathematics performance. After matching, the results of between-group comparisons regarding performance indices showed no significant effects of skipping a grade, other than a small positive effect found on spelling performance. Theoretical implications and methodological limitations are discussed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Vock2021,
  author    = {Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Akzeleration - schneller durch die Schule?},
  series = {Handbuch Begabung},
  journal   = {Handbuch Begabung},
  publisher = {Beltz},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  isbn      = {978-3-40725-886-1},
  pages     = {319 -- 332},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {de}
}
@book{FuhrmannSchubarthSchulzeReicheltetal.2019,
  author    = {Fuhrmann, Michaela and Schubarth, Wilfried and Schulze-Reichelt, Friederike and Mauermeister, Sylvi and Seidel, Andreas and Hartmann, Nina and Erdmann, Melinda and Apostolow, Benjamin and Wagner, Laura and Berndt, Sarah and Wippermann, Melanie and Ratzlaff, Olaf and Lumpe, Matthias and Kirjuchina, Ljuba and Rost, Sophia and Zurek, Peter Paul and Faaß, Marcel and Schellhorn, Sebastian and Frank, Mario and Kreitz, Christoph and Wagner, Nelli and Jenneck, Julia and Kleemann, Katrin and Vock, Miriam and Schr{\"o}der, Christian and Erdmann, Kathrin and Koziol, Matthias and Meißner, Marlen and Dibiasi, Anna and Unger, Martin and Piskunova, Elena V. and Bahmutskiy, Andrey E. and Bessonova, Ekatarina A. and Borovik, Ludmila K.},
  title     = {Alles auf Anfang!},
  series = {Potsdamer Beitr{\"a}ge zur Hochschulforschung},
  journal   = {Potsdamer Beitr{\"a}ge zur Hochschulforschung},
  number    = {4},
  editor    = {Schubarth, Wilfried and Mauermeister, Sylvi and Schulze-Reichelt, Friederike and Seidel, Andreas},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-452-4},
  issn      = {2192-1075},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-42296},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-422965},
  publisher      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {373},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Im Zuge der Bologna-Reform ist an Hochschulen vieles in Bewegung gekommen. Studium und Lehre sind st{\"a}rker ins Blickfeld ger{\"u}ckt. Dabei kommt der Studieneingangsphase besondere Bedeutung zu, werden doch hier die Weichen f{\"u}r ein erfolgreiches Studium gestellt. Deshalb ist es verst{\"a}ndlich, dass die Hauptanstrengungen der Hochschulen auf den Studieneingang gerichtet sind - ganz nach dem Motto: „Auf den Anfang kommt es an!". Konsens herrscht dahingehend, dass der Studieneingang neu zu gestalten ist, doch beim „Wie?" gibt es unterschiedliche Antworten. Zugleich wird immer deutlicher, dass eine wirksame Neugestaltung der Eingangsphase nur mit einer umfassenden Reform des Studiums gelingen kann. Ziel des vierten Bandes der Potsdamer Beitr{\"a}ge zur Hochschulforschung ist es, eine Zwischenbilanz der Debatte zum Studieneingang zu ziehen. Auf der Basis empirischer Studien werden unterschiedliche Perspektiven auf den Studieneingang eingenommen und Empfehlungen zur Optimierung des Studieneingangs abgeleitet. Die zahlreichen Untersuchungsergebnisse Potsdamer Forschergruppen werden durch weitere nationale sowie internationale Perspektiven erg{\"a}nzt. Der Band richtet sich an alle, die sich f{\"u}r die Entwicklung an Hochschulen interessieren.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{WestphalVockLazarides2019,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Vock, Miriam and Lazarides, Rebecca},
  title     = {Are more conscientious seventh- and ninth-graders less likely to be retained?},
  series = {Journal of applied developmental psychology : an internat. multidisciplinary},
  volume    = {66},
  journal   = {Journal of applied developmental psychology : an internat. multidisciplinary},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0193-3973},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.appdev.2019.101088},
  pages     = {12},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Previous research has identified students' personality traits, especially conscientiousness, as highly relevant predictors of academic success. Less is known about the role of Big Five personality traits in students when it comes to teachers' decisions about students' educational trajectories and whether personality traits differentially affect these decisions by teachers in different grade levels. This study examines to what extent students' Big Five personality traits affect teacher decisions on grade retention, looking at two cohorts of 12,146 ninth-grade and 6002 seventh-grade students from the German National Educational Panel Study. In both grade levels, multilevel logistic mediation models show that students' conscientiousness indirectly predicts grade retention through the assignment of grades by teachers. In the ninth-grade sample, students' conscientiousness was additionally a direct predictor of retention, distinct from teacher-assigned grades. We discuss potential underlying mechanisms and explore whether teachers base their decisions on different indicators when retaining seventh-grade students or ninth-grade students.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{WestphalLazaridesVock2021,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Lazarides, Rebecca and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Are some students graded more appropriately than others?},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {3},
  issn      = {1866-8364},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-56333},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-563330},
  pages     = {19},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Background Building on the Realistic Accuracy Model, this paper explores whether it is easier for teachers to assess the achievement of some students than others. Accordingly, we suggest that certain individual characteristics of students, such as extraversion, academic self-efficacy, and conscientiousness, may guide teachers' evaluations of student achievement, resulting in more appropriate judgements and a stronger alignment of assigned grades with students' actual achievement level (as measured using standardized tests). Aims We examine whether extraversion, academic self-efficacy, and conscientiousness moderate the relations between teacher-assigned grades and students' standardized test scores in mathematics. Sample This study uses a representative sample of N = 5,919 seventh-grade students in Germany (48.8\% girls; mean age: M = 12.5, SD = 0.62) who participated in a national, large-scale assessment focusing on students' academic development. Methods We specified structural equation models to examine the inter-relations of teacher-assigned grades with students' standardized test scores in mathematics, Big Five personality traits, and academic self-efficacy, while controlling for students' socioeconomic status, gender, and age. Results The correlation between teacher-assigned grades and standardized test scores in mathematics was r = .40. Teacher-assigned grades more closely related to standardized test scores when students reported higher levels of conscientiousness (beta = .05, p = .002). Students' extraversion and academic self-efficacy did not moderate the relationship between teacher-assigned grades and standardized test scores. Conclusions Our findings indicate that students' conscientiousness is a personality trait that seems to be important when it comes to how closely mathematics teachers align their grades to standardized test scores.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WestphalLazaridesVock2021,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Lazarides, Rebecca and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Are some students graded more appropriately than others?},
  series = {British journal of educational psychology},
  volume    = {91},
  journal   = {British journal of educational psychology},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {0007-0998},
  doi       = {10.1111/bjep.12397},
  pages     = {865 -- 881},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Background Building on the Realistic Accuracy Model, this paper explores whether it is easier for teachers to assess the achievement of some students than others. Accordingly, we suggest that certain individual characteristics of students, such as extraversion, academic self-efficacy, and conscientiousness, may guide teachers' evaluations of student achievement, resulting in more appropriate judgements and a stronger alignment of assigned grades with students' actual achievement level (as measured using standardized tests). Aims We examine whether extraversion, academic self-efficacy, and conscientiousness moderate the relations between teacher-assigned grades and students' standardized test scores in mathematics. Sample This study uses a representative sample of N = 5,919 seventh-grade students in Germany (48.8\% girls; mean age: M = 12.5, SD = 0.62) who participated in a national, large-scale assessment focusing on students' academic development. Methods We specified structural equation models to examine the inter-relations of teacher-assigned grades with students' standardized test scores in mathematics, Big Five personality traits, and academic self-efficacy, while controlling for students' socioeconomic status, gender, and age. Results The correlation between teacher-assigned grades and standardized test scores in mathematics was r = .40. Teacher-assigned grades more closely related to standardized test scores when students reported higher levels of conscientiousness (beta = .05, p = .002). Students' extraversion and academic self-efficacy did not moderate the relationship between teacher-assigned grades and standardized test scores. Conclusions Our findings indicate that students' conscientiousness is a personality trait that seems to be important when it comes to how closely mathematics teachers align their grades to standardized test scores.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LohseBossenzGoralGerlachetal.2018,
  author    = {Lohse-Bossenz, Hendrik and Goral, Johanna and Gerlach, Erin and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Das strukturierte Promotionsprogramm in PSI Potsdam},
  series = {Potsdamer Beitr{\"a}ge zur Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung},
  journal   = {Potsdamer Beitr{\"a}ge zur Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-442-5},
  issn      = {2626-3556},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-420381},
  pages     = {271 -- 279},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Das strukturierte Promotionsprogramm in PSI Potsdam diente der F{\"o}rderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses im Bereich der Lehrerbildung an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam. Als fakult{\"a}ts{\"u}bergreifende Struktur vereinte es Forschungsprojekte verschiedener Disziplinen aus den Bereichen Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung. Das Promotionsprogramm richtete sich an Absolventinnen und Absolventen eines Lehramtsstudiums oder einer lehramtsrelevanten Bezugswissenschaft, die mit gezielten ({\"u}ber-)fachlichen und methodischen Angeboten in ihrer Promotion unterst{\"u}tzt wurden. Eine seit Beginn laufende Evaluation des Programms passt dadurch nachhaltig die Qualit{\"a}t der Angebote an die Bed{\"u}rfnisse aller Beteiligten an. Der vorliegende Beitrag unterstreicht die Notwendigkeit dieses Programms und stellt die erste Umsetzungsphase (2015 - 2018) an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam vor.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{ZarubaGronostajAhlgrimmetal.2022,
  author    = {Zaruba, Nicole and Gronostaj, Anna and Ahlgrimm, Frederik and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Die Entwicklung von Lehrkr{\"a}fte{\"u}berzeugungen im Praxissemester},
  series = {Professionalisierung in Praxisphasen : Ergebnisse der Lehrerbildungsforschung an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam (Potsdamer Beitr{\"a}ge zur Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung ; 2)},
  journal   = {Professionalisierung in Praxisphasen : Ergebnisse der Lehrerbildungsforschung an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam (Potsdamer Beitr{\"a}ge zur Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung ; 2)},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-508-8},
  issn      = {2626-3556},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-57083},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-570839},
  pages     = {215 -- 234},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {{\"U}berzeugungen zum Lehren und Lernen sind als Teil der professionellen Kompetenz von Lehrkr{\"a}ften bereits im Lehramtsstudium relevant und haben insbesondere in l{\"a}ngeren Praxisphasen Entwicklungspotenzial. Welche Faktoren f{\"u}r die Entwicklung von {\"U}berzeugungen in Praxisphasen von Bedeutung sind, ist bislang aber nur unzureichend erforscht. In Interviews haben wir N = 16 Studierende befragt, welche Lerngelegenheiten f{\"u}r die Entwicklung ihrer {\"U}berzeugungen im Praxissemester eine Rolle spielten. Dabei konnten wir mittels Inhaltsanalyse vier {\"u}bergeordnete Faktoren identifizieren: die universit{\"a}re Lernbegleitung, die Mentorinnen und Mentoren, die Sch{\"u}lerinnen und Sch{\"u}ler und die Reflexion eigener Unterrichtserfahrungen. Den Faktoren wurden untergeordnete Faktoren (z. B. Hospitationen durch Universit{\"a}tsdozierende) zugeordnet und es wird dargestellt, warum und unter welchen Umst{\"a}nden diese Lerngelegenheiten f{\"u}r die Entwicklung der {\"U}berzeugungen aus Studierendensicht relevant sind.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{WestphalGronostajVocketal.2016,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Gronostaj, Anna and Vock, Miriam and Emmrich, Rico and Harych, Peter},
  title     = {Differentiation in Mathematics and in German Lessons on Grammar School Level Is it to be found mainly among good diagnosticians and in heterogeneous classes?},
  series = {Zeitschrift f{\~A}¼r P{\~A}\idagogik},
  volume    = {62},
  journal   = {Zeitschrift f{\~A}¼r P{\~A}\idagogik},
  publisher = {Beltz},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {0044-3247},
  pages     = {131 -- 148},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Das Anliegen der vorliegenden Studie ist es, zu pr{\"u}fen, inwiefern eine differenzierende Unterrichtspraxis in den F{\"a}chern Mathematik und Deutsch im Zusammenhang mit der Wahrnehmung von Leistungsheterogenit{\"a}t und der Diagnosegenauigkeit von Lehrkr{\"a}ften steht. Der Untersuchung lagen Leistungsdaten aus den Vergleichsarbeiten (VERA-8) und Lehrerurteile {\"u}ber N = 1803 Sch{\"u}ler/innen der achten Jahrgangsstufe an Gymnasien im Land Brandenburg zugrunde sowie Sch{\"u}lereinsch{\"a}tzungen zur Differenzierung im Unterricht. Hierarchische Regressionsanalysen zeigen, dass Mathematiklehrkr{\"a}fte aus Sicht der Sch{\"u}ler/innen umso st{\"a}rker differenzierend unterrichten, je besser sie die Leistungsst{\"a}nde der Sch{\"u}ler/innen einsch{\"a}tzen k{\"o}nnen. Im Fach Deutsch findet differenzierender Unterricht in geringerem Umfang statt und es zeigen sich keine Zusammenh{\"a}nge mit der Diagnosegenauigkeit. The aim of the present study is to examine in how far a differentiating teaching practice in Math and German lessons is linked with the perception of heterogeneity in student performance and with the teachers´ diagnostic accuracy. The study is based on performance data from comparative tests (VERA-8) and teacher assessments of N = 1803 students attending 8th grade at grammar schools in the federal state of Brandenburg and on student assessments on differentiation in teaching. Hierarchical regression analyses show that, from the students´ perspective, Math teachers differentiate the more in their teaching the better they are able to assess the students´ performance level. In German lessons, differentiating forms of teaching are less often applied and there are no links with diagnostic accuracy.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{KretschmannWestphalVock2021,
  author    = {Kretschmann, Julia and Westphal, Andrea and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Does it pay to be one of the oldest in class?},
  series = {Learning and instruction : the journal of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction},
  volume    = {74},
  journal   = {Learning and instruction : the journal of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0959-4752},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.learninstruc.2021.101463},
  pages     = {12},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Several studies have revealed that older students in a year group reach higher achievement scores than younger students in that group. But less is known about how students' relative age in class relates to their self-perception of academic achievement, their social acceptance in class and to how teachers judge their abilities. Therefore, we examined relative age effects within class on students' academic self-concept, peer relations, grades, and teachers' secondary school recommendation. Analyses were based on a sample of N = 18,956 German fourth graders, who had never been retained or accelerated. We applied multilevel regression to control for covariates at the individual and classroom level. There were no substantial relative age effects within class across any of the outcomes, except for a small advantage for the youngest in their reading self-concept. Our findings therefore contradict the common assumption that younger students in class are disadvantaged compared to their older classmates.},
  language  = {en}
}