@article{ZarubaWestphalGutmannetal.2021,
  author    = {Zaruba, Nicole and Westphal, Andrea and Gutmann, Franziska and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Preservice teachers' implicit and explicit attitudes towards teaching and learning},
  series = {Frontiers in education},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {Frontiers in education},
  publisher = {Frontiers Media},
  address   = {Lausanne},
  issn      = {2504-284X},
  doi       = {10.3389/feduc.2021.619098},
  pages     = {14},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {When it comes to teacher attitudes towards teaching and learning, research relies heavily on explicit measures (e.g., questionnaires). These attitudes are generally conceptualized as constructivist and transmissive views on teaching and learning with constructivism often considered to be more desirable. In explicit measures, this can have drawbacks like socially desirable responding. It is for this reason that, in this study, we investigated implicit attitudes as well as explicit attitudes towards constructivism and transmission. N = 100 preservice teachers worked on a questionnaire and two Single-Target Implicit Association Tests (ST-IAT constructivism and ST-IAT transmission) before (T1) and after (T2) a single master's semester. One group (n = 50) did student teaching while a second group (n = 50) took master's courses. We evaluated preservice teachers' views on teaching at the end of their masters' studies. Participants agreed with transmission and constructivism (T1) on both an explicit and implicit level. Implicit measures seem to exceed explicit measures in differentially assessing constructivist and transmissive views on teaching and learning. After student teaching (T2), there was no overall effect of attitude development but changes in rank indicate that participants' implicit attitudes towards constructivism and transmission developed differently for each individual.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{ZarubaWestphalGutmannetal.2021,
  author    = {Zaruba, Nicole and Westphal, Andrea and Gutmann, Franziska and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Preservice Teachers' Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Towards Teaching and Learning},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  issn      = {1866-8364},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-54289},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-542895},
  pages     = {16},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {When it comes to teacher attitudes towards teaching and learning, research relies heavily on explicit measures (e.g., questionnaires). These attitudes are generally conceptualized as constructivist and transmissive views on teaching and learning with constructivism often considered to be more desirable. In explicit measures, this can have drawbacks like socially desirable responding. It is for this reason that, in this study, we investigated implicit attitudes as well as explicit attitudes towards constructivism and transmission. N = 100 preservice teachers worked on a questionnaire and two Single-Target Implicit Association Tests (ST-IAT constructivism and ST-IAT transmission) before (T1) and after (T2) a single master's semester. One group (n = 50) did student teaching while a second group (n = 50) took master's courses. We evaluated preservice teachers' views on teaching at the end of their masters' studies. Participants agreed with transmission and constructivism (T1) on both an explicit and implicit level. Implicit measures seem to exceed explicit measures in differentially assessing constructivist and transmissive views on teaching and learning. After student teaching (T2), there was no overall effect of attitude development but changes in rank indicate that participants' implicit attitudes towards constructivism and transmission developed differently for each individual.},
  language  = {en}
}
@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{WojciechowiczVock2019,
  author    = {Wojciechowicz, Anna Aleksandra and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {Wiedereinstieg in den Lehrerberuf nach der Flucht mit dem Refugee Teachers Program in Brandenburg},
  series = {Die deutsche Schule},
  volume    = {111},
  journal   = {Die deutsche Schule},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Waxmann},
  address   = {M{\"u}nster},
  issn      = {0012-0731},
  doi       = {10.31244/dds.2019.02.08},
  pages     = {219 -- 229},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Die durch die Fluchtmigration ausgel{\"o}sten aktuellen gesellschaftspolitischen Herausforderungen erfordern auch in der Lehrer*innenbildung institutionelle Weiterentwicklungsprozesse. Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit der Bedeutung der Fluchtmigration f{\"u}r die Lehrer*innenbildung. Am Beispiel des Refugee Teachers Program an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam wird ein universit{\"a}res Bildungsangebot zur Nachqualifizierung f{\"u}r gefl{\"u}chtete Lehrkr{\"a}fte vorgestellt. Dabei fokussieren wir die konzeptionellen Grundlagen, die Struktur und die Inhalte des Programms und diskutieren es im Kontext aktueller Fragestellungen der Lehrer*innenbildung.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{WestphalVockStubbe2017,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Vock, Miriam and Stubbe, Tobias},
  title     = {Grade skipping from the perspective of teachers in Germany},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {411},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-405235},
  pages     = {14},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The present study explored teachers' perspectives on one specific type of acceleration, namely, grade skipping. In addition, we investigated the extent to which teachers' beliefs about students' academic, motivational, and social development after grade skipping may explain teachers' acceptance of this accelerative strategy. Moreover, we examined whether teachers' acceptance is linked to their decisions about using this intervention. Using data from the PARS project, which included 316 teachers from 18 secondary schools in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, we assessed teachers' acceptance, beliefs, and perceived knowledge about grade skipping using 4-point rating scales. Teachers also reported whether they had advised a student to skip a grade. Multilevel regression analyses indicated that teachers' beliefs about students' social, motivational, and academic development largely explained their acceptance. Teachers who showed a higher level of acceptance and perceived knowledge were more likely to have recommended grade skipping before. Educational implications are discussed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@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}
}
@article{WestphalVockKretschmann2021,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Vock, Miriam and Kretschmann, Julia},
  title     = {Unravelling the relationship between teacher-assigned grades, student personality, and standardized test scores},
  series = {Frontiers in psychology / Frontiers Research Foundation},
  journal   = {Frontiers in psychology / Frontiers Research Foundation},
  number    = {12},
  publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation},
  address   = {Lausanne},
  issn      = {1664-1078},
  doi       = {10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627440},
  pages     = {11},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The Big Five personality traits play a major role in student achievement. As such, there is consistent evidence that students that are more conscientious receive better teacher-assigned grades in secondary school. However, research often does not support the claim that students that are more conscientious similarly achieve higher scores in domain-specific standardized achievement tests. Based on the Invest-and-Accrue Model, we argue that conscientiousness explains to some extent why certain students receive better grades despite similar academic accomplishments (i.e., achieving similar scores in domain-specific standardized achievement tests). Therefore, the present study examines to what extent the relationship between student personality and teacher-assigned grades consists of direct as opposed to indirect associations (via subject-specific standardized test scores). We used a representative sample of 14,710 ninth-grade students to estimate these direct and indirect pathways in mathematics and German. Structural equation models showed that test scores explained between 8 and 11\% of the variance in teacher-assigned grades in mathematics and German. The Big Five personality traits in students additionally explained between 8 and 10\% of the variance in grades. Finally, the personality-grade relationship consisted of direct (0.02 | β| ≤ 0.27) and indirect associations via test scores (0.01 | β| ≤ 0.07). Conscientiousness explained discrepancies between teacher-assigned grades and students' scores in domain-specific standardized tests to a greater extent than any of the other Big Five personality traits. Our findings suggest that students that are more conscientious may invest more effort to accomplish classroom goals, but fall short of mastery.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{WestphalVockKretschmann2021,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Vock, Miriam and Kretschmann, Julia},
  title     = {Unravelling the relationship between teacher-assigned grades, student personality, and standardized test scores},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {12},
  issn      = {1866-8364},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-52302},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-523024},
  pages     = {13},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The Big Five personality traits play a major role in student achievement. As such, there is consistent evidence that students that are more conscientious receive better teacher-assigned grades in secondary school. However, research often does not support the claim that students that are more conscientious similarly achieve higher scores in domain-specific standardized achievement tests. Based on the Invest-and-Accrue Model, we argue that conscientiousness explains to some extent why certain students receive better grades despite similar academic accomplishments (i.e., achieving similar scores in domain-specific standardized achievement tests). Therefore, the present study examines to what extent the relationship between student personality and teacher-assigned grades consists of direct as opposed to indirect associations (via subject-specific standardized test scores). We used a representative sample of 14,710 ninth-grade students to estimate these direct and indirect pathways in mathematics and German. Structural equation models showed that test scores explained between 8 and 11\% of the variance in teacher-assigned grades in mathematics and German. The Big Five personality traits in students additionally explained between 8 and 10\% of the variance in grades. Finally, the personality-grade relationship consisted of direct (0.02 | β| ≤ 0.27) and indirect associations via test scores (0.01 | β| ≤ 0.07). Conscientiousness explained discrepancies between teacher-assigned grades and students' scores in domain-specific standardized tests to a greater extent than any of the other Big Five personality traits. Our findings suggest that students that are more conscientious may invest more effort to accomplish classroom goals, but fall short of mastery.},
  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{WestphalKretschmannGronostajetal.2018,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Kretschmann, Julia and Gronostaj, Anna and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {More enjoyment, less anxiety and boredom},
  series = {Learning and individual differences : a multidisciplinary journal in education},
  volume    = {62},
  journal   = {Learning and individual differences : a multidisciplinary journal in education},
  publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1041-6080},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.lindif.2018.01.016},
  pages     = {108 -- 117},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Students' achievement emotions are critical in their academic development. Therefore, teachers need to create an emotionally positive learning environment. In the light of this, the present study investigated the connection between students' enjoyment, anxiety, boredom and, in the first case, students' academic self-concept and, in the second, teachers' diagnostic skills. The third part of our study examined whether this link would be moderated by students' academic self-concept. Our sample comprised N = 1803 eighth-grade students who reported their achievement emotions and evaluated the diagnostic skills of both their German and mathematics teachers. Hierarchical models indicated that students experience more enjoyment and less anxiety and boredom if teachers exhibit better diagnostic skills. The role of teachers' diagnostic skills in relation to students' emotions was in part moderated by the students' self-concept. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for effective teaching.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WestphalKalinowskiHoferichteretal.2022,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Kalinowski, Eva and Hoferichter, Clara Josepha and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {K-12 teachers' stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review},
  series = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  publisher = {Frontiers},
  address   = {Lausanne, Schweiz},
  issn      = {1664-1078},
  doi       = {10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920326},
  pages     = {1 -- 29},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {We present the first systematic literature review on stress and burnout in K-12 teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on a systematic literature search, we identified 17 studies that included 9,874 K-12 teachers from around the world. These studies showed some indication that burnout did increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were, however, almost no differences in the levels of stress and burnout experienced by K-12 teachers compared to individuals employed in other occupational fields. School principals' leadership styles emerged as an organizational characteristic that is highly relevant for K-12 teachers' levels of stress and burnout. Individual teacher characteristics associated with burnout were K-12 teachers' personality, self-efficacy in online teaching, and perceived vulnerability to COVID-19. In order to reduce stress, there was an indication that stress-management training in combination with training in technology use for teaching may be superior to stress-management training alone. Future research needs to adopt more longitudinal designs and examine the interplay between individual and organizational characteristics in the development of teacher stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{WestphalKalinowskiHoferichteretal.2022,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Kalinowski, Eva and Hoferichter, Clara Josepha and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {K-12 teachers' stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  issn      = {1866-8364},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-56552},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-565521},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {We present the first systematic literature review on stress and burnout in K-12 teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on a systematic literature search, we identified 17 studies that included 9,874 K-12 teachers from around the world. These studies showed some indication that burnout did increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were, however, almost no differences in the levels of stress and burnout experienced by K-12 teachers compared to individuals employed in other occupational fields. School principals' leadership styles emerged as an organizational characteristic that is highly relevant for K-12 teachers' levels of stress and burnout. Individual teacher characteristics associated with burnout were K-12 teachers' personality, self-efficacy in online teaching, and perceived vulnerability to COVID-19. In order to reduce stress, there was an indication that stress-management training in combination with training in technology use for teaching may be superior to stress-management training alone. Future research needs to adopt more longitudinal designs and examine the interplay between individual and organizational characteristics in the development of teacher stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WestphalKalinowskiHoferichteretal.2022,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Kalinowski, Eva and Hoferichter, Clara Josepha and Vock, Miriam},
  title     = {K-12 teachers' stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic},
  series = {Frontiers in psychology},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {Frontiers in psychology},
  publisher = {Frontiers Media},
  address   = {Lausanne},
  issn      = {1664-1078},
  doi       = {10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920326},
  pages     = {29},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {We present the first systematic literature review on stress and burnout in K-12 teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on a systematic literature search, we identified 17 studies that included 9,874 K-12 teachers from around the world. These studies showed some indication that burnout did increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were, however, almost no differences in the levels of stress and burnout experienced by K-12 teachers compared to individuals employed in other occupational fields. School principals' leadership styles emerged as an organizational characteristic that is highly relevant for K-12 teachers' levels of stress and burnout. Individual teacher characteristics associated with burnout were K-12 teachers' personality, self-efficacy in online teaching, and perceived vulnerability to COVID-19. In order to reduce stress, there was an indication that stress-management training in combination with training in technology use for teaching may be superior to stress-management training alone. Future research needs to adopt more longitudinal designs and examine the interplay between individual and organizational characteristics in the development of teacher stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.},
  language  = {en}
}
@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{WestphalBeckerVocketal.2016,
  author    = {Westphal, Andrea and Becker, Michael and Vock, Miriam and Maaz, Kai and Neumann, Marko and McElvany, Nele},
  title     = {The link between teacher-assigned grades and classroom socioeconomic composition: The role of classroom behavior, motivation, and teacher characteristics},
  series = {Contemporary educational psychology},
  volume    = {46},
  journal   = {Contemporary educational psychology},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {San Diego},
  issn      = {0361-476X},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.06.004},
  pages     = {218 -- 227},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Teacher judgments in terms of grades, proficiency assessments, and recommending placement in ability groups can have important consequences for a child's future educational path. Whether or not students' sociodemographic background characteristics are systematically related to teacher judgments has been a controversial topic of discussion. Using data from the TIMSS-Transition Study (N = 3285 fourth graders) administered across 13 German federal states in the 2006-2007 school year and survey data from parents and teachers, we investigated whether or not the average classroom socioeconomic status is reflected in teacher judgments and also examined possible underlying processes. We also probed the role of teachers' own socioeconomic backgrounds (at the age of 16) in their later susceptibility to differentially judge students from different socioeconomic backgrounds and in differentially composed classrooms. Multilevel regression analyses revealed that, after controlling for differences in achievement (as indicated by standardized tests), teachers' judgments were associated with the classrooms' socioeconomic composition, and this finding could not be attributed to the average levels of motivation or behavior in the classroom. Teachers were similarly likely to exhibit such differential judgments regardless of their own socioeconomic background. These findings are discussed in the context of their implications for educational policy.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{VockWeigandPreckeletal.2021,
  author    = {Vock, Miriam and Weigand, Gabriele and Preckel, Franzis and Fischer, Christian and K{\"a}pnick, Friedhelm and Perleth, Christoph and Wollerstein, Werner},
  title     = {Wissenschaftlicher Hintergrund des LemaS-Projekts},
  series = {Leistung macht Schule : F{\"o}rderung leistungsstarker und potenziell besonders leistungsf{\"a}higer Sch{\"u}lerinnen und Sch{\"u}ler},
  journal   = {Leistung macht Schule : F{\"o}rderung leistungsstarker und potenziell besonders leistungsf{\"a}higer Sch{\"u}lerinnen und Sch{\"u}ler},
  edition   = {2},
  publisher = {Beltz},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  isbn      = {978-3-40725-883-0},
  pages     = {23 -- 30},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{VockPreckelRolling2011,
  author    = {Vock, Miriam and Preckel, Franzis and Rolling, Heinz},
  title     = {Mental abilities and school achievement a test of a mediation hypothesis},
  series = {Intelligence},
  volume    = {39},
  journal   = {Intelligence},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {0160-2896},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.intell.2011.06.006},
  pages     = {357 -- 369},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {This study analyzes the interplay of four cognitive abilities - reasoning, divergent thinking, mental speed, and short-term memory - and their impact on academic achievement in school in a sample of adolescents in grades seven to 10 (N = 1135). Based on information processing approaches to intelligence, we tested a mediation hypothesis, which states that the complex cognitive abilities of reasoning and divergent thinking mediate the influence of the basic cognitive abilities of mental speed and short-term memory on achievement. We administered a comprehensive test battery and analyzed the data through structural equation modeling while controlling for the cluster structure of the data. Our findings support the notion that mental speed and short-term memory, as ability factors reflecting basic cognitive processes, exert an indirect influence on academic achievement by affecting reasoning and divergent thinking (total indirect effects: beta=.22 and .24. respectively). Short-term memory also directly affects achievement (beta=.22).},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{VockPenkKoeller2014,
  author    = {Vock, Miriam and Penk, Christiane and Koeller, Olaf},
  title     = {Who skips a grade? Findings concerning grade acceleration in German schools},
  series = {Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Forschung und Praxis},
  volume    = {61},
  journal   = {Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Forschung und Praxis},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Reinhardt},
  address   = {M{\"u}nchen},
  issn      = {0342-183X},
  doi       = {10.2378/peu2013.art22d},
  pages     = {153 -- 164},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {This study examines how often and in which form students use the option of gradeskipping in Germany and what characterizes those students. The database was derived from a sample of N = 4,103 students (grades 8-10), who were tested within the standardisation process of the national educational standards in mathematics. For these students data existed on their mathematical competence (educational standard items) and intelligence (subtests word analogies and figural analogies of the KFT 4-12 + R). Furthermore, we identified n = 33 (0,8\%) students by questionnaire, who had already skipped one grade. Those accelerated students are predominantly boys, had skipped the grade during their first years at school and performed only slightly above-average on two cognitive ability scales. At the time the survey was conducted, 39\% did not attend a Gymnasium and 34 \% had to repeat one grade after having been accelerated. While they report average grades in relation to their peers, their mathematical competence is well above average.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{VockKoellerNagy2013,
  author    = {Vock, Miriam and K{\"o}ller, Olaf and Nagy, Gabriel},
  title     = {Vocational interests of intellectually gifted and highly achieving young adults},
  series = {British journal of educational psychology},
  volume    = {83},
  journal   = {British journal of educational psychology},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {0007-0998},
  doi       = {10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02063.x},
  pages     = {305 -- 328},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {Background.Vocational interests play a central role in the vocational decision-making process and are decisive for the later job satisfaction and vocational success. Based on Ackerman's (1996) notion of trait complexes, specific interest profiles of gifted high-school graduates can be expected. Aims.Vocational interests of gifted and highly achieving adolescents were compared to those of their less intelligent/achieving peers according to Holland's (1997) RIASEC model. Further, the impact of intelligence and achievement on interests were analysed while statistically controlling for potentially influencing variables. Changes in interests over time were investigated. Sample.N= 4,694 German students (age: M= 19.5, SD= .80; 54.6\% females) participated in the study (TOSCA; Koller, Watermann, Trautwein, \& Ludtke, 2004). Method. Interests were assessed in participants' final year at school and again 2 years later (N= 2,318). Results.Gifted participants reported stronger investigative and realistic interests, but lower social interests than less intelligent participants. Highly achieving participants reported higher investigative and (in wave 2) higher artistic interests. Considerable gender differences were found: gifted girls had a flat interest profile, while gifted boys had pronounced realistic and investigative and low social interests. Multilevel multiple regression analyses predicting interests by intelligence and school achievement revealed stable interest profiles. Beyond a strong gender effect, intelligence and school achievement each contributed substantially to the prediction of vocational interests. Conclusions.At the time around graduation from high school, gifted young adults show stable interest profiles, which strongly differ between gender and intelligence groups. These differences are relevant for programmes for the gifted and for vocational counselling.},
  language  = {en}
}