Die Informationssuche bei der Erstellung der Übergangsempfehlung: Die Rolle von Fallkonsistenz und Expertise

in Unterrichtswissenschaft (2012), 40

Accountability as a moderator of teachers' tracking decisions: Two experimental studies

in Shoniregun, C. A.; Akmayeva, G. A. (Eds.) Ireland International Conference on Education - IIEC 2012 proceedings (2012)

In some European countries, teachers select students for entry into different secondary school types on the basis of students’ achievement level. In Luxembourg, teachers join a council to select students ... [more ▼]

In some European countries, teachers select students for entry into different secondary school types on the basis of students’ achievement level. In Luxembourg, teachers join a council to select students. PISA provided evidence that students with immigration background and/or low socioeconomic status are underrepresented in the highest school track. The question arises whether teachers’ tracking decisions are biased towards non-performance-related cues. Dual process theories of judgment suggest accountability to be a moderator of judgment accuracy. Judgments of highly accountable teachers should be less biased through non-performance-related cues than those of teachers with low accountability. In groups, diffusion of responsibility may occur, thereby reducing accountability of the individual members. We designed two experiments to investigate whether teachers’ tracking decisions differ given different levels of accountability. In both studies, teachers in the high accountability condition did not rely on nonperformance- related cues. Increasing accountability for teachers’ decisions could reduce disadvantages of immigration and low SES students. [less ▲]

Leistungsbeurteilungen von Schulkindern: Welche Rolle spielen Ziele und Expertise der Lehrkraft?

in Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Padagogische Psychologie (2012), 44

This article investigates the influence of different goals in processing students’ attributes (e. g., mathematical achievement in a test) on inferences and achievement judgments. Teachers as experts and ... [more ▼]

This article investigates the influence of different goals in processing students’ attributes (e. g., mathematical achievement in a test) on inferences and achievement judgments. Teachers as experts and university students of natural sciences as laymen received a case report. Participants were instructed to either form an impression of the personality and the performance of the student (impression formation goal) or to predict his/her future performance (prediction goal). Afterwards participants summarized the case report in their own words and judged the academic achievements of the described student. With the prediction goal, experts proceeded by focusing on the attributes of a student; with the impression formation goal, they used a given social category. Laymen’s processing was not influenced by goals. [less ▲]

Teachers’ typology of student categories. A cluster analytic study

in Gaul, Wolfgang; Geyer-Schulz, Andreas; Schmidt-Thieme, Lars (Eds.) et al Studies in classification, data analysis and knowledge organization (2012)

When does students’ gender affect teachers’ school placement decisions? An experimental study with Luxembourgish primary school teachers

Scientific Conference (2011, October)

Effects of experience and kind of information in making achievement judgments in schools.

Scientific Conference (2011, September)

The role of accountability in school placement decisions: An experimental study

Scientific Conference (2011, August)

Die Informationssuche der Lehrkräfte bei der Erstellung der Übergangsempfehlung. Eine Mouselab-Untersuchung

Scientific Conference (2011, March)

Bericht an die DFG zum DFG/FNR-Projekt "Diagnostische Kompetenz von Grundschullehrkräften bei der Erstellung der Übergangsempfehlung: Untersuchungen zur ökologischen Validität von Fallvignetten"

Report (2011)

Bericht an den FNR zum DFG/FNR-Projekt "Diagnostische Kompetenz von Grundschullehrkräften bei der Erstellung der Übergangsempfehlung: Untersuchungen zur ökologischen Validität von Fallvignetten"

Report (2011)