Beyond Mere Performance: Educational Equity and Effectiveness in International Large-Scale Assessment Research

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Educational research consistently aims to enhance student achievement and educational equity. However, findings from large-scale international assessments continue to indicate a concerning decline in student performance, alongside persistent inequities in educational outcomes. In particular, individual student characteristics, such as socioeconomic and migration backgrounds, remain strong predictors of academic success, underscoring the ongoing challenge of achieving high performance and equity in education. This symposium addresses these issues through secondary analyses of PISA data, aiming to identify how student achievement and educational equity can be effectively promoted at the individual, classroom, school, and system levels. By applying innovative methodological approaches and embedding research questions within established theoretical frameworks, the symposium seeks to generate robust evidence and formulate actionable educational policy recommendations.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Large-Scale Assessment

Chair

• Tamara Kastorff, Technical University of Munich

Papers

• How reading competence and age of arrival shape educational outcomes - Lisa Teufele, Technical University of Munich; Clievins Selva, University of Hildesheim

• Multidimensional Goals Matter: How Teachers’ Educational Goals Shape Motivational Task Design and Student Motivation - Pia Todtenhöfer, Technical University of Munich; Anja Schiepe-Tiska, Koblenz University

• Teaching Quality Reduces Socioeconomic Inequalities in Student Achievement - Evidence from PISA 2022 - Tamara Kastorff, Technical University of Munich; Pia Todtenhöfer, Technical University of Munich; Samuel Greiff, University of Luxembourg

• Socioeconomic Disparities and COVID-19 Effects on Student Achievement: Insights from PISA 2018 and 2022 - Maren Müller, Technical University of Munich; Jacqueline Carbajal, Technical University of Munich; Lena Keller, Kiel University (CAU); Tamara Kastorff, Technical University of Munich

Session Organizer

• Tamara Kastorff, Technical University of Munich

Discussant

• Bernhard M. Ertl, Universität der Bundeswehr München