ZIB Education

Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff

Chairman of the Centre for International Student Assessment (ZIB)

Director PISA National Center & National Project Manager PISA

Full Professor “Educational Monitoring & Effectiveness”

Room: 277 (Marsstr. 20-22, 80335 Munich)
Hours: on appointment
Mail: samuel.greiff@tum.de

Vita

  • Full Professor “Educational Monitoring & Effectiveness” at the TUM School of Social Sciences & Technology, Technical University of Munich (since 10/2024)

  • Full Professor of “Educational Psychology and Artificial Intelligence” at the Faculty of Psychology and Sports, Goethe-University Frankfurt (03/2024 – 09/2024)

  • Professor of “Educational Assessment and Psychology” (Full & Associate) at the Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (03/2015 – 02/2024)

  • Head of Research Group “Cognition, Learning and Educational Assessment” at the Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (10/2012 – 02/2024)

  • Affiliate Professor (secondary appointment) of “Learning, Assessment, and Data Analytics” at the Interdisciplinary Centre “SLATE”, University of Bergen, Norway (02/2022 – 03/2023) 

  • Guest Professor of “Educational Measurement” at the Interdisciplinary Centre “CEMO”, University of Oslo, Norway (12/2015 – 11/2019)

  • ATTRACT-Fellow „Assessing Skills in the 21st Century” at the Department Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (10/2012 – 03/2018)

  • Assistant Professor and Head of Section “Assessment of Dynamic Problem Solving” at the Institute of Psychology, Heidelberg University (02/2012 – 09/2012)

  • Research Associate and Project Lead at the Institute of Psychology, Heidelberg University (02/2010 – 01/2012)

  • Appointed Lecturer “Psychological Assessment and Methodology” at the Heidelberg University of Applied Sciences (09/2008 – 01/2012)

  • Doctoral Studies in Psychology (with distinction; title: “Assessment of individual problem-solving skills”) at Heidelberg University (10/2007 – 01/2010)

  • Graduate Degree in Psychology (Diploma) (10/2000 – 11/2006) at Heidelberg University, University of Marburg, University of Bergen (Norway)

Detailed Vita as PDF file

Research Interests

  • National and International Large-Scale Assessments, like NEPS, PIAAC, PISA (e.g., scientific value and educational policy implications of LSA)
  • Educational Psychology (e.g., challenges of education in the 21st century; digital education)
  • Cognitive and Personality Psychology (e.g., metacognition, self-concept, motivation, need for cognition)
  • Frameworks and Methods (e.g., integration of Artificial Intelligence in education)

Activities 

Selected Publications

  • Yan, L., Greiff, S., Teuber, Z., & Gasevic, D. (2024). Promises and challenges of Generative Artificial Intelligence for human learning. Nature: Human Behaviour, 8, 1839–1850. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02004-5
  • Börte, K., Lillejord, S., Chan, J., Wasson, B., & Greiff, S. (2023). Prerequisites for teachers’ technology use in formative assessment practices. A systematic review. Educational Research Review, 41, 100568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2023.100568
  • Greiff, S. & Borgonovi, F. (2022). Teaching 21st century skills needs to be informed by psychological research. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1, 314-315. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00064-w
  • Fiore, S., Graesser, A., & Greiff, S. (2018). Collaborative problem-solving education for the 21st century workforce. Nature: Human Behavior, 2, 367-369. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0363-y
  • Greiff, S., Wüstenberg, S., & Avvisati, F. (2015). Computer-generated log-file analyses as a window into students' minds? A showcase study based on the PISA 2012 assessment of problem solving. Computers & Education, 91, 92-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.10.018

 Complete Publication Record as PDF file

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089 289 28274 zib.edu@sot.tum.de