The associated member ZIB | Centre for International Student Assessment (Zentrum für internationale Bildungsvergleichsstudien e.V.) conducts educational research in the field of international comparative studies in education, thus making a significant contribution to quality assurance in education. Its core responsibilities include the planning, implementation and evaluation of the PISA studies in Germany. Another focus is on research projects dealing with methods of data collection and evaluation in PISA studies and other international comparative studies in education (so-called large-scale assessments, or LSA for short). In its further research activities, ZIB mainly concentrates on issues of practical relevance. ZIB also places importance to including questions from those involved in educational practice. It conducts in-depth analyses of existing data and shares the insights gained with educational policymakers and practitioners. These stakeholders use the well-founded knowledge to make decisions in educational policy and practice, as well as to develop informational materials for the respective actors. The project is being implemented jointly with three members of the LERN network: DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, IPN | Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, and IQB | Institute for Educational Quality Improvement. ZIB is an affiliated institute of the Technical University of Munich and is funded by the German federation federal and federal states.
Important Work and Services:
- ZIB is responsible for the national coordination and implementation of PISA and is furthermore involved in its international development.
- Research at ZIB focuses primarily on three fields: Educational Monitoring, School and Teaching Research and Methodology Research.
- ZIB supports young researchers in international student assessments, especially with method workshops and junior researcher academies.
- ZIB maintains close contact with educational practice and policy to make the scientific findings applicable for improving the quality of education.
