Post-Department Publications (since 2024)


..in 2024


Pre-Department Publications 

Educating the developing mind


A. Demetriou, G. Spanoudis, S. Greiff, R. Panaoura, M. P. Vainikainen, S. Kazi, N. Makris

Taylor & Francis, Milton Park, 2024


Empirische Arbeit: MobiLe: Konzeption einer digitalen silbenbasierten Leseförderung für die Grundschule


J. Hess, A. Riedmann, P. Karageorgos, P. Schaper, B. Lugrin, T. Richter, B. Müller

Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht, vol. 71(1), 2024, pp. 41–51


Employability skills (Chapter 7)


OECD, (with S. Greiff as lead expert)

PISA Vocational Education and Training (VET). Assessment and Analytical Framework, OECD, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2024, pp. 172-217


Improving word reading skills of low-skilled readers: An intervention combining a syllable-based approach with digital game-based features


J. Heß, P. Karageorgos, B. Müller, A. Riedmann, P. Schaper, B. Lugrin, T. Richter

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024, pp. 1-19


Learning disorders and difficulties: From a categorical to a dimensional perspective


S. Caviola, S. Greiff, E. Toffalini

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 113, 2024, p. 102490


Mental rotation is supported by block play in boys and girls


A. M. Weber, K. Bobrowicz, S. Greiff, M. Leuchter

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, vol. 91, 2024, p. 101630


Prospects in the field of learning and individual differences: Examining the past to forecast the future using bibliometrics


K. Bobrowicz, S. Lopez-Pernas, Z. Teuber, M. Saqr, S. Greiff

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 109, 2024, p. 102399


The emic-etic divide in test development and adaptation


D. Iliescu, S. Greiff, R. Dutu

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 40, 2024, pp. 97-100


The joys and sorrows of parenting: parental burnout, and parental involvement in Chinese and German parents from a demands-resources perspective


Z. Teuber, S. Grüter, Q. Wang, K. Bobrowicz, Y. Su, S. Greiff

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, vol. 55, 2024, pp. 47-73


The proliferation of measures in psychology: Between frustration and need


D. Iliescu, S. Greiff, M. Ziegler, C. Nye, K. Geisinger, M. Sellbom, D. Samuel, D. Saklofske

Nature: Communications Psychology, vol. 2, 2024, p. 19


The role of technology in reading literacy. Is Sweden going back or moving forward by returning to paper-based reading?


B. Diaz, M. Nussbaum, S. Greiff, M. Santana

Computers & Education, vol. 213, 2024, p. 105014


The successful use of search strategy improves with age and visuospatial working memory in 2-to-4.5-year-olds


K. Bobrowicz, A. Weber, S. Greiff

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, vol. 238, 2024, p. 105786


Approaching Lifelong Learning: An Integrated Framework for Explaining Decision-Making Processes in Personal and Professional Development


A. Mendes, S. Greiff, K. Bobrowicz

Trends in Neuroscience and Education, vol. 35, 2024 May, p. 100230


The End is the Beginning is the End: The closed-loop learning analytics framework


M. Sailer, M. Ninaus, S. Huber, E. Bauer, S. Greiff

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 158, 2024 May, p. 108305


A log-file analysis of partial solutions and serial processing in figural matrices tests


D. Weber, F. Krieger, S. Greiff, F. Spinath, N. Becker

Journal of Intelligence, vol. 11, 2023, p. 37


Assessing children in developmental research


A. Weber, S. Greiff, D. Iliescu

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 39, 2023, pp. 385-389


Assessment of collaborative problem solving. Past achievments and current challenges


A. Han, F. Krieger, S. Greiff

International Encyclopedia of Education; Volume 13, R. J. Tierney, F. Rizvi, K. Ercikan, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2023, pp. 234-244


Behavioral patterns in collaborative problem solving. A latent profile analysis based on response times and actions in PISA 2015


A. Han, F. Krieger, F. Borgonovi, S. Greiff

Large-Scale Assessments in Education, vol. 11, 2023, p. 35


Cognitive and personality predictors of school performance from preschool to secondary school. An overarching model


A. Demetriou, G. Spanoudis, C. Christou, S. Greiff, N. Makris, M. P. Vainikainen, G. Hudson, E. Gonida

Psychological Review, vol. 130, 2023, pp. 480-512


Development of the control of variables strategy in physics among secondary school students


V. V. De., B. Csapo, S. Greiff

Thinking Skills & Creativity, vol. 49, 2023, pp. 101371


Direct replication in psychological assessment research


M. Allen, D. Iliescu, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 39, 2023, pp. 1-4


Distinguishing between struggling and skilled readers based on their prosodic speech patterns in oral reading: An exploratory study in grades 2 and 4.


P. Karageorgos, S. Wallot, B. Müller, J. Schindler, T. Richter

Acta Psychologica, vol. 235, 2023


Editorial to the special issue. Process data in computer-based assessment


M. Lindner, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 39, 2023, pp. 241-251


Gender differences in collaborative problem solving skills and preferences


F. Borgonovi, S. W. Han, S. Greiff

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 115, 2023, pp. 747-766


Interdisciplinary frontiers. Computer-based process data analysis in educational measurement


B. Nicolay, F. Krieger, S. Greiff

International Encyclopedia of Education; Volume 14, R. J. Tierney, F. Rizvi, K. Ercikan, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2023, pp. 417-429


Is it only good character that counts? A comparison between the predictive role of specific strengths and “good character” using a bifactor model


T. Feraco, N. Casali, C. Meneghetti, S. Greiff, G. Cona

Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 24, 2023, pp. 2353-2376


Looking behind the scenes of Learning and Individual Differences. An interview with the editorial team


S. Greiff, K. Arens, S. Caviola, J. Guo, M. Jameson, K. Lee, K. McCarthy, A. Mouratidis

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 104, 2023, p. 102286


Morningness and state academic self-concept in students. Do early birds experience themselves as more competent in daily school life?


J. Hausen, J. Möller, S. Greiff, C. Niepel

Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 74, 2023, p. 102199


Predictors of self-protecting behaviors during the early wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A machine learning approach


A. Taye, L. Borga, C. Vögele, S. Greiff, C. D’Ambrosio

Scientific Reports, vol. 13, 2023, p. 6121


Prerequisites for teachers’ technology use in formative assessment practices. A systematic review


K. Börte, S. Lillejord, J. Chan, B. Wasson, S. Greiff

Educational Research Review, vol. 41, 2023, p. 100568


Process data in computer-based assessment. Special issue


M. Lindner, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2023


Promoting complex problem solving by introducing schema-governed categories of key causal models


F. Kessler, A. Proske, L. Urbas, M. Goldwater, F. Krieger, S. Greiff, S. Narciss

Behavioral Sciences, vol. 13, 2023, p. 701


Religiosity predicts unreasonable coping with COVID-19


D. Kranz, C. Niepel, E. Botes, S. Greiff

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, vol. 15, 2023, pp. 1-5


Scientific excellence, diversity, and transparency. A roadmap for learning and individual differences


S. Greiff

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 106, 2023, p. 102322


Sources and effects of foreign language enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom. A structural equation modeling approach


J. M. Dewaele, E. Botes, S. Greiff

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 45, 2023, pp. 461-479


Specific abilities. Special issue


T. Coyle, S. Greiff

Intelligence, 2023


The Big-Fish-Little-Pond effect on academic self-concept and interest in first- and third-grade students


L. Van der Westhuizen, C. Niepel, S. Greiff, A. Fischbach, K. Arens

Learning & Instruction, vol. 87, 2023, p. 101802


The formation of academic self-concept and interest in elementary school. Examining the generalized internal/external frame of reference model with first- and third-grade children


L. Van der Westhuizen, K. Arens, U. Keller, S. Greiff, A. Fischbach, C. Niepel

Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 73, 2023, p. 102167


Thinking to promote happiness. Need for cognition, subjective well-being, and burnout in different populations


J. Grass, J. Dörendahl, T. Losereit, S. Greiff, A. Strobel

Journal of Research in Personality, vol. 105, 2023, p. 104383


Toward a categorization of indicators for assessment analytics


D. Ifenthaler, J. Heil, S. Greiff

Learning Letters, vol. 1, 2023, p. 3


Understanding transitions in complex problem-solving: Why we succeed and where we fail


G. Molnar, S. Greiff

Thinking Skills & Creativity, vol. 50, 2023, p. 101408


Unsuccessful and successful complex problem solvers. A log file analysis of complex problem solving strategies across multiple tasks


B. Nicolay, F. Krieger, J. T. Kuhn, A. Graesser, D. Ifenthaler, R. Baker, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 101, 2023, p. 101793


Well-being and working from home during Covid-19


S. Schifano, A. Clark, S. Greiff, C. Voegele, C. D’Ambrosio

Information Technology & People, vol. 36, 2023, pp. 1851-1869


What lies beneath the structure of intelligence? Special issue


M. Koch, N. Becker, S. Greiff

Intelligence, 2023


Teachers’ prosociality and well-being at work: The mediating role of teacher engagement in family–school partnerships


S. Yotyodying, S. Dettmers, K. Jonkmann

Social Psychology of Education, 2023 Nov


Social and dimensional comparison effects in general and domain-specific test anxiety: a nested factor modeling approach


I. Talic, J. Sparfeldt, J. Möller, K.-H. Renner, S. Greiff, C. Niepel

Current Psychology, vol. 43, 2023 Aug, pp. 1-17


Adding reflective navigation in a dynamic information landscape. A challenge for educational psychology


K. Bobrowicz, A. Han, J. Hausen, S. Greiff

Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, 2022, p. 881539


Advances in the assessment of social, emotional, and self-regulatory skills. Special issue


C. Lechner, S. Greiff, P. Kyllonen

Journal of Intelligence, 2022


Advancing methods for psychological assessment across borders and populations. Special issue


P. Edelsbrunner, K. Ruggeri, K. Damnjanovic, S. Greiff, J. E. Lemoine

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2022


Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other demons


D. Iliescu, S. Greiff, M. Ziegler, M. Fokkema

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 38, 2022, pp. 163-164


Changing priorities in the development of cognitive competence and school learning: A general theory


A. Demetriou, G. Spanoudis, S. Greiff, N. Makris, R. Panaoura, S. Kazi

Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, 2022, p. 954971


Daily ups and downs in academic self-concept. Students’ personality relates to experienced variability


J. Hausen, J. Möller, S. Greiff, C. Niepel

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 114, 2022, pp. 1394-1411


Developing and validating a short-form questionnaire for the assessment of seven facets of conscientiousness in educational large-scale assessments


P. Franzen, K. Arens, S. Greiff, L. Van der Westhuizen, A. Fischbach, R. Wollschläger, C. Niepel

Journal of Personality Assessment, vol. 104, 2022, pp. 759-773


Development and validation of the Open Matrices Item Bank


M. Koch, F. Spinath, Greiff S., N. Becker

Journal of Intelligence, vol. 10, 2022, p. 41


Do all students equally engage in dimensional comparisons? Examining dimensional comparisons on academic self-concepts and interests using person-centered methods


P. Franzen, A. K. Arens, S. Greiff, C. Niepel

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 5, 2022, p. 102139


Editorial to the special issue. Advancing methods for psychological assessment across borders and populations


P. Edelsbrunner, K. Ruggeri, K. Damnjanovic, S. Greiff, J. E. Lemoine

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 38, 2022, pp. 427-431


Examining the development of metacognitive strategy knowledge and its link to strategy application in complex problem solving. A longitudinal analysis


B. Nicolay, F. Krieger, M. Stadler, M. A. Lindner, M. P. Vainikainen, S. Greiff

Metacognition & Learning, vol. 17, 2022, pp. 837-854


Executive functions in birds


K. Bobrowicz, S. Greiff

Birds, vol. 3, 2022, pp. 184-220


Focusing on dynamics promotes students‘ performence in complex problem solving. A log-file analysis of strategic behavior


J. Weise, J. Sparfeldt, S. Greiff

Computers & Education, vol. 189, 2022, p. 104579


General or specific abilities? Evidence from 33 countries participating in the PISA assessments


A. Pokropek, G. N. Marks, F. Borgonovi, P. Koc, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 92, 2022, p. 101653


g’s little helpers. VOTAT and NOTAT mediate the relation between intelligence and complex problem solving


C. Lotz, R. Scherer, S. Greiff, J. Sparfeldt

Intelligence, vol. 95, 2022, p. 101685


How we explore, interpret, and solve complex problems: A cross-national study of problem-solving processes


G. Molnar, A. A. Alrababah, S. Greiff

Heliyon, vol. 8, 2022, pp. e08775


Integrating a collaboration script and group awareness to support group regulation and emotions towards collaborative problem solving


M. Rojas, M. Nussbaum, O. Guerrero, P. Chiuminatto, S. Greiff, R. Del Rio, D. Alvares

International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, vol. 17, 2022, pp. 135-168


Intelligence, learning, and competencies. Special issue


M. Ziegler, S. Greiff

Journal of Intelligence, 2022


Intelligenz(tests) verstehen und missverstehen [Understanding and misunderstanding intelligence(tests)]


J. Sparfeldt, N. Becker, S. Greiff, M. Kersting, C. König, K. Lang, A. Beauducel

Psychologische Rundschau, vol. 73, 2022, pp. 161-172


Introduction to the special issue. The role of metacognition in complex skills. Spotlight on problem solving, collaboration, and self-regulated learning


F. Krieger, R. Azevedo, A. Graesser, S. Greiff

Metacognition & Learning, vol. 17, 2022, pp. 683-690


Learning Analytics. Analyse von Bildungsdaten in Berufsbildung [Learning analytics. Analysis of educational data in vocational education]


D. Ifenthaler, S. Greiff

Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis, vol. 51, 2022, pp. 13-17


Learning to solve ill-defined statistics problems. Does self-explanation quality mediate the worked example effect?


S. Bichler, M. Stadler, M. Bühner, S. Greiff, F. Fischer

Instructional Science, vol. 50, 2022, pp. 335-359


Leveraging learning analytics for assessment and feedback


D. Ifenthaler, S. Greiff

Online learning analytics, J. Liebowtiz, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, 2022, pp. 1-18


Machine Learning and prediction in psychological assessment


M. Fokkema, D. Iliescu, S. Greiff, M. Ziegler

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 38, 2022, pp. 165-175


Ongelmanratkaisua opettamassa [Teaching problem solving]


M.-P. Vainikainen, S. Greiff

Laaja-alainen osaaminen koulussa: Ajattelijana ja oppijana kehittyminen [Transversal competences in school: Developing as thinker and learner], N. Hienonen, P. Nilivaara, M. Saarnio, M.-P. Vainikainen, 2022


Science knowledge and trust in medicine affect individuals’ behavior in pandemic crises


M. Sailer, M. Stadler, E. Botes, F. Fischer, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychology of Education, vol. 37, 2022, pp. 279-292


Single item measures in psychological science


M. Allen, D. Iliescu, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 38, 2022, pp. 1-5


Some thoughts and considerations on accommodations in testing


D. Iliescu, Greiff S.

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 38, 2022, pp. 239-242


Taking stock. An overview of the literature and a preliminary meta-analysis of foreign language enjoyment and other individual differences variables


E. Botes, J. M. Dewaele, S. Greiff

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, vol. 12, 2022, pp. 205-232


Teaching 21st century skills needs to be informed by psychological research


S. Greiff, F. Borgonovi

Nature Reviews Psychology, vol. 1, 2022, pp. 314-315


Teaching of general problem solving


D. Gibson, D. Ifenthaler, S. Greiff

International Handbook of psychology learning and teaching, J. Zumbach, D. Bernstein, S. Narciss, G. Marsico, Springer, Dordrecht, 2022, pp. 131-150


The eLuna mixed reality visual language for co-design of narrative game-based learning trails


F. Breien, B. Wasson, S. Greiff, N. P. Hauan

Frontiers in Education, vol. 7, 2022, p. 1061640


The fight against infectious diseases. The essential role of higher-order thinking and problem solving


J. Gottschling, F. Krieger, S. Greiff

Journal of Intelligence, vol. 10, 2022, p. 14


The generalized internal/external frame of reference model with academic self-concepts, interests, and anxieties in students with different language backgrounds


L. Van der Westhuizen, K. Arens, S. Greiff, A. Fischbach, C. Niepel

Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 68, 2022, p. 102037


Transfer of metacognitive skills in self-regulated learning. Effects on strategy application and content knowledge acquisition


F. Stebner, C. Schuster, X. L. Weber, S. Greiff, D. Leutner, J. Wirth

Metacognition & Learning, vol. 17, 2022, pp. 715-744


Uncovering everyday dynamics in students‘ perceptions of instructional quality with experience sampling


I. Talic, R. Scherer, H. Marsh, S. Greiff, J. Möller, C. Niepel

Learning & Instruction, vol. 81, 2022, p. 101594


Validating the short-from foreign language classroom anxiety scale (S-FLCAS)


E. Botes, L. van der Westhuizen, J. M. Dewaele, P. MacIntyre, S. Greiff

Applied Linguistics, vol. 43, 2022, pp. 1006-1033


Why we need systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the testing and assessment literature


D. Iliescu, A. Rusu, S. Greiff, M. Fokkema, R. Scherer

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 38, 2022, pp. 73-77


Educational usage of Facebook and academic achievement in distance university students: Mediated by basic needs satisfaction


S. Yotyodying, S. Dettmers, K. Erdal, K. Jonkmann

Education and Information Technologies, 2022 May


Assessing 16 fundamental motives with fewer than 50 items. Development and validation of the 16 motives research scale (16mrs)


J. Dörendahl, C. Niepel, S. Greiff

Frontiers Psychology, vol. 12, 2021, p. 562371


Assessing collaborative problem solving skills among elementary school students


M. Rojas, M. Nussbaum, P. Chiuminatto, O. Guerrero, S. Greiff, F. Krieger, L. Van der Westhuizen

Computers & Education, vol. 175, 2021, p. 104313


Assessing subjective university success with the Subjective Academic Achievement Scale (SAAS)


M. Stadler, C. Kemper, S. Greiff

The European Educational Researcher, vol. 4, 2021, pp. 283-290


Collaboration analytics need more comprehensive models and methods. An opinion paper


A. Han, F. Krieger, S. Greiff

Journal of Learning Analytics, vol. 8, 2021, pp. 13-29


Cut to the chase. Assessing complex problem-solving skills in under 20 minutes


F. Krieger, M. Stadler, M. Bühner, F. Fischer, Greiff. S

Psychological Test Adaptation and Development, vol. 2, 2021, pp. 80-92


Die Entwicklung eines Trainingsprogrammes für die komplexe Problemlösekompetenz in Jugendlichen [The development of a training programme for complex problem-solving competency in adolescents]


B. Nicolay, F. Krieger, M. Salzig, S. Greiff

Nationaler Bildungsbericht Luxemburg 2021 [The Luxembourgish report on education], LUCET, SCRIPT, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, 2021, pp. 178–179


Digitalisierung der pädagogischen Diagnostik. Von Evolution zu Revolution. [Digitalisation of educational assessment. From evolution to revolution]


A. Fischbach, S. Greiff, P. Cardoso Leite, V. Koenig

Nationaler Bildungsbericht Luxemburg 2021 [The Luxembourgish report on education], LUCET, SCRIPT, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, 2021, pp. 136-140


Dimensional comparisons in the formation of domain-specific achievement goals


J. Dörendahl, R. Scherer, S. Greiff, R. Martin, C. Niepel

Motivation Science, vol. 7, 2021, pp. 306-318


European Journal of Psychology Open. New beginnings, new challenges


G. Panayiotou, S Greiff

European Journal of Psychology Open, vol. 80, 2021, pp. 1-2


Evolutions in testing research. What the future is likely to bring


D. Iliescu, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 37, 2021, pp. 1-5


Inaugural issue of EJPO responds to the Covid-19 crisis


G. Panayiotou, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychology Open, vol. 80, 2021, pp. 3-4


Iteratively Digitizing an Analogue Syllable-Based Reading Intervention


A. Riedmann, P. Schaper, M. Donnermann, M. Lein, S. C. Steinhaeusser, P. Karageorgos, B. Müller, T. Richter, B. Lugrin

Interacting with computers, vol. 33(4), 2021, pp. 411-425


Kollaboratives Problemlösen in Luxemburg. Ergebnisse und Implikationen aus PISA 2015 [Collaborative problem solving in Luxembourg. Results and implications from PISA 2015].


F. Krieger, A. Fischbach, S. Greiff

Nationaler Bildungsbericht Luxemburg 2021 [The Luxembourgish report on education], LUCET, SCRIPT, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, 2021, pp. 173–177


Lost in transition. Learning analytics on successfully exploring but not solving a complex problem


B. Nicolay, F. Krieger, M. Stadler, J. Gobert, Greiff. S.

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 115, 2021, p. 106594


On consequential validity


D. Iliescu, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 37, 2021, pp. 163-166


PIAAC Cycle 2 assessment framework. Adaptive problem solving (Chapter 4)


OECD, (with S. Greiff as chair of the expert group)

The assessment frameworks for Cycle 2 of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, OECD, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2021, pp. 155-203


Planning a career in psychological assessment. Lessons learned from the EAPA Winter School 2021


K. Brauer, R. T. Proyer, S. Greiff, A. Brown, F. Gander, J.-C. Münscher, A. Realo, D. Rivera, J. Rossier, L. Wagner

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 37, 2021, pp. 261-265


Skills assessment in education (Chapter 7)


S. Greiff, J. Dörendahl

AI and the future of skills. Volume 1, capabilities and assessments , OECD, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2021, pp. 134-149


Supporting academic freedom and living societal responsibility


D. Iliescu, S. Greiff, R. Proyer, M. Ziegler, M. Allen, L. Claes, M. Fokkema, P. Hasking, A. Hiemstra, M. Maes, M. Mund, C. Nye, R. Scherer, E. Wetzel, P. Zeinoun

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 37, 2021, pp. 81-85


The development and validation of the short form of the Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale (S-FLES)


E. Botes, J. M. Dewaele, S. Greiff

The Modern Language Journal, vol. 105, 2021, pp. 858-876


The future of intelligence and the intelligence of the future


A. Demetriou, H. Golino, G. Spanoudis, N. Makris, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 87, 2021, p. 101562


The future of intelligence assessment. Measuring intelligence without intelligence tests


M. Koch, N. Becker, F. Spinath, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 89, 2021, p. 101596


The future of intelligence. The role of specific abilities


T. Coyle, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 88, 2021, p. 101549


Towards a digital syllable-based reading intervention: An interview study with second- graders


P. Schaper, M. Donnermann, N. Doser, M. Lein, A. Riedmann, S. C. Steinhaeusser, P. Karageorgos, B. Müller, T. Richter, B. Lugrin

Proceedings of the BCS 34th British HCI Conference, 2021, pp. 271–283


Training of Word Recognition with Willy Wordbear: A Syllable-Based Reading Promotion Program for Elementary School.


B. Müller, Panagiotis Karageorgos, Tobias Richter

Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, vol. 70(4), 2021, pp. 356–371


Validly authentic. Some recommendations to researchers using simulations in psychological assessment


M. Stadler, D. Iliescu, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 37, 2021, pp. 419-422


Actually getting some satisfaction. Need-supply fit of fundamental motives at work


J. Dörendahl, C. Niepel, S. Greiff

Frontiers Psychology, vol. 11, 2020, p. 1740


Are the machines taking over? Benefits of using algorithms in (short) scale construction


J. Dörendahl, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 36, 2020, pp. 217-219


A systematic narrative review of international posture. What we know and what we still need to find out


E. Botes, J. Gottschling, M. Stadler, S. Greiff

System, vol. 90, 2020, p. 102232


Bottom up construction of a personality taxonomy


D. M. Condon, D. Wood, R. Mõttus, T. Booth, G. Costantini, S. Greiff, W. Johnson, A. Lukaszewski, A. Murray, W. Revelle, A. G. C. Wright, M. Ziegler, J. Zimmermann

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 36, 2020, pp. 923-934


Capturing the dynamics of emotion and emotion regulation in daily life with ambulatory assessment. Special issue


P. Koval, E. Kalokerinos, P. Verduyn, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2020


Collaboration in the 21st Century. The theory, assessment, and teaching of collaborative problem solving. Special issue


A. Graesser, S. Greiff, M. Stadler, K. Shubeck

Computers in Human Behavior, 2020


Coronavirus (COVID-19) fatality risk perception of US adult residents in March and April 2020


C. Niepel, D. Kranz, F. Borgonovi, V. Emslander, S. Greiff

British Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 25, 2020, pp. 883-888


Descriptive, predictive, and explanatory personality research. Different goals, different approaches, but a shared need to move beyond the Big Few traits


R. Mõttus, D. Wood, D. M. Condon, M. D. Back, A. Baumert, G. Costantini, S. Epskamp, S. Greiff, W. Johnson, A. Lukaszewski, A. Murray, W. Revelle, A. G. C. Wright, T. Yarkoni, M. Ziegler, J. Zimmermann

European Journal of Personality, vol. 34, 2020, pp. 1175-1201


Editorial to the special issue capturing the dynamics of emotion and emotion regulation in daily life with ambulatory assessment. Special issue


P. Koval, E. Kalokerinos, P. Verduyn, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 36, 2020, pp. 433-436


Editorial to the special issue. The future of collaborative problem solving in education


A. Graesser, S. Greiff, M. Stadler, K. Shubeck

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 104, 2020, p. 106134


Exploring behavioral patterns during complex problem solving


B. Eichmann, F. Goldhammer, S. Greiff, J. Naumann, L. Brandhuber

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, vol. 36, 2020, pp. 933-956


First among equals. Log data indicates ability differences despite equal scores


M. Stadler, S. Hofer, S Greiff

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 111, 2020, p. 106442


Generating codebooks to ensure the independent use of research data. Some guidelines


K. T. Horstmann, R. Arslan, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 36, 2020, pp. 721-729


How do different confinement measures affect people in Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden?


C. D’Ambrosio, S. Greiff, R. Yin, C. Vögele

University of Luxembourg, Esch, 2020


How working memory capacity and shifting matter for learning. A replication study using worked examples


S. Bichler, M. Schwaighofer, M. Stadler, M. Bühner, S. Greiff, F. Fischer

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 112, 2020, pp. 1320-1337


Introducing new open science practices at EJPA


S. Greiff, L. Van der Westhuizen, M. Mund, J. F. Rauthmann, E. Wetzel

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 36, 2020, pp. 717-720


Measuring anxiety in older adults. Development, diagnostic accuracy, and preliminary validation of a short form of the German Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS-G-SF)


J. Gottschling, J. Dörendahl, T. Prell, J. Karbach, M. Bunz, I. Kindermann, J. Moussaoui, F. M. Spinath, S. Wedegärtner, O. W. Witte, S. Greiff, D. L. Segal

Journal of Personality Assessment, vol. 102, 2020, pp. 196-204


Some critical reflections on the special issue. Collaboration in the 21st Century. The theory, assessment, and teaching of collaborative problem solving


M. Stadler, K. Shubeck, S. Greiff, A Graesser

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 104, 2020, p. 106135


Students’ complex problem solving profiles


M. Gnaldi, S. Bacci, T. Kunze, S. Greiff

Psychometrika, vol. 85, 2020, pp. 461-501


Syllable-based reading improvement: Effects on word reading and reading comprehension in Grade 2


B. Müller, T. Richter, P. Karageorgos

Learning and Instruction, vol. 66, 2020


Technology-based assessment in 21st century education


S. Greiff

Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of GI Educational Technologies Special Interest Group (DELFI), R. Zender, D. Ifenthaler, T. Leonhardt, C. Schumacher, Gesellschaft für Informatik, Bonn, 2020, pp. 21-22


The assessment of collaborative problem solving in PISA 2015. An investigation of the validity of the PISA 2015 CPS tasks


M. Stadler, K. Herborn, M. Mustafic, S. Greiff

Computers & Education, vol. 157, 2020, p. 103964


The assessment of collaborative problem solving in PISA 2015. Can computer agents replace humans?


K. Herborn, M. Stadler, M. Mustafic, S. Greiff

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 104, 2020, p. 105624


The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale and academic achievement. An overview of the prevailing literature and a meta-analysis


E. Botes, J. M. Dewaele, S. Greiff

Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, vol. 2, 2020, pp. 26-56


The multidimensional forced-choice format as an alternative for rating scales. Current state of research


E. Wetzel, S. Frick, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 36, 2020, pp. 511-515


The power to improve. Effect of multilingualism and perceived proficiency on enjoyment and anxiety in foreign language learning


E. Botes, J. M. Dewaele, S Greiff

European Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 8, 2020, pp. 279-306


The role of word-recognition accuracy in the development of word-recognition speed and reading comprehension in primary school: A longitudinal examination


P. Karageorgos, T. Richter, M.-B. Haffmans, J. Schindler, J. Naumann

Cognitive development, vol. 56, 2020


Using process data to explain group differences in complex problem solving


B. Eichmann, F. Goldhammer, S. Greiff, L. Brandhuber, J. Naumann

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 122, 2020, pp. 1546-1562


Quality Features of Family–School Partnerships in German Schools: Measurement and Association with Parent–Child Communication about School


S. Yotyodying, S. Dettmers, K. Jonkmann

Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 115, 2020 May, p. 105078


Predicting Strong Family–School Partnerships in German Schools: The Roles of School Principals and Teachers


S. Yotyodying, S. Dettmers, K. Jonkmann

Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting, 2020 Apr


Advancements in technology-based assessment. Emerging item formats, test designs, and data sources


F. Goldhammer, R. Scherer, S. Greiff

Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, 2019


And yet another New Year’s resolution


S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 35, 2019, pp. 1-2


A need for cognition scale for children and adolescents. Structural analysis and measurement invariance


U. Keller, A. Strobel, R. Wollschläger, S. Greiff, R. Martin, M. P. Vainikainen, F Preckel

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 35, 2019, pp. 137-149


Assessing generic and domain-specific academic competencies in higher education. Special issue


O. Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, H. A. Pant, S. Greiff

Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie, 2019


Big-Five personality and political orientation. Results from four panel studies with representative German samples


F. Krieger, N. Becker, S. Greiff, F. Spinath

Journal of Research in Personality, vol. 80, 2019, pp. 78-83


Complex problem solving. Profiles and developmental paths revealed via latent transition analysis


M. Mustafic, J. Yu, M. Stadler, M. P. Vainikainen, M. H. Bornstein, D. L. Putnick, S Greiff

Developmental Psychology, vol. 55, 2019, pp. 2090-2101


Computer-based collaborative problem solving in PISA 2015 and the role of personality


M. Stadler, K. Herborn, M. Mustafic, S. Greiff

Journal of Intelligence, vol. 7, 2019, p. 15


Differentiating between static and complex problems: A theoretical framework and its empirical validation


M. Stadler, C. Niepel, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 72, 2019, pp. 1-12


Editorial to the special issue assessing generic and domain-specific academic competencies in higher education


O. Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, H. A. Pant, S. Greiff

Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie, vol. 33, 2019, pp. 91-93


Extraversion, working style, reasoning, and complex problem solving. A study on the mechanisms underlying the link between personality and cognitive ability


S. Greiff, M. Stadler, C. Niepel

Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, vol. 61, 2019, pp. 319-330


Human capital and leadership. The impact of cognitive and noncognitive abilities


T. Tong, H. Li, S. Greiff

Applied Economics, vol. 51, 2019, pp. 5741-5752


Mixed Rasch modeling in assessing reading comprehension (Chapter 1)


P. Baghaei, C. Kemper, M. Reichert, S. Greiff

Quantitative data analysis for language assessment. Volume II: Advanced Methods, V. Aryadoust, M. Raquel, Routledge, New York, NY, 2019, pp. 1-13


Modelling the relationship of accurate and fluent word recognition in primary school


P. Karageorgos, B. Müller, T. Richter

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 76, 2019


On the importance of educational tests


S. Sireci, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 35, 2019, pp. 297-300


Quo vadis CPS? Brief answers to big questions


M. Stadler, S. Greiff

Journal of Dynamic Decision Making, vol. 5, 2019, p. 13


Taking a closer look. An exploratory analysis of successful and unsuccessful strategy use in complex problem solving


M. Stadler, F. Fischer, S. Greiff

Frontiers Psychology, vol. 10, 2019, p. 777


The English and German versions of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale. Establishing measurement invariance across nationality and gender groups


C. Niepel, S. Greiff, J. J. Mohr, J. A. Fischer, D Kranz

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, vol. 6, 2019, pp. 160-174


The impact of technology on psychological testing in practice and policy


D. Iliescu, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 35, 2019, pp. 151-155


The incremental contribution of complex problem solving skills to the prediction of job level, job complexity, and salary


J. Mainert, C. Niepel, K. Murphy, S. Greiff

Journal of Business and Psychology, vol. 34, 2019, pp. 825-845


The nature of faking. A homogeneous and predictable construct?


D. Bensch, U. Maaß, S. Greiff, K. Horstmann, M. Ziegler

Psychological Assessment, vol. 31, 2019, pp. 532-544


The role of planning in complex problem solving


B. Eichmann, F. Goldhammer, S. Greiff, L. Pucite, J. Naumann

Computers & Education, vol. 128, 2019, pp. 1-12


Thinking in action. Need for cognition predicts self-control together with action orientation


J. Grass, F. Krieger, P. Paulus, S. Greiff, A. Strobel, A. Strobel

PLOS One, vol. 14, 2019, pp. e0220282


Why are difficult figural matrices hard to solve? The role of selective encoding and working memory capacity


F. Krieger, N. Becker, S. Greiff, H. D. Zimmer, F. Spinath

Intelligence, vol. 72, 2019, pp. 35-48


Teachers' Prosocialness and Their Professional Well-Being: Mediated by Teacher Engagement in Family-School Partnership Activities


S. Yotyodying, S. Dettmers, K. Jonkmann

Proceedings of the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting, 2019 Apr


Advancing the science of collaborative problem solving


A. Graesser, S. Fiore, S. Greiff, J. Andrews-Todd, P. Foltz, F. W. Hesse

Psychological Science in the Public Interest, vol. 19, 2018, pp. 59-92


Assessment of problem solving (Chapter 11)


K. Krkovic, M. Mustafic, S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff

Assessment and teaching of 21st century skills. Research and applications, E. Care, P. Griffin, M. Wilson, Springer, Dordrecht, 2018, pp. 55-73


Collaborative problem solving education for the 21st century workforce


S. Fiore, A. Graesser, S. Greiff

Nature: Human Behavior, vol. 2, 2018, pp. 367-369


Diagnosing Tony Soprano, Norman Bates, Hercule Poirot, and Carol Beer through the DSM-5 AMPD


T. Bastiaens, L. Claes, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 34, 2018, pp. 291-294


EJPA introduces registered reports as new submission format


S. Greiff, M. S. Allen

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 34, 2018, pp. 217-219


Examining students’ mathematics attitudes across time. A longitudinal test of the theory of planned behavior


C. Niepel, J. Burrus, S. Greiff, A. A. Lipnevich, M. W. Brenneman, R. D. Roberts

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 63, 2018, pp. 24-33


How employees perceive organizational learning. Construct validation of the 15 item short form of the Strategic Learning Assessment Map (SF-SLAM)


J. Mainert, C. Niepel, T. Lans, S. Greiff

Journal of Knowledge Management, vol. 22, 2018, pp. 57-75


Making use of data for assessments. Harnessing analytics and data science


D. Ifenthaler, S. Greiff, D. C. Gibson

J. Voogt, G. Knezek, R. Christensen, K.-W. Lai, International handbook of IT in primary and secondary education (2nd ed.) , Springer, New York, NY, 2018, pp. 1-16


Still comparing apples with oranges? Some thoughts on the principles and practices of measurement invariance testing


S. Greiff, R. Scherer

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 34, 2018, pp. 141-144


Students’ exploration strategies in complex problem environments. A latent class approach


S. Greiff, G. Molnar, R. Martin, J. Zimmermann, B. Csapo

Computers & Education, vol. 126, 2018, pp. 248-263


The relation between complex problem solving skills and university achievement


M. Stadler, N. Becker, J. Schult, C. Niepel, F. Spinath, J. Sparfeldt, S. Greiff

Higher Education, vol. 76, 2018, pp. 1-15


The world beyond rating scales. Why we should think more carefully about the response format in questionnaires


E. Wetzel, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 34, 2018, pp. 1-5


Understanding the link between need for cognition and complex problem solving


J. Rudolph, S. Greiff, A. Strobel, F. Preckel

Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 55, 2018, pp. 53-62


Would you prefer your coefficients with a little bias, or rather with a lot of variance?


M. Fokkema, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 34, 2018, pp. 363-366


21st century skills for the 21st century work place. Special section


K. Murphy, S. Greiff, C. Niepel

Journal of Business & Psychology, 2017


Adaptive problem solving. Moving towards a new assessment domain in the second cycle of PIAAC. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 156


S. Greiff, K. Scheiter, R. Scherer, F. Borgonovi, A. Britt, A. Graesser, M. Kitajima, J. F. Rouet

OECD, Paris, 2017


A primer on relative weights analysis. Illustrations of its utility for management researchers


M. Stadler, H. Cooper-Thomas, S. Greiff

Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, vol. 59, 2017, pp. 381-403


Assessment of collaborative problem solving


A. Graesser, Z. Cai, X. Hu, P. Foltz, S. Greiff, B.-C. Kuo, C. H. Liao, D. W. Shaffer

Design recommendations for intelligent tutoring systems (Volume 5) , R. Sottilare, A. Graesser, X. Hu, G. Goodwin, Army Research Laboratory, Orlando, FL, 2017, pp. 275-285


Assimilation and contrast effects in the formation of problem-solving self-concept


M. Mustafic, C. Niepel, S. Greiff

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 54, 2017, pp. 82-91


A test is much more than just the test. Some thoughts on adaptations and equivalence


S. Greiff, D. Iliescu

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 33, 2017, pp. 145-148


Collaborative problem solving. Considerations for the National Assessment of Educational Progress


S. M. Fiore, A. Graesser, S. Greiff, P. Griffin, B. Gong, P. Kyllonen, C. Massey, H. O’Neil, Pellegrino, Rothman J., H. R. Soule, A. A. von Davier

National Center for Education Statistics, Alexandria, VA, 2017


Collaborative problem solving in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)


Q. He, M. von Davier, S. Greiff, Steinhauer, E. W., P. B. Borysewicz

Innovative Assessment of Collaboration, A. A. von Davier, P. C. Kyllonen, M. Zhu, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2017, pp. 95-112


Complex problems in entrepreneurship education. Examining complex problem solving in the application of opportunity identification


Y. Baggen, J. Mainert, A. Kretzschmar, T. Lans, H. Biemans, C. Niepel, S Greiff

Education Research International, Article ID 1768690, 2017


Complex problem solving in a changing world. Bridging domain-specific and transversal competence demands in vocational education


J. C. Neubert, T. Lans, M. Mustafic, S. Greiff, P. Ederer

Competence-based vocational and professional education. The Springer series Education for the changing world of work , M. Mulder, J. Winterton, Springer, Heidelberg, 2017, pp. 953-969


Critical discussion of the special issue current innovations in computer-based assessment


S. Greiff, R. Scherer, P. Kirschner

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 76, 2017, pp. 715-718


Current innovations in computer-based assessment. Special issue


R. Scherer, S. Greiff, P. Kirschner

Computers in Human Behavior, 2017


Current methodological issues in educational large-scale assessments. Part 2. Special Issue


M. Stadler, S. Greiff, S. Krolak-Schwerdt

Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 2017


Dynamic problem solving. Multiple-item testing based on minimal complex systems


J. Funke, S Greiff

Competence assessment in education. Research, models, and instruments, D. Leutner, J. Fleischer, J. Grünkorn, E. Klieme, Springer, Heidelberg, 2017, pp. 427-443


Editorial to the special issue current innovations in computer-based assessment


R. Scherer, S. Greiff, P. Kirschner

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 76, 2017, pp. 604-606


Editorial to the special issue current methodological issues in educational large-scale assessments. Part 2


M. Stadler, S. Greiff, S. Krolak-Schwerdt

Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, vol. 59, 2017, pp. 31-33


Effects of a Syllable-Based Reading Intervention in Poor-Reading Fourth Graders


B. Müller, T. Richter, P. Karageorgos, S. A. Krawietz, M. Ennemoser

Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 8, 2017


Empirical study of computer-based assessment of domain-general complex problem-solving skills (Chapter 8)


G. Molnar, S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, A. Fischer

The nature of problem solving, B. Csapo, J. Funke, OECD, Paris, 2017, pp. 125-140


Home alone. Complex problem solving performance benefits from individual online assessment


J. Schult, M. Stadler, N. Becker, S. Greiff, J. Sparfeldt

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 68, 2017, pp. 513-519


How to make sure your paper is desk rejected. A practical guide to rejection in EJPA


S. Greiff, M. Ziegler

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 33, 2017, pp. 75-78


Intelligence in action. Effective strategic behaviors while solving complex problems


C. Lotz, R. Scherer, S. Greiff, J. Sparfeldt

Intelligence, vol. 64, 2017, pp. 98-112


Interactive problem solving. Exploring the potential of minimal complex systems (Chapter 6)


S. Greiff, J. Funke

The nature of problem solving, B. Csapo, J. Funke, OECD, Paris, 2017, pp. 93-106


Metacognitive confidence judgments and their link to complex problem solving


J. Rudolph, C. Niepel, S. Greiff, F. Goldhammer, S. Kröner

Intelligence, vol. 67, 2017, pp. 1-8


Methods for assessing inquiry. Machine-learned and theoretical


M. M. LaMar, R. Baker, S. Greiff

Design recommendations for intelligent tutoring systems (Volume 5) , R. Sottilare, A. Graesser, X. Hu, G. Goodwin, Army Research Laboratory, Orlando, FL, 2017, pp. 137-153


Profiles of students on account of complex problem solving strategies exploited via log–data


M. Gnaldi, S. Bacci, S. Greiff, T. Kunze

Data Science. New challenges, new generations. Proceedings of the Conference of the Italian Statistical Society , A. Petruccie, R. Verde, FUP, Firenze, 2017, pp. 505-512


Sometimes more is too much. A rejoinder to the commentaries on Greiff et al. (2015)


S. Greiff, M. Stadler, P. Sonnleitner, C. Wolff, R. Martin

Journal of Intelligence, vol. 5, 2017, p. 6


The Heidelberg inventory of geographic system competency model


K. Viehrig, A. Siegmund, J. Funke, S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff

Competence assessment in education. Research, models, and instruments , D. Leutner, J. Fleischer, J. Grünkorn, E. Klieme, Springer, Heidelberg, 2017, pp. 31-53


The history of complex problems (Chapter 7)


A. Fischer, S. Greiff

The nature of problem solving, B. Csapo, J. Funke, OECD, Paris, 2017, pp. 107-122


The LUXXprofile. Manual


C. Kemper, J. Dörendahl, S. Greiff

University of Luxembourg, Esch sur Alzette, 2017


Using process data for assessment in Intelligent Tutoring Systems. A psychometrician’s, cognitive psychologist's, and computer scientist’s perspective.


S. Greiff, D. Gasevic, A. A. von Davier

Design recommendations for intelligent tutoring systems (Volume 5), R. Sottilare, A. Graesser, X. Hu, G. Goodwin, Army Research Laboratory, Orlando, FL, 2017, pp. 171-179


Validity issues and concerns for technology-based performance assessment


I. Katz, M. M. LaMar, R. Spain, D. Zapata, J.-A. Baird, S. Greiff

Design recommendations for intelligent tutoring systems (Volume 5), R. Sottilare, A. Graesser, X. Hu, G. Goodwin, Army Research Laboratory, Orlando, FL, 2017, pp. 209-224


Why “PCA + CFA” on the same sample equals trouble


M. Fokkema, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 33, 2017, pp. 399-402


Why psychological assessment needs to start worrying about model fit


S. Greiff, M. Heene

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 33, 2017, pp. 313-317


A look back and a glimpse forward. A personal exchange between the current and the incoming editor-in-chief of EJPA


M. Ziegler, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 32, 2016, pp. 251-254


Assessing collaborative behavior in students. An experiment-based approach


K. Krkovic, S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 32, 2016, pp. 52-60


Assessment of complex problem solving. What we know and what we don’t know


C. N. Herde, S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff

Applied Measurement in Education, vol. 29, 2016, pp. 265-277


Complex problem solving in educational contexts. Still something beyond a “good g”?


C. Lotz, J. R. Sparfelt, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 59, 2016, pp. 127-138


Complex problem solving skills and innovativeness. Evidence from occupational testing and regional data


P. Ederer, A. Patt, S. Greiff

European Journal of Education, vol. 51, 2016, pp. 244-256


Construct validity of complex problem solving. A comprehensive view on different facets of intelligence and school grades


A. Kretzschmar, J. C. Neubert, S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 54, 2016, pp. 55-69


Contemporary assessment challenges. The measurement of 21st century skills. Special issue


S. Greiff, P. Kyllonen

Applied Measurement in Education, 2016


Current methodological issues in educational large-scale assessments. Part 1. Special Issue


M. Stadler, S. Greiff, S. Krolak-Schwerdt

Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 2016


Die Rolle transversaler Kompetenzen für schulisches Lernen. Das Beispiel des komplexen Problemlösens [The role of transversal competencies for learning in school. The example of complex problem solving]


C. Niepel, J. Rudolph, F. Goldhammer, S. Greiff

Forschungsvorhaben in Ankopplung an Large-Scale Assessments [Research projects related to large-scale assessments] , BMBF, 2016, pp. 48-62


Dispositions for collaborative problem solving


K Scalise, M. Mustafic, S. Greiff

Assessing context of learning. An international perspective (Methodology of educational measurement and assessment series), S. Kuger, E. Klieme, N. Jude, D. Kaplan, Springer, Dordrecht, 2016, pp. 283-299


Easily too difficult. Estimating item difficulty of microworlds


M. Stadler, C. Niepel, S. Greiff

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 65, 2016, pp. 100-106


Editorial to the special issue Contemporary assessment challenges. The measurement of 21st century skills


S. Greiff, P. Kyllonen

Applied Measurement in Education, vol. 29, 2016, pp. 243-244


Editorial to the special issue current methodological issues in educational large-scale assessments. Part 1


M. Stadler, S. Greiff, S. Krolak-Schwerdt

Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, vol. 58, 2016, pp. 583-585


Extension procedures for confirmatory factor analysis


G. Nagy, M. Brunner, O. Lüdtke, S. Greiff

The Journal of Experimental Education, vol. 85, 2016, pp. 574-596


Individual differences in complex problem solving skills. How they evolve and what they imply


S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff, M. P. Vainikainen, K. Murphy

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 108, 2016, pp. 1028-1044


Measuring problem solving skills via stealth assessment in an engaging video game


V. Shute, L. Wang, S. Greiff, W. Zhao, G. Moore

Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 63, 2016, pp. 106-117


Prediction of complex problem solving and school grades by working memory and ability self-concept


A. Meißner, S. Greiff, G. Frischkorn, R. Steinmayr

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 49, 2016, pp. 323-331


Teacher evaluation of student ability. What roles do teacher gender, student gender, and their interaction play?


K. Krkovic, S. Greiff, S. Kupiainen, M. P. Vainikainen, J Hautamäki

Gender and educational achievement (Reprint of Krkovic et al., 2014, in Educational Research), A. Hadjar, S. Krolak-Schwerdt, K. Priem, S. Glock, Routledge, New York, 2016, pp. 128-142


The choice between what you want now and what you want most. Self-control explains academic achievement beyond cognitive ability


M. Stadler, M. Aust, N. Becker, C. Niepel, S. Greiff

Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 94, 2016, pp. 168-172


The complex route to success. Complex problem solving skills predict university success


M. Stadler, N. Becker, S. Greiff, F. M. Spinath

Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 35, 2016, pp. 365-379


The prediction of problem solving assessed via microworlds. The relative importance of fluid reasoning and working memory


S. Greiff, K. Krkovic, J. Hautamäki

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 32, 2016, pp. 298-306


21st century skills. Recent advancements and international developments. Special Issue


S. Greiff, C. Niepel, S. Wüstenberg

Thinking Skills & Creativity, 2015


A first approach toward log file analyses in educational large-scale assessments: A new window to students’ minds?


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, K. Hardt

Internal report to the OECD, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2015


A longitudinal study of higher-order thinking skills. Working memory and fluid reasoning in childhood enhance complex problem solving in adolescence


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, T. Götz, M. P. Vainikainen, J. Hautamäki, M. H. Bornstein

Frontiers Developmental Psychology, vol. 6, 2015, p. 1060


Assessing analytic and interactive aspects of problem solving competency


A. Fischer, S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, J. Fleischer, F. Buchwald, J. Funke

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 39, 2015, pp. 172-179


Assessing complex problem solving skills with multiple complex systems


S. Greiff, A. Fischer, M. Stadler, S. Wüstenberg

Thinking & Reasoning, vol. 21, 2015, pp. 356-382


Assessment of problem solving and higher order thinking


S. Greiff, R. Martin

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology , J. M. Spector, SAGE, Thousand Oaks, 2015, pp. 51-54


Complex problem solving and intelligence. A meta-analysis


M. Stadler, N. Becker, M. Gödker, D. Leutner, S. Greiff

Intelligence, vol. 53, 2015, pp. 92-101


COMPRO. Komplexer Problemlösetest [COMPRO. Complex problem solving test]


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg

Schuhfried, Mödling, 2015


Die Erfassung naturwissenschaftlicher Kompetenzen bei Luxemburger Schülerinnen und Schülern [Assessment of science inquiry skills in Luxembourgish students]


J. Rudolph, C. Niepel, R. Martin, S. Greiff

Der Luxemburger Bildungsbericht [The Luxembourgish report on education], T. Lens, University of Luxembourg and Ministy of Education, Luxembourg, 2015, pp. 84-90


Editorial to the special issue 21st century skills. Recent advancements and international developments


S. Greiff, C. Niepel, S. Wüstenberg

Thinking Skills & Creativity, vol. 18, 2015, pp. 1-3


Editorial to the special issue Problem solving—facilitating the utilization of a concept towards lifelong education


S. Greiff, J. C. Neubert, C. Niepel, P. Ederer

International Journal of Lifelong Education, vol. 34, 2015, pp. 373-375


Exploring the relation between time on task and ability in complex problem solving


R. Scherer, S. Greiff, J. Hautamäki

Intelligence, vol. 48, 2015, pp. 37-50


Extending the assessment of complex problem solving to finite state automata. Embracing heterogeneity


J. C. Neubert, A. Kretzschmar, S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 31, 2015, pp. 181-194


Kurzskala zur Messung konstruktivistischer Prozessmerkmale im Biologieunterricht [Short scale for measuring constructivist process criteria of biology lessons]


M. Basten, S. Greiff, S. Marsch, A. Meyer, D. Urhahne, M Wilde

Erkenntnisweg Biologiedidaktik, vol. 14, 2015, pp. 43-57


Linkages of complex problem solving and general mental ability to career advancement. Does a transversal skill reveal incremental predictive validity?


J. Mainert, A. Kretzschmar, J. C. Neubert, S. Greiff

International Journal of Lifelong Education, vol. 34, 2015, pp. 393-411


Linking complex problem solving to opportunity identification competence within the context of entrepreneuership


Y. Baggen, J. Mainert, T. Lans, H. Biemans, S. Greiff, M. Mulder

International Journal of Lifelong Education, vol. 34, 2015, pp. 412-429


More is not always better. The relation between item response and item response time in Raven’s matrices


F. Goldhammer, J. Naumann, S. Greiff

Journal of Intelligence, vol. 3, 2015, pp. 21-40


Multiprofessional collaboration in Finnish schools


M. P. Vainikainen, H. Thuneberg, S. Greiff, J. Hautamäki

International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 72, 2015, pp. 137-148


Problem solving. Facilitating the utilization of a concept towards lifelong education. Special Issue


S. Greiff, J. C. Neubert, C. Niepel, P. Ederer

International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2015


Sometimes less is more. Comparing the validity of complex problem solving measures


S. Greiff, M. Stadler, P. Sonnleitner, C. Wolff, R. Martin

Intelligence, vol. 50, 2015, pp. 100-113


The assessment of 21st century skills in industrial and organizational psychology. Complex and collaborative problem solving


J. C. Neubert, J. Mainert, A. Kretzschmar, S. Greiff

Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Perspectives on Science and Practice, vol. 8, 2015, pp. 1-31


The dark side of creativity revisited. A longitudinal examination of creativity and ethical thinking in middle-school students


C. Niepel, M. Mustafic, S. Greiff, R. D. Roberts

Thinking Skills & Creativity, vol. 18, 2015, pp. 43-52


Wie können motivationale und affektive Merkmale bei Kindern mit sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf valide erfasst werden?


M. Schwinger, E. Wild, B. Lütje, C. Grunschel, D. Stranghöner, S. Yotyodying, R. Baumanns, J. Gorges, B. Serke, C. Pazen, P. Neumann, S. Stelling

Kuhl P., Stanat P., Lütje-Klose B., Gresch C., Pant H., M. Prenzel, 2015 Jun, pp. 273-300


Schülerinnen und Schüler mit dem Förderschwerpunkt Lernen in inklusiven und exklusiven Förderarrangements: Erste Befunde des BiLief-Projektes zu Leistung, sozialer Integration, Motivation und Wohlbefinden


E. Wild, M. Schwinger, B. Lütje, S. Yotyodying, J. Gorges, D. Stranghöner, P. Neumann, B. Serke, S. Kurnitzki

Unterrichtswissenschaft, vol. 43, 2015 Jan, pp. 1-15


Assessment of collaborative problem solving using linear equations on a tangible tabletop


V. Maquil, E. Tobias, S. Greiff, E. Ras

Computer assisted assessment. Research into e-assessment , M. Kalz, E. Ras, Springer, Heidelberg, 2014, pp. 59-66


Assessment with microworlds: factor structure, invariance, and latent mean comparison of the MicroDYN test


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, vol. 30, 2014, pp. 1-11


Book review on The Rise of Data in Education


S. Greiff

Psychology Learning and Teaching, vol. 13, 2014, pp. 290-292


Challenges for education in a connected world. Inaugural to the special issue Digital learning, data rich environments, and computer-based assessment


D. Ifenthaler, A. B. Adcock, B. E. Erlandson, M. Gosper, S. Greiff, P. Pirnay-Dummer

Technology, Knowledge, and Learning, vol. 19, 2014, pp. 121-126


Computer-assisted testing


S. Greiff, R. Martin

Oxford Bibliographies in Education, L. Mayer, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2014


Computer-based assessment of complex problem solving and how it is influenced by students’ information and communication technology literacy


S. Greiff, A. Kretzschmar, J. C. Neubert, B. Spinath, R. Martin

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 106, 2014, pp. 666-680


Computer-based assessment of cross-curricular skills and processes. Special section


S. Greiff, R. Martin, B. Spinath

Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014


Cross-national gender differences in complex problem solving and their determinants


S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff, G. Molnar, J. Funke

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 29, 2014, pp. 18-29


Digital learning, data rich environments, and computer-based assessment. Special issue


D. Ifenthaler, A. B. Adcock, B. E. Erlandson, M. Gosper, S. Greiff, P. Pirnay-Dummer

Technology, Knowledge, and Learning, 2014


Discovering students’ complex problem solving strategies in educational assessment


K. Toth, S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, H. Rölke

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, International Educational Data Mining Society, London, United Kingdom, 2014, pp. 225-228


Domain-general problem solving skills and education in the 21st century


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, B. Csapo, A. Demetriou, J. Hautamäki, A. C. Graesser, R. Martin

Educational Research Review, vol. 13, 2014, pp. 74-83


Dynamisches Problemlösen stärkt Innovationskompetenz [Dynamic problem solving strengthens innovation]


P. Ederer, A. J. Warnke, S. Greiff, P. Schuller

Modernes Personalmanagement [Modern human resource management] , B. Rosenberger, Gabler, Wiesbaden, 2014, pp. 27-41


Editorial to the special section Computer-based assessment of cross-curricular skills and processes


S. Greiff, R. Martin, B Spinath

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 106, 2014, pp. 605-607


Editorial zum Themenheft Problemlösen in der Pädagogischen Psychologie [Editorial to the special issue Problem solving in educational psychology]


S. Greiff, A. Kretzschmar, D. Leutner

Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie, vol. 28, 2014, pp. 161-166


Kompetenzmessung im Bildungsbereich [Assessment of competencies in the area of education]


R. Martin, S. Greiff, A. Fischbach, S. Ugen

Psychologie in Luxemburg. Ein Handbuch [Psychology in Luxembourg. A handbook], G. Steffgen, G. Michaux, D. Ferring, Societe Luxembourgeoise de Psychologie, Luxembourg, 2014, pp. 241-247


Moving towards the assessment of collaborative problem solving skills with a tangible user interface


E. Ras, K. Krkovic, S. Greiff, E. Tobias, V. Maquil

The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 13, 2014, pp. 95-104


New technologies in psychological assessment. The example of computer-based collaborative problem solving assessment


K. Krkovic, A. Pasztor-Kovacs, G. Molnar, S. Greiff

International Journal of e-Assessment, vol. 1, 2014, pp. 1-13


On the relation of complex problem solving, personality, fluid intelligence, and academic achievement


S. Greiff, J. C. Neubert

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 36, 2014, pp. 37-48


Problemlösen in der Pädagogischen Psychologie. Themenheft [Problem solving in educational psychology. Special issue]


S. Greiff, A. Kretzschmar, D. Leutner

Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie, 2014


Teacher evaluation of student ability. What roles do teacher gender, student gender, and their interaction play?


K. Krkovic, S. Greiff, S. Kupiainen, M. P. Vainikainen, J. Hautamäki

Educational Research, vol. 56, 2014, pp. 243-256


The development of complex problem solving: a latent growth curve analysis


G. Frischkorn, S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 106, 2014, pp. 1004-1020


The role of strategy knowledge for the application of strategies in complex problem solving tasks


S. Wüstenberg, M. Stadler, J. Hautamäki, S. Greiff

Technology, Knowledge, and Learning, vol. 19, 2014, pp. 127-146


What you see is what you (don’t) get. A comment on Funke’s (2014) opinion paper


S. Greiff, R. Martin

Frontiers Psychology, vol. 5, 2014, p. 1120


A multitrait-multimethod study of assessment instruments for complex problem solving


S. Greiff, A. Fischer, S. Wüstenberg, P. Sonnleitner, M. Brunner, R. Martin

Intelligence, vol. 41, 2013, pp. 579-596


Complex problem solving in educational settings. Something beyond g: Concept, assessment, measurement invariance, and construct validity


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, G. Molnar, A. Fischer, J. Funke, B. Csapo

Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 105, 2013, pp. 364-379


Computer-based assessment of complex problem solving. Concept, implementation, and application


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, D. V. Holt, F. Goldhammer, J Funke

Educational Technology and Research Development, vol. 61, 2013, pp. 407-421


Exploring exploration: inquiries into exploration behavior in Complex Problem Solving assessment


J. C. Neubert, A. Kretzschmar, S. Greiff

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, International Educational Data Mining Society, Memphis, USA, 2013, pp. 336-337


Inductive reasoning, domain specific and complex problem solving: relations and development


G. Molnar, S. Greiff, B. Csapo

Thinking Skills & Creativity, vol. 9, 2013, pp. 35-45


Measuring complex problem solving. An educational application of psychological theories


S. Greiff, A Fischer

Journal for Educational Research Online, vol. 5, 2013, pp. 34-53


Validity of the MicroDYN approach: Complex problem solving predicts school grades beyond working memory capacity


F. Schweizer, S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff

Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 24, 2013, pp. 42-52


Assessment and theory in complex problem solving. A continuing contradiction?


S. Greiff

Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, vol. 2, 2012, pp. 49-56


Complex problem solving. More than reasoning?


S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff, J. Funke

Intelligence, vol. 40, 2012, pp. 1-14


Dynamic problem solving. A new measurement perspective


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, J. Funke

Applied Psychological Measurement, vol. 36, 2012, pp. 189-213


Dynamische Problemlösekompetenz. Ein bedeutsamer Prädiktor von Problemlöseleistungen in technischen Anforderungskontexten? [Dynamic problem solving. An important predictor of problem-solving performance in technical domains]


S. Abele, S. Greiff, T. Gschwendtner, S. Wüstenberg, R. Nickolaus, A. Nitschke, J. Funke

Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, vol. 15, 2012, pp. 363-391


Item Response Theorie. Eine Einführung [Item Response Theory. An introduction]


S. Wüstenberg, S. Greiff

Forschen für den Unterricht. Junge Experten zeigen wie’s geht. [Research for the class room. Young experts show how it works], M. Wilde, M. Basten, S. Fries, B. Gröben, C. Kleindienst-Cachay, I. Meyer-Ahrens, Schneider Verlag, Hohengehren, 2012, pp. 164-180


The Genetics Lab. Acceptance and psychometric characteristics of a computer-based microworld to assess complex problem solving


P. Sonnleitner, M. Brunner, S. Greiff, J. Funke, U. Keller, R. Martin, C. Hazotte, H. Mayer, T. Latour

Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, vol. 54, 2012, pp. 54-72


The process of solving complex problems


A. Fischer, S. Greiff, J. Funke

Journal of Problem Solving, vol. 4, 2012, pp. 19-42


Studying at Home: With Whom and in Which Way? Homework Practices and Conflicts in the Family


E. Wild, S. Yotyodying

The Politicization of Parenthood: Shifting private and public responsibilities in education and child rearing, vol. 5, Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, 2012 Feb, pp. 165-180


Geographische Kompetenzen fördern. Erfassung der Geographischen Systemkompetenz als Grundlage zur Bewertung der Kompetenzentwicklung [Fostering geographical competency. Measuring geographical system competency as starting point to evaluate competence development]


K. Viehrig, S. Greiff, A. Siegmund, J. Funke

Geographische Bildung: Kompetenzen in didaktischer Forschung und Schulpraxis [Geographical education: Competencies in research on didactics and school practice] , C. Meyer, R. Henry, G. Stöber, Westermann, Braunschweig, 2011, pp. 49-57


MicroFIN: The concept of finite automatons and its application within the assessment of problem solving competencies


S. Greiff, S. Wüstenberg, K. Exner, F. Hofmann, B. Zweck, A. Mehlau, J. Funke

Department of Psychology, Heidelberg, 2010


Measuring complex problem solving. The MicroDYN approach


S. Greiff, J. Funke

The Transition to Computer-Based Assessment. Lessons learned from large-scale surveys and implications for testing, F. Scheuermann, J. Björnsson, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2009, pp. 157-163





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