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Olaf Köller is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and has made significant contributions in the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology. Their research predominantly spans Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Developmental and Educational Psychology, with additional work in Sociology and Political Science as well as Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Education Methods and Technologies
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Sociology and Education Studies
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Diverse Education Studies and Reforms

Olaf Köller has authored several recent papers, highlighting a range of educational and psychological themes. Notable publications include:

  • "Do teachers spot AI? Evaluating the detectability of AI-generated texts among student essays," 2024, published in Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence
  • "PISA 2015. Eine Studie zwischen Kontinuität und Innovation," 2021, published in peDOCS
  • "Effectiveness of private tutoring during secondary schooling in Germany: Do the duration of private tutoring and tutor qualification affect school achievement?," 2020, published in Learning and Instruction
  • "The development of early scientific literacy gaps in kindergarten children," 2020, published in International Journal of Science Education
  • "The Long-Term Proficiency of Early, Middle, and Late Starters Learning English as a Foreign Language at School: A Narrative Review and Empirical Study," 2020, published in Language Learning

Frequent co-authors contributing to Olaf Köller's publications include Johanna Fleckenstein, Jennifer Meyer, Jens Møller, Nele McElvany, and Thorben Jansen.

In terms of publication venues, Olaf Köller has a consistent presence in:

  • Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht
  • Diagnostica
  • European Journal of Psychology of Education
  • Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie
  • European Journal of Personality

The scientist also has contributed to book publications, including several titles published by peDOCS and Waxmann Verlag GmbH eBooks. Significant works include:

  • PISA 2012. Fortschritte und Herausforderungen in Deutschland (2020)
  • TIMSS 2015. Mathematische und naturwissenschaftliche Kompetenzen von Grundschulkindern in Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich (2021)
  • PISA 2022 (2023)
  • Bildung und Resilienz. Gutachten (2022)

Best Publications

  • Academic Self‐Concept, Interest, Grades, and Standardized Test Scores: Reciprocal Effects Models of Causal Ordering

    Herbert W. Marsh;Ulrich Trautwein;Oliver Lüdtke;Olaf Köller

  • TIMSS - Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht im internationalen Vergleich: Deskriptive Befunde

    Jürgen Baumert;Rainer Lehmann;Manfred Lehrke;Bernd Schmitz

  • Does interest matter? The relationship between academic interest and achievement in mathematics

    Olaf Köller;Kai-Uwe Schnabel;Jürgen Baumert

  • PISA 2009. Bilanz nach einem Jahrzehnt

    Eckhard Klieme;Cordula Artelt;Johannes Hartig;Nina Jude

  • Classroom climate and contextual effects : conceptual and methodological issues in the evaluation of group-level effects

    Herbert W. Marsh;Oliver Lüdtke;Benjamin Nagengast;Ulrich Trautwein

  • A Meta-Analytic Path Analysis of the Internal/External Frame of Reference Model of Academic Achievement and Academic Self-Concept

    Jens Moller;Britta Pohlmann;Olaf Koller;Herbert Warren Marsh

  • Self-esteem, academic self-concept, and achievement: how the learning environment moderates the dynamics of self-concept.

    Ulrich Trautwein;Oliver Lüdtke;Olaf Köller;Jürgen Baumert

  • Tracking, grading, and student motivation : Using group composition and status to predict self-concept and interest in ninth-grade mathematics

    Ulrich Trautwein;Oliver Lüdtke;Herbert W. Marsh;Olaf Köller

  • Unterrichtsgestaltung, verständnisvolles Lernen und multiple Zielerreichung im Mathematik- und Physikunterricht der gymnasialen Oberstufe

    Jürgen Baumert;Olaf Köller

  • Effective Classroom Management and the Development of Subject-Related Interest.

    Mareike Kunter;Jürgen Baumert;Olaf Köller

  • Gender and course selection in upper secondary education: Effects of academic self-concept and intrinsic value

    Gabriel Nagy;Ulrich Trautwein;Jürgen Baumert;Olaf Köller

  • The Relationship Between Homework and Achievement - Still Much of a Mystery

    Ulrich Trautwein;Olaf Köller

  • Umgang mit fehlenden Werten in der psychologischen Forschung : Probleme und Lösungen

    Oliver Lüdtke;Alexander Robitzsch;Ulrich Trautwein;Olaf Köller

  • Integration of multidimensional self-concept and core personality constructs: construct validation and relations to well-being and achievement.

    Herbert W. Marsh;Ulrich Trautwein;Oliver Lüdtke;Olaf Köller

  • Do Homework Assignments Enhance Achievement? A Multilevel Analysis in 7th-Grade Mathematics

    Ulrich Trautwein;Olaf Köller;Bernhard Schmitz;Jürgen Baumert

  • Pisa 2012 : Fortschritte und Herausforderungen in Deutschland

    Manfred Prenzel;Christine Sälzer;Eckhard Klieme;Olaf Köller

  • On the Effects of Motivation on Reading Performance Growth in Secondary School.

    Jan Retelsdorf;Olaf Köller;Jens Möller

  • The Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect: Persistent Negative Effects of Selective High Schools on Self-Concept After Graduation

    Herbert W. Marsh;Ulrich Trautwein;Oliver Lüdtke;Jürgen Baumert

  • Intrinsische und extrinsische Motivation

    Ulrich Schiefele;Olaf Köller

  • Wege zur Hochschulreife in Baden-Württemberg: TOSCA - eine Untersuchung an allgemein bildenden und beruflichen Gymnasien

    Olaf Köller;Rainer Watermann;Ulrich Trautwein;Oliver Lüdtke

  • Parental Influence on Students' Educational Choices in the United States and Germany: Different Ramifications—Same Effect?

    Kai U. Schnabel;Corinne Alfeld;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Olaf Köller

  • Reunification of East and West German School Systems: Longitudinal Multilevel Modeling Study of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect on Academic Self-Concept

    Herbert W. Marsh;Olaf Köller;Jürgen Baumert

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Trautwein
Ulrich Trautwein University of Tübingen
Oliver Lüdtke
Oliver Lüdtke Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Jens Möller
Jens Möller Kiel University
Herbert W. Marsh
Herbert W. Marsh Australian Catholic University
Eckhard Klieme
Eckhard Klieme Leibniz Association
Tina Seidel
Tina Seidel Technical University of Munich
Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Hans-Peter Blossfeld University of Bamberg
Martin Kleinmann
Martin Kleinmann University of Zurich
Jutta Heckhausen
Jutta Heckhausen University of California, Irvine

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