Gender effects in large-scale assessments have become an increasingly important research
area within and across countries. Yet few studies have linked differences in assessment …

Background When beginning higher education studies in business and economics students
bring with them diverse knowledge and experience in the field, which could affect their …

Die vorliegende Dissertation hat die «wirtschaftsbürgerliche» Kompetenz (WBK) bzw. deren
sozioökonomische Facette (WBK-soek) zum Gegenstand. Es werden drei Ziele verfolgt:(A) …

The results of numerous studies indicate that male students achieve better results on
economic knowledge tests than their female classmates. Although this phenomenon has …

In higher education, across countries, a large share of students choose to study economics.
Although there is only a small difference in the share of female and male students in that …

Despite significant research, it remains unclear whether the goal of developing domain-
specific knowledge in higher education is actually being achieved. This is also true for the …

One of the main tasks of educational systems is to promote young people's competencies
and support them on their path to adulthood (Fend 1981). Thereby, educational systems can …

To comprehensively address global environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss,
citizens need an understanding of the socio-economic fundamentals of human behaviour in …

Das Verhältnis von Allgemein-und Berufsbildung wird im deutschsprachigen Raum schon
seit vielen Jahrzehnten diskutiert. Dabei findet die Diskussion einerseits auf (berufs-) …

This paper investigates the question of whether student interest in economic matters
influences test achievement in the subject of Economics. The database constitutes a …