Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff
Vorstandsvorsitzender, Leitung und National Project Manager PISA | TUM
Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff ist seit Oktober 2024 Professor für „Educational Monitoring & Effectiveness“ an der Technischen Universität München (TUM). Dort leitet er das Zentrum für internationale Bildungsvergleichsstudien (ZIB) und ist verantwortlich für die nationale Durchführung der PISA-Studie. Zuvor leitete er die Arbeitseinheit „Pädagogische Psychologie & Künstliche Intelligenz“ an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt sowie von 2012 bis 2024 die Forschungsgruppe „Cognition, Learning, & Educational Assessment“ an der Universität Luxemburg.
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)
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
- Full Professor "Educational Monitoring & Effectiveness➚"
- Chairman of the Centre for International Student Assessment (ZIB)➚
- Director PISA National Centre➚ & National Project Manager
- Editor-in-Chief, Learning and Individual Differences➚
Associate Editor, Journal of Educational Psychology➚ - Permanent Member of the Standing Scientific Commission (SWK)➚ of the KMK
- Advisory Member of the steering group “Performance Evaluation of the German Education System”
- Deputy Speaker "Division of Educational Psychology➚" of the DGPs
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➚