Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff
Chairman of the Board, Director and National Project Manager PISA | TUM
Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff has been Professor of Educational Monitoring & Effectiveness at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) since October 2024. There, he heads the Center for International Student Assessment (ZIB) and is responsible for the national implementation of the PISA study. Previously, he headed the Educational Psychology & Artificial Intelligence working group at Goethe University Frankfurt and, from 2012 to 2024, the Cognition, Learning, & Educational Assessment research group at the University of Luxembourg.
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➚