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Isa Steinmann

Isa Steinmann

About

Isa Steinmann is a Professor in Educational Sciences at the Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education (GFU) at Oslo Metropolitan University. One strand of her research focuses on determining how education systems and schools affect student achievement and educational inequality outcomes. Another strand of her research interests concerns how properties of international large-scale assessments are linked to their results and interact with the respondents. She leads the Teacher Education Panel Study (TEPS) project, which develops a quantitative research data infrastructure on how teacher education is conducted in Norway.

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Completed research projects

Scientific publications

Hukkelberg, Silje Sommer; Steinmann, Isa ; Nærde, Ane (2025). The relative age effect on teacher-rated academic competence: A study among early primary school students. 13 p. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2025.2459402

Steinmann, Isa ; Strietholt, Rolf (2024). Die (Ent-)Gliederung des deutschen Schulsystems zwischen 1992 und 2020 in Zahlen [The (de-)tracking of the German school system between 1992 and 2020 in numbers]. 19 p. Zeitschrift für Pädagogik.
https://doi.org/10.3262/ZP2406823

Steinmann, Isa (2024). Unexpected gender differences in teacher ratings of academic skills and school track recommendations. Studies in Educational Evaluation. Vol. 83.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2024.101384

Attig, Manja; Hoferichter, Frances; Steinmann, Isa ; Strietholt, Rolf (2024). Teaching quality and student reading outcomes: Evidence from a longitudinal study from grade 5 to 7. Studies in Educational Evaluation.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2024.101347

Chen, Jianan; Steinmann, Isa ; Braeken, Johan (2024). Competing explanations for inconsistent responding to a mixed-worded self-esteem scale: Cognitive abilities or personality?. 5 p. Personality and Individual Differences. Vol. 222.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112573

Steinmann, Isa ; Chen, Jianan; Braeken, Johan (2024). Who Responds Inconsistently to Mixed-Worded Scales? Differences by Achievement, Age Group, and Gender. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2024.2318554

Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa (2023). Mind the Gap… But Which Gap? The Distinctions Between Social Inequalities in Student Achievement. Social Indicators Research.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-023-03196-5

Steinmann, Isa ; Rutkowski, Leslie (2023). The Link between Gender Gaps in School Enrollment and School Achievement. 28 p. Comparative Education Review. Vol. 67.
https://doi.org/10.1086/725395

Teig, Nani; Steinmann, Isa (2023). Leveraging large-scale assessments for effective and equitable school practices: the case of the nordic countries. Large-scale Assessments in Education. Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536-023-00172-w

Steinmann, Isa ; Strietholt, Rolf; Rosén, Monica (2023). International Reading Gaps between Boys and Girls, 1970-2016. 32 p. Comparative Education Review. Vol. 67.
https://doi.org/10.1086/724089





These publications are obtained from Cristin. The list may be incomplete