Affiliation
Isa Steinmann is a professor of education at the Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education (GFU) at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. In her research, she primarily uses data from international large-scale assessments to investigate how education systems and schools shape student achievement and educational disparities. She leads the TEPS (Teaching Education Panel Study) project, which is developing an infrastructure for quantitative research data on how teacher education is conducted in Norway, and co-leads the research group Research on Teacher Education. She is a co-convenor of Network 9 (Assessment, Evaluation, Testing and Measurement) of EERA (European Educational Research Association). In 2026, she won the IEA Richard M. Wolf Memorial Award.
Research projects
Active research projects
Strategies for Achieving Equity and Inclusion in Education, Training and Learning in Democratic Europe (STRIDE)
STRIDE will provide a new, comprehensive and comparative knowledge-base on effective education reforms, policy initiatives and interventions aimed at reducing inequalities in education, training and learning outcomes in Europe.
Teacher Education Panel Study (TEPS)
The Teacher Education Panel Study (TEPS) is a comprehensive study on the implementation of teacher education in Norway.
Completed research projects
Challenging the design principle of mixed-worded questionnaire scales
The project focuses on the design principle of combining both positively and negatively worded items in questionnaire scales.
Publications and research
Scientific publications (26)
- J., Raabe, Isabel; Steinmann, Isa (2026). Gender Gaps in School Grades: Resistance Behavior and Class Compositions in England, Germany, The Netherlands, and Sweden | Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Springer Nature Link. Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Veletić, Jelena; Steinmann, Isa; Nilsen, Trude (2026). Teacher job satisfaction: International stability over 16 years and associations with school climate changes. Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies. Vol. 181
- Steinmann, Isa; Strietholt, Rolf (2026). Reading more, achieving more? Long-term gender gaps in reading behavior and reading achievement. Studies in Educational Evaluation. Vol. 88. p. 101581-101581
- Steinmann, Isa; Medgyesi, Márton; Symeonaki, Maria (2026). Do increasing participation rates in early childhood education narrow the reading achievement gap between high- and low-SES primary school students?. Large-scale Assessments in Education. Vol. 14
- Michaelides, Michalis P.; Konstantinidou, Evi; Ivanova, Militsa; Steinmann, Isa (2026). Inconsistent Responding on a Mixed-Worded Scale in the PISA 2022 Questionnaire: Prevalence and Predictors Across Seven Countries. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
- Veletić, Jelena; Nilsen, Trude; Steinmann, Isa (2026). Limitations to teaching relate to teaching quality but not to teacher job satisfaction in Norway. Frontiers in Education. Vol. 11
- Steinmann, Isa; Stovner, Roar Bakken; Hatlevik, Ove Edvard; Øgreid, Anne Kristine; Herseth, Janne (2025). How large language models can help to categorise master’s theses in teacher education: results from a pilot study. European Journal of Teacher Education
- Basharat, Sadaf; Steinmann, Isa (2025). Divided desks, divided school climate conditions? Investigating the implications of single-sex schooling. Equity in Education & Society. p. 1-27
- Hukkelberg, Silje Sommer; Steinmann, Isa; Nærde, Ane (2025). The relative age effect on teacher-rated academic competence: a study among early primary school students. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. Vol. 70. p. 18-31
- 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
- Chen, Jianan; Steinmann, Isa; Braeken, Johan (2024). Competing explanations for inconsistent responding to a mixed-worded self-esteem scale: Cognitive abilities or personality?. Personality and Individual Differences. Vol. 222. p. 1-6
- 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]. Zeitschrift für Pädagogik. p. 823-842
- 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
- Steinmann, Isa (2024). Unexpected gender differences in teacher ratings of academic skills and school track recommendations. Studies in Educational Evaluation. Vol. 83
- 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
- Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa (2023). Mind the Gap… But Which Gap? The Distinctions Between Social Inequalities in Student Achievement. Social Indicators Research
- Steinmann, Isa; Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf (2023). The effects of early between-school tracking on gender segregation and gender gaps in achievement: a differences-in-differences study. School Effectiveness and School Improvement
- Steinmann, Isa; Rutkowski, Leslie (2023). The Link between Gender Gaps in School Enrollment and School Achievement. Comparative Education Review. Vol. 67. p. 584-612
- Steinmann, Isa; Strietholt, Rolf; Rosén, Monica (2023). International Reading Gaps between Boys and Girls, 1970-2016. Comparative Education Review. Vol. 67. p. 298-330
- Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa (2022). Does tracking increase segregation? International evidence on the effects of between-school tracking on social segregation across schools. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. Vol. 78
- Rosén, Monica; Steinmann, Isa; Wernersson, Inga (2022). Gender Differences in Achievement. Nilsen, Trude; Stancel-Piątak, Agnes; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric (Ed.). International Handbook of Comparative Large-Scale Studies in Education. Springer
- Steinmann, Isa; Olsen, Rolf Vegar (2022). Equal opportunities for all? Analyzing within-country variation in school effectiveness. Large-scale Assessments in Education. Vol. 10
- Steinmann, Isa; Strietholt, Rolf; Braeken, Johan (2021). A Constrained Factor Mixture Analysis Model for Consistent and Inconsistent Respondents to Mixed-Worded Scales. Psychological methods
- Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa; Siepmann, Charlotte (2021). Early Tracking and Different Types of Inequalities in Achievement: Difference-in-Differences Evidence from 20 Years of Large-scale Assessments. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability. Vol. 33. p. 139-167
- Steinmann, Isa; Sanchez, Daniel; Laar, Saskia van; Braeken, Johan (2021). The impact of inconsistent responders to mixed-worded scales on inferences in international large-scale assessments. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
- Gladushyna, Olesya; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa (2020). Disentangling general achievement levels and subject-specific strengths and weaknesses in mathematics, reading, and science. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability
Research reports (2)
- Martinussen, Liva Jenny; Senden, Bas; Steinmann, Isa (2025). The Teacher Education Panel Study (TEPS) Framework: Version 1.0. 49 p.. OsloMet Skriftserie
- Steinmann, Isa; Tomka, Zsófia; Yfanti, Anggeliki; Bremer, Dániel (2025). Key indicators of mapping inequalities in educational achievements in Europe. Lifelong Learning Platform
Dissemination (24)
- Steinmann, Isa (2026). Den glemte forklaringen på Pisa-fallet | DN
- Steinmann, Isa; Strietholt, Rolf (2026). Reading more, achieving more? Long-term gender gaps in reading behavior and reading achievement. European Conference of Educational Research
- Steinmann, Isa; Martinussen, Liva Jenny; Senden, Bas (2026). The Norwegian Teacher Education Panel Study (TEPS): A national research infrastructure for research on teacher education in Norway.. The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER)
- Strietholt, Rolf; Johansson, Stefan; Majoros, Erika; Steinmann, Isa (2026). Longitudinal international comparative research: Challenges and opportunities. Studies in Educational Evaluation. p. 101632-101632
- Steinmann, Isa; Strietholt, Rolf (2025). Investigating long-term trends with international large-scale assessments: The example of gender gaps in reading achievement and reading behavior. Frontier Research in Educational Measurement (FREMO)
- Håkensen, Siv Tonje Sperati; Steinmann, Isa (2025). Ønsker å styrke kunnskapen vår om lærarutdanning
- Steinmann, Isa (2025). Revisiting some key questionnaire design principles. Synapse Lab Research Seminar
- Steinmann, Isa; Medgyesi, Márton; Symeonaki, Maria (2025). Do increasing preschool participation rates narrow reading achievement gaps between high- and low-SES students?. IEA International Research Conference
- Steinmann, Isa (2024). Equity and Inclusion in Education, Training and Learning - an expert interview with Isa Steinmann
- Steinmann, Isa; Medgyesi, Márton; Symeonaki, Maria; Huang, Lihong (2024). Does an increase in preschool enrollment lead to a decrease in educational inequalities?. Using PISA evidence to inform education policies and practices
- Steinmann, Isa (2023). LEB Absolvent*innen im Portrait
- Steinmann, Isa; Rutkowski, Leslie (2023). The Link between Gender Gaps in School Enrollment and School Achievement. Frontier Research in Educational Measurement
- Steinmann, Isa; Chen, Jianan; Braeken, Johan (2023). Challenging the design principle of mixed-worded questionnaire scales. IEA International Research Conference
- Steinmann, Isa; Ruiz, Jesus Daniel Sanchez; Laar, Saskia Van; Braeken, Johan (2022). How do inconsistent responders to mixed-worded questionnaire scales affect inferences in international large scale assessments?. Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA)
- Raabe, Isabel J.; Steinmann, Isa (2022). Why do Girls get Better Grades in School?. International Sociological Association’s Research Committee 28 (RC28) Annual Meeting
- Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa; Siepmann, Charlotte (2022). Combining Two Decades of Evidence to Study the Effects of Tracking on Inequality and Segregation. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting
- Steinmann, Isa; Olsen, Rolf Vegar (2022). Measuring equality of school effectiveness with multi-level regression discontinuity. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER)
- Steinmann, Isa (2021). Interview on International Mobility in Academia
- Gladushyna, Olesya; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa (2021). Educational Gap Among Fourth Graders: Subject-Specific Strength and Weaknesses by Country, Gender, and Language Background. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting
- Steinmann, Isa; Braeken, Johan; Strietholt, Rolf (2021). Identifying Inconsistent Respondents to Mixed-Worded Scales in Large-Scale Assessments. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting
- Steinmann, Isa (2021). No, I don’t think I am no good at all! Double negation troubles in mixed-worded questionnaires. Get to Know CEMO Event
- Steinmann, Isa; Rutkowski, Leslie (2021). The Link between Gender Gaps in Secondary School Enrollment and Achievement. College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research (CIDER) Spring Workshop 2021
- Strello, Andrés; Strietholt, Rolf; Steinmann, Isa (2021). The Effect of Between-school Tracking on School Segregation: International Evidence on Socioeconomic and Gender Segregation. IEA International Research Conference (IEA-IRC)
- Steinmann, Isa; Olsen, Rolf Vegar (2021). Equality of school effectiveness in the Nordic countries. Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA)
These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.