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Jürgen Baumert

Director emeritus
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sekbaumert [at] mpib-berlin [dot] mpg [dot] de
+49 30 82406-303
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Short CV: 

State Examination for Teachers, 1968, Hamburg
Dr. phil., 1968, Universität Tübingen
Habilitation in Educational Sciences, 1982, Freie Universität Berlin

Jürgen Baumert, scientific member of the Max Planck Society, is Director Emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Professor of Education at the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin, and was Vice President of the Max Planck Society from 2006 to 2008. He was Managing Director of the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Kiel from 1992 to 1996. His major fields of research and publication arelearning and instruction, teacher expertise, large-scale international assessments (TIMSS and PISA), development of educational systems, and cognitive and motivational development in childhood and adolescence. He is Principal Investigator of a longitudinal research program (COACTIV), which investigates the development and structure of teachers’ professional knowledge and its impact on instruction and student learning. He is a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the International Academy of Education and has been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, and the University of Tübingen, Germany, as well as the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Latsis Award of the European Science Foundation, and the Oeuvre Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Learning and Instruction of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). He is editor of Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft and coeditor of Unterrichtswissenschaft and served for six years as Senator of the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Research Interests: 
  • Learning and instruction
  • Teacher expertise
  • Large-scale assessments
  • Development of educational systems
  • Cognitive and motivational development in childhood and adolescence

Selected Literature: 
  • Prenzel, M., Baumert, J., Blum, W., Lehmann, R., Leutner, D., Neubrand, M., Pekrun, R., Rolff, H.-G., Rost, J., & Schiefele, U. (Eds.). (2004). PISA 2003. Der Bildungsstand der Jugendlichen in Deutschland - Ergebnisse des zweiten internationalen Vergleichs. Münster: Waxmann.
  • Cortina, K. S, Baumert, J., Leschinsky, A., Mayer, K. U., & Trommer, L. (Eds.). (2003). Das Bildungswesen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Reinbek: Rowohlt (906 p.).
  • Baumert, J., Artelt, C., Klieme, E., Neubrand, M., Prenzel, M., Schiefele, U., Schneider, W., Tillmann, K. J., & Weiß, M. (Eds). (2003). PISA 2000. Ein differenzierter Blick auf die Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Opladen: Leske + Budrick (432 p.).
  • Baumert, J., Artelt, C., Klieme, E., Neubrand, M., Prenzel, M., Schiefele, U., Schneider, W., Tillmann, K.J., & Wieß, M. (Eds.). (2002). PISA 2000. Die Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Vergleich. Opladen: Leske + Budrich (254p.).
  • Baumert, J., Klieme, E., Neubrand, M., Prenzel, M., Schiefele, U., Schneider, W., Stanat, P., Tillman, K.-J., & Weiß, M. (Eds.). (2001). PISA 2000. Basiskompetenzen von Schülerinnen und Schülern im internationalen Vergleich. Opladen: Leske + Budrich (548p.).
  • Baumert, J., Bos, W., Lehmann, R. (Eds.). (2000). TIMSS/III. Dritte Internationale Mathematik- und Naturwissenschaftsstudie - Mathematische und naturwissenschaftliche Bildung am Ende der Schullaufbahn: Vol. 1. Mathematische und naturwissenschaftliche Grundbildung am Ende der Pflichtschulzeit. Opladen: Leske + Budrich (362 p.).
  • Baumert, J., Bos, W., & Lehmann, R. (Eds.). (2000). TIMSS/III. Dritte Internationale Mathematik- und Naturwissenschaftsstudie - Mathematische und naturwissenschaftliche Bildung am Ende der Schullaufbahn: Vol. 2. Mathematische und physikalische Kompetenzen am Ende der gymnasialen Oberstufe. Opladen: Leske + Budrich (466 p.).
  • Little, T. D., Schnabel, K., & Baumert, J. (Eds). (2000). Modeling longitudinal and multiple-group data: Practical issues, applied approaches and specific examples. Mahwah, NJ: Eribaum.
  • Baumert, J. et al. (1997). TIMSS - Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht im internationalen Vergleich. Deskriptive Befunde. Opladen: Leske + Budrich.

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Jürgen Baumert
Director Emeritus
Emeritus Group Educational Research
+49 30-82406-304
+49 30-84206-303
+49 30-82406-466
sekbaumert [at] mpib-berlin [dot] mpg [dot] de
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Lentzeallee 94
14195 Berlin, Germany

 

Personal Information
Born November 3, 1941
Citizenship German
Marital Status Married, three children

 

Education
1982 Habilitation in Educational Sciences Free Univerity of Berlin
1970-1973 Psychology and Education University of Wuerzburg and Free Univerity of Berlin
1968 Ph. D. in Classics and Philosophy University of Tuebingen
1968 Staatsexamen (M.A.) in Greek, Latin (majors) and Physical Education University of Hamburg
1961-1967 Classics, Physical Education University of Goettingen, Freiburg, Hamburg, and Tuebingen
1961 Abitur (High School Diploma) Neusprachliches Gymnasium, Schoeningen

 

Scholarships, Honors, and Awards
2005 Oeuvre Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Learning and Instruction of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
2004 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2004 Fellow of the German Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina
2004 Arthur Burkhardt Award
2003 Honorary Doctorate, Martin Luther University,Halle-Wittenberg
2002 Honorary Doctorate, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
2002 Franz Emanuel Weinert Award of the German Psychological Association
1999 First European Latsis Award of the European Science Foundation (ESF)
1972-1973 Scholarship, Volkswagen Foundation
1962-1968 Scholarship, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
Academic Positions  
2006 - now Faculty member International Max Planck Research School of the Life Course (LIFE)
2006 - 2008 Vice-President Max Planck Society, Munich
2005 Visiting Professor Stanford University, California, USA

2003 - 2005

1998 - 1998

Managing Director Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
2002 Visiting Professor University of Zurich, Switzerland
2000 and 1997 Visiting Professor University of Fribourg, Switzerland
1996 - now Senior Fellow (Wissenschaftliches Mitglied) of the Max Planck Society and Institute Co-Director Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
1996 - now Professor of Education (Honorary Professor) Humboldt University of Berlin
1995 Visiting Professor University of Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
1992 - 1996 Managing Director Leibniz Institute for Science Education (IPN), Christian Albrecht University of Kiel
1991 - 1992 Director, Department of Education Leibniz Institute for Science Education (IPN), Christian Albrecht University of Kiel
1991 - 1996 Full Professor of Education Christian Albrecht University of Kiel
1989 - now Professor of Education Free University of Berlin
1989 Visiting Professor University of Salzburg, Austria
1983 - 1989 Privatdozent in Education Free University of Berlin
1982 - 1991 Senior Research Scientist Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
1975 - 1982 Research Scientist Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
1972 - 1974 Visiting Scholar Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
1969 - 1972 Assistant Professor of Classics University of Wuerzburg
1968 - 1969 Assistant Professor of Classics Technical Univeristy of Berlin
1967 - 1968 Research Assistant in Classics Technical University of Berlin

 

Professional Services

 

Boards of Trustees/Governing Boards
2008 - now Member of the Board of Trustees: German Children und Youth Foundation, Berlin
2008 - now Member of the Board of Trustees: Carina Foundation, Herford
2006 - now Member of the Board of Trustees: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Stanford, California, USA
2006 - now Member of the University Council, University of Kassel
2005 - now Member of the Board of Trustees: Jacobs Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland
2004 - now Member of the Governing Board: Institute for Education Progress of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Humboldt University, Berlin
2003 - now Member of the Board of Trustees: University of Twente, Institute for Behavioral Research (IBR)

 

Research Funding Agencies
2004 - 2006 Member of the German Research Foundation’s Nomination Committee for the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award
2002 - now Member of the Senate and the Evaluation Committee of the Leibniz Association
2002 - 2006 Member and Chair of the German Research Foundation’s Advisory Board for the research funding initiative “Research groups in the field of empirical research on education”
1998 - 2003 Member of the Senate and the Grants Committee of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
1991 - 1998 Elected Reviewer and Chair of the Research on Teaching and Learning Subdivision of the German Research Foundation (DFG)

 

Professional Associations
2006 - now Member of the International Academy of Education
1990 - 1994 German Association for Research on Education: Chair and Vice Chair, Division for Empirical Research (AEPF)

 

Editorial Boards
1998 - now Coeditor: Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft
1991 - now Coeditor: Zeitschrift für Unterrichtswissenschaft

 

Evaluation Committees
2006 Chair of the Expert Committee of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia to Assess Teacher Training in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2004 Member of the Review Committee: Interuniversity Center for Educational Research (ICO), Netherlands
2003 - 2004 Member and Vice-Chair of the International Review Committee: Educational Sciences at the Universities and Teacher Colleges of Baden-Wuerttemberg
2003 Chair of the Review Committee of the State Government of Bavaria: Elite Network Bavaria
2003 Member of the International Review Committee: Educational Sciences at the Universities of Bavaria
1999 - 2000 Member of the International Review Committee for Pedagogy and Education in the Netherlands (RCPE)

 

Membership of Scientific Advisory Boards
2010 - now Knowledge Media Research Centre, Tübingen
2009 - now ProfessionalSchool of Education, Ruhr University of Bochum
2009 - now Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
2008 - now “Lebenswelt Schule” – A joint program of the German Children and Youth Foundation and the Jacobs Foundation
2006 - now Bürgernetzwerk Bildung
2006 – now Dahlem Conferences, Free University of Berlin
2006 – now “School Reform and Beyond”
2006 – now “House of Little Scientists” Initiative for Preschool Children
2006 – now Institute for School Quality in the states of Berlin and Brandenburg (ISQ)
2004 - now Research Program “Professional Minds of Teachers. On the Development of Standards for Vocational Teachers”, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
2004 - now Quality Agency of the State Institute of School Education and Educational Research (ISB), Munich
2004 - now Action Program “New Paths in Teacher Training”, Founders’ Association of German Science, Bonn
2001 - now Center for Research on Learning and Instruction, University of Erfurt
2002 -2004 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
1999 - 2003 BLK Pilot Program “Increasing Efficiency in Mathematics and Science Education” (SINUS)
1999 - 2002 German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF), Frankfurt 
1995 - now Centre for School Research and Questions of Teacher Education, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

 

Membership of Scientific Advisory Boards (Journal)
  Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie
  Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht
  Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Bildungswissenschaften
  Waxmann Verlag’s series on educational psychology and developmental psychology
1999 – 2002 Journal für Mathematikdidaktik(JDM)