New journal article in Frontiers in Psychology published

N = 111 elementary schools in Germany (total: N = 4,290 students, age: 9–10 years). The students were tested with the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study instruments in 2016 and 2021. The [...] effects on students’ learning outcomes and the need for targeted support. The researchers examined fourth graders’ reading achievement based on a school panel study, representative on the student level, with [...] between 2016 and 2021, (2) average differences controlling for student composition, and (3) changes in achievement gaps between student subgroups (i.e., immigration background, socio-cultural capital …