Birgit Heppt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5972527 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Birgit Heppt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Birgit |
| FAMILY NAME | Heppt |
| SIGNATURE | HEPPT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9755-9836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Kompetenzeinschätzungen von Grundschullehrkräften zum sprachbildenden Unterrichten im Fach Mathematik
Lehrkräfte sind aufgefordert, ihren Unterricht sprachbildend zu gestalten. Weitgehend unklar ist, wie die dafür nötigen Kompetenzen ausgeprägt sind und mit Lerngelegenheiten, Unterrichtsaktivitäten und dem Lernerfolg der Schüler:innen zusammenhängen. Auf Basis der Daten von 1059 Grundschullehrkräften aus dem IQB-Bildungstrend 2021 wird daher untersucht, wie subjektive Kompetenzeinschätzungen (Wissen, Überzeugungen) zur Umsetzung eines sprachbilde…
Perceived discrimination of students from minoritized ethnic groups in Germany
Although numerous studies corroborated that perceived discrimination is a developmental risk factor for students from minoritized ethnic groups, less is known about conditions contributing to feelings of ethnic discrimination of adolescents, particularly in contexts outside the U.S. Based on a nationwide dataset, we investigate conditions of perceived discrimination among students from minoritized ethnic groups in Germany. We distinguish several …
Competent bilingualism of primary school children in Germany
This preregistered study examined learning conditions associated with becoming competent bilingual in two bilingual samples of primary school children in Germany. Using NEPS data, we analyzed 200 Russian-German and 135 Turkish-German second graders based on their competences in German (the majority language) and Russian or Turkish (the minority languages). Latent profile analyses identified two profiles in the Russian-German sample (Average Balan…
Number of books at home and student achievement
Considering the widespread use of the books-at-home index in empirical educational and social research, the goal of the present study is twofold: First, by considering two common variants of the books-at-home index (i.e., number of books for adults and number of books for children) and their relations to the home literacy environment (HLE), we aim to provide further insight into the mechanisms underlying the relation between the number of books a…
Academic achievement of refugee students at the end of primary school in Germany
To date, little is known about refugee children’s academic achievement in primary education in Germany. This study addressed this gap and examined achievement differences for refugee children compared to their peers with and without an immigrant background, as well as associated conditions at individual, family, and teacher levels. We analysed data from the “IQB Trends in Student Achievement 2021”. Multilevel analyses indicated that refugee child…
Discriminatory Climate and School Adjustment in Ethnically Minoritized Adolescents and Majority Adolescents
Discriminatory teacher beliefs and behaviors, as reflected in a discriminatory climate, are negatively related to student adjustment, but little is known about the classroom processes contributing to this relationship. This study investigated the role of teaching quality as a mechanism behind the associations between a discriminatory climate at school and students’ school adjustment. The study used PISA data collected in Germany in 2018 ( N = 294…
Egalitarian gender role attitudes give girls the edge
Gender differences in reading and math have been reported for many years. Girls outperform boys in reading (representing a school domain stereotyped as female); boys often perform slightly better in math (a stereotypical male domain). Research has so far investigated the contribution of domain-specific academic self-concepts and interests as well as gender stereotypes to these gender differences. Students’ gender role attitudes (GRAs) and their r…
Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about linguistic and cultural diversity in schools
We investigated pre-service teachers’ beliefs about linguistic and cultural diversity in schools and the extent to which these beliefs differ between students at the beginning and at the end of university teacher training using a sample of 1,319 pre-service teachers at different stages of study from a large public university in Germany. Given the cross-sectional nature of our data, comparisons of the different student groups (Semesters 1–2 vs. Se…
Instructional support in inquiry-based elementary school science classes
Inquiry-based science instruction has been proposed as an optimal learning environment for language-integrated teaching. While its potential for developing both content knowledge and language skills has been shown for students with limited language proficiency, research focusing on mainstream classrooms has mainly considered domain-specific learning. Despite the effectiveness of inquiry-based science instruction for student outcomes, research on …
Structure and associations of science vocabulary, general academic vocabulary, and science knowledge
We examined the structure of domain-specific academic science vocabulary, general academic vocabulary, and conceptual science knowledge and their impact on each other across two measurement points in a sample of 388 German third graders. Results show that the three constructs can be empirically differentiated. The high latent correlation between science vocabulary and general academic vocabulary suggests that science vocabulary is a language-rela…
Number of books at home as an indicator of socioeconomic status
The present study investigates the incremental validity of the traditional books-at-home measure and selected extensions (i.e., number of children’s books and number of ebooks) for explaining students’ academic achievement as measured by their academic language comprehension. Using multiple linear regressions, we additionally explore the role of the source of information (i.e., whether information is given by parents or children). Based on cross-…
Professional development for language support in science classrooms
We investigate the effectiveness of professional development (PD) aimed at promoting teachers' language-support skills in elementary school science instruction. In a 2-year quasi-experimental field trial study with 32 teachers in Germany, an intervention group (IG) and a control group (CG) received PD for teaching selected science topics; the IG additionally received PD for language support. Strong treatment effects emerged on teachers’ language-…
Ignorieren Grundschulkinder Konnektoren? — Untersuchung einer bildungssprachlichen Komponente
The Role of Academic‐Language Features for Reading Comprehension of Language‐Minority Students and Students From Low‐ SES Families
Academic language is frequently assumed to be especially challenging for students from families of low socioeconomic status ( SES ) and even more so for language‐minority students. Due to their often especially disadvantaged position regarding socioeconomic background and exposure to the language of instruction, language minority students are considered to suffer from a double disadvantage when processing complex academic language. To test this a…
Number of books at home as an indicator of socioeconomic status
The present study investigates the incremental validity of the traditional books-at-home measure and selected extensions (i.e., number of children’s books and number of ebooks) for explaining students’ academic achievement as measured by their academic language comprehension. Using multiple linear regressions, we additionally explore the role of the source of information (i.e., whether information is given by parents or children). Based on cross-…
The Role of Academic‐Language Features for Reading Comprehension of Language‐Minority Students and Students From Low‐ SES Families
Academic language is frequently assumed to be especially challenging for students from families of low socioeconomic status ( SES ) and even more so for language‐minority students. Due to their often especially disadvantaged position regarding socioeconomic background and exposure to the language of instruction, language minority students are considered to suffer from a double disadvantage when processing complex academic language. To test this a…
Professional development for language support in science classrooms
We investigate the effectiveness of professional development (PD) aimed at promoting teachers' language-support skills in elementary school science instruction. In a 2-year quasi-experimental field trial study with 32 teachers in Germany, an intervention group (IG) and a control group (CG) received PD for teaching selected science topics; the IG additionally received PD for language support. Strong treatment effects emerged on teachers’ language-…
Ignorieren Grundschulkinder Konnektoren? — Untersuchung einer bildungssprachlichen Komponente
The Role of Academic‐Language Features for Reading Comprehension of Language‐Minority Students and Students From Low‐ SES Families
Academic language is frequently assumed to be especially challenging for students from families of low socioeconomic status ( SES ) and even more so for language‐minority students. Due to their often especially disadvantaged position regarding socioeconomic background and exposure to the language of instruction, language minority students are considered to suffer from a double disadvantage when processing complex academic language. To test this a…
Professional development for language support in science classrooms
We investigate the effectiveness of professional development (PD) aimed at promoting teachers' language-support skills in elementary school science instruction. In a 2-year quasi-experimental field trial study with 32 teachers in Germany, an intervention group (IG) and a control group (CG) received PD for teaching selected science topics; the IG additionally received PD for language support. Strong treatment effects emerged on teachers’ language-…
Number of books at home as an indicator of socioeconomic status
The present study investigates the incremental validity of the traditional books-at-home measure and selected extensions (i.e., number of children’s books and number of ebooks) for explaining students’ academic achievement as measured by their academic language comprehension. Using multiple linear regressions, we additionally explore the role of the source of information (i.e., whether information is given by parents or children). Based on cross-…
Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about linguistic and cultural diversity in schools
We investigated pre-service teachers’ beliefs about linguistic and cultural diversity in schools and the extent to which these beliefs differ between students at the beginning and at the end of university teacher training using a sample of 1,319 pre-service teachers at different stages of study from a large public university in Germany. Given the cross-sectional nature of our data, comparisons of the different student groups (Semesters 1–2 vs. Se…
Instructional support in inquiry-based elementary school science classes
Inquiry-based science instruction has been proposed as an optimal learning environment for language-integrated teaching. While its potential for developing both content knowledge and language skills has been shown for students with limited language proficiency, research focusing on mainstream classrooms has mainly considered domain-specific learning. Despite the effectiveness of inquiry-based science instruction for student outcomes, research on …
Structure and associations of science vocabulary, general academic vocabulary, and science knowledge
We examined the structure of domain-specific academic science vocabulary, general academic vocabulary, and conceptual science knowledge and their impact on each other across two measurement points in a sample of 388 German third graders. Results show that the three constructs can be empirically differentiated. The high latent correlation between science vocabulary and general academic vocabulary suggests that science vocabulary is a language-rela…
Egalitarian gender role attitudes give girls the edge
Gender differences in reading and math have been reported for many years. Girls outperform boys in reading (representing a school domain stereotyped as female); boys often perform slightly better in math (a stereotypical male domain). Research has so far investigated the contribution of domain-specific academic self-concepts and interests as well as gender stereotypes to these gender differences. Students’ gender role attitudes (GRAs) and their r…
Academic achievement of refugee students at the end of primary school in Germany
To date, little is known about refugee children’s academic achievement in primary education in Germany. This study addressed this gap and examined achievement differences for refugee children compared to their peers with and without an immigrant background, as well as associated conditions at individual, family, and teacher levels. We analysed data from the “IQB Trends in Student Achievement 2021”. Multilevel analyses indicated that refugee child…
Discriminatory Climate and School Adjustment in Ethnically Minoritized Adolescents and Majority Adolescents
Discriminatory teacher beliefs and behaviors, as reflected in a discriminatory climate, are negatively related to student adjustment, but little is known about the classroom processes contributing to this relationship. This study investigated the role of teaching quality as a mechanism behind the associations between a discriminatory climate at school and students’ school adjustment. The study used PISA data collected in Germany in 2018 ( N = 294…
Kompetenzeinschätzungen von Grundschullehrkräften zum sprachbildenden Unterrichten im Fach Mathematik
Lehrkräfte sind aufgefordert, ihren Unterricht sprachbildend zu gestalten. Weitgehend unklar ist, wie die dafür nötigen Kompetenzen ausgeprägt sind und mit Lerngelegenheiten, Unterrichtsaktivitäten und dem Lernerfolg der Schüler:innen zusammenhängen. Auf Basis der Daten von 1059 Grundschullehrkräften aus dem IQB-Bildungstrend 2021 wird daher untersucht, wie subjektive Kompetenzeinschätzungen (Wissen, Überzeugungen) zur Umsetzung eines sprachbilde…
Perceived discrimination of students from minoritized ethnic groups in Germany
Although numerous studies corroborated that perceived discrimination is a developmental risk factor for students from minoritized ethnic groups, less is known about conditions contributing to feelings of ethnic discrimination of adolescents, particularly in contexts outside the U.S. Based on a nationwide dataset, we investigate conditions of perceived discrimination among students from minoritized ethnic groups in Germany. We distinguish several …
Competent bilingualism of primary school children in Germany
This preregistered study examined learning conditions associated with becoming competent bilingual in two bilingual samples of primary school children in Germany. Using NEPS data, we analyzed 200 Russian-German and 135 Turkish-German second graders based on their competences in German (the majority language) and Russian or Turkish (the minority languages). Latent profile analyses identified two profiles in the Russian-German sample (Average Balan…
Number of books at home and student achievement
Considering the widespread use of the books-at-home index in empirical educational and social research, the goal of the present study is twofold: First, by considering two common variants of the books-at-home index (i.e., number of books for adults and number of books for children) and their relations to the home literacy environment (HLE), we aim to provide further insight into the mechanisms underlying the relation between the number of books a…
Psychology (9 works) · Mathematics education (7 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Academic achievement (5 works) · German (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works)