Roland Happ
Biographic Data
| ID | 6207789 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roland Happ |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roland |
| FAMILY NAME | Happ |
| SIGNATURE | HAPP R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6829-2909 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Islamic financial concepts and personal characteristics as inhibitors in understanding Western economic and financial concepts? - Findings from a qualitative interview study of young adults with a Mus…
In Germany, economic and financial concepts are characterized by the prevailing Western economic legal system. These are not always in line with the economic and financial concepts in Islam (e.g., prohibition of interests in Islamic law). The more important Islamic financial institutions are in a country, the stronger the impact of Islamic financial principles on the economic and financial knowledge of the population. People who migrated from pre…
Improving study admission through entry diagnostics using a validated subject-specific test
According to teaching-learning theories, interventions in educational practice require a valid diagnosis of students’ learning preconditions. Cognitive dispositions at the beginning of studies are the strongest predictor of knowledge acquisition. In the context of increasing numbers of beginning students with heterogeneous preconditions, valid entry diagnostics are indispensable to inform education practitioners about students’ study-related prec…
The Influence of Refugee Students’ Personal Characteristics on Study Success in Online Education
There is little research on the study success factors of refugee students in higher education. One approach to meeting the growing global demands is to provide online education specifically for refugees. This study examines specific personal characteristics of refugee students and their influence on success and retention in online education. Individual factors such as intrinsic motivation and language proficiency, cognitive functioning, and socio…
How migration background affects master degree students’ knowledge of business and economics
In this study, we examine the knowledge of students in a master program in business and economics and explore whether migration-specific influences can be determined. We tested the knowledge of 1,451 students from 40 universities in Germany in the content areas of accounting, finance, and microeconomics. Migration background had a significant influence on the knowledge of master degree students in these three areas. Based on our empirical results…
Results from the test of economic literacy in Germany and Japan
University lecturers and coordinators of business and economics courses around the world are faced with the challenge that beginning students in these courses have heterogeneous entry conditions in terms of personal characteristics. This article focuses on the economic knowledge of German and Japanese beginning students in a business and economics degree programme. The German and Japanese versions of the US-American Test of Economic Literacy were…
Validity and fairness of a new entry diagnostics test in higher education economics
The relationship among gender, interest in economic topics, media use, and the economic knowledge of students at vocational schools
The results of numerous studies indicate that male students achieve better results on economic knowledge tests than their female classmates. Although this phenomenon has been known for a long time, the gender-specific mechanisms of this gap have not been explored in depth. According to social and educational scientific theories and the current state of research, interest and media use could be related to gender. In this study, we administered a G…
Gender-specific differences in economic competence
Ethics and Fairness in Assessing Learning Outcomes in Higher Education
Strukturanalyse eines kognitiven Messinstruments im Multiple Choice-Format
Despite considerable progress in the development of computer-based, simulative, and adaptive assessment tools, traditional paper-pencil performance tests are predominantly used in education research and practice. On closer examination, however, the internal structure of these tests reveals aspects that remain unnoticed if only standard testing parameters, usually determined in pilot studies, are considered for the assessment. We use the German ve…
Young adults’ knowledge and understanding of personal finance in Germany
In recent years, the financial education of young adults has gained importance in Germany; however, very few valid test instruments to assess the knowledge and understanding of personal finance are suitable for use in Germany. In this article, we describe results of a survey in which experts in Germany in areas related to personal finance judged the relevance of the items of the American Council of Economic Education’s Test of Financial Literacy …
Assessing the previous economic knowledge of beginning students in Germany
Study-related prior knowledge plays a decisive role in business and economics degree courses. Prior knowledge has a significant influence on knowledge acquisition in higher education, and teachers need information on it to plan their introductory courses accordingly. Very few studies have been conducted of first-year students’ prior economic knowledge or differences among students in such knowledge. In this article, the prior economic knowledge a…
Gender Effects in Assessment of Economic Knowledge and Understanding
Gender effects in large-scale assessments have become an increasingly important research area within and across countries. Yet few studies have linked differences in assessment results of male and female students in higher education to construct-relevant features of the target construct. This paper examines gender effects on students’ economic content knowledge with a focus on construct-relevant explanations. Moreover, we compare gender effects c…
The relationship among gender, interest in economic topics, media use, and the economic knowledge of students at vocational schools
The results of numerous studies indicate that male students achieve better results on economic knowledge tests than their female classmates. Although this phenomenon has been known for a long time, the gender-specific mechanisms of this gap have not been explored in depth. According to social and educational scientific theories and the current state of research, interest and media use could be related to gender. In this study, we administered a G…
Assessing the previous economic knowledge of beginning students in Germany
Study-related prior knowledge plays a decisive role in business and economics degree courses. Prior knowledge has a significant influence on knowledge acquisition in higher education, and teachers need information on it to plan their introductory courses accordingly. Very few studies have been conducted of first-year students’ prior economic knowledge or differences among students in such knowledge. In this article, the prior economic knowledge a…
Ethics and Fairness in Assessing Learning Outcomes in Higher Education
Young adults’ knowledge and understanding of personal finance in Germany
In recent years, the financial education of young adults has gained importance in Germany; however, very few valid test instruments to assess the knowledge and understanding of personal finance are suitable for use in Germany. In this article, we describe results of a survey in which experts in Germany in areas related to personal finance judged the relevance of the items of the American Council of Economic Education’s Test of Financial Literacy …
Gender Effects in Assessment of Economic Knowledge and Understanding
Gender effects in large-scale assessments have become an increasingly important research area within and across countries. Yet few studies have linked differences in assessment results of male and female students in higher education to construct-relevant features of the target construct. This paper examines gender effects on students’ economic content knowledge with a focus on construct-relevant explanations. Moreover, we compare gender effects c…
Assessing the previous economic knowledge of beginning students in Germany
Study-related prior knowledge plays a decisive role in business and economics degree courses. Prior knowledge has a significant influence on knowledge acquisition in higher education, and teachers need information on it to plan their introductory courses accordingly. Very few studies have been conducted of first-year students’ prior economic knowledge or differences among students in such knowledge. In this article, the prior economic knowledge a…
Strukturanalyse eines kognitiven Messinstruments im Multiple Choice-Format
Despite considerable progress in the development of computer-based, simulative, and adaptive assessment tools, traditional paper-pencil performance tests are predominantly used in education research and practice. On closer examination, however, the internal structure of these tests reveals aspects that remain unnoticed if only standard testing parameters, usually determined in pilot studies, are considered for the assessment. We use the German ve…
Young adults’ knowledge and understanding of personal finance in Germany
In recent years, the financial education of young adults has gained importance in Germany; however, very few valid test instruments to assess the knowledge and understanding of personal finance are suitable for use in Germany. In this article, we describe results of a survey in which experts in Germany in areas related to personal finance judged the relevance of the items of the American Council of Economic Education’s Test of Financial Literacy …
The relationship among gender, interest in economic topics, media use, and the economic knowledge of students at vocational schools
The results of numerous studies indicate that male students achieve better results on economic knowledge tests than their female classmates. Although this phenomenon has been known for a long time, the gender-specific mechanisms of this gap have not been explored in depth. According to social and educational scientific theories and the current state of research, interest and media use could be related to gender. In this study, we administered a G…
Gender-specific differences in economic competence
Ethics and Fairness in Assessing Learning Outcomes in Higher Education
Validity and fairness of a new entry diagnostics test in higher education economics
The Influence of Refugee Students’ Personal Characteristics on Study Success in Online Education
There is little research on the study success factors of refugee students in higher education. One approach to meeting the growing global demands is to provide online education specifically for refugees. This study examines specific personal characteristics of refugee students and their influence on success and retention in online education. Individual factors such as intrinsic motivation and language proficiency, cognitive functioning, and socio…
How migration background affects master degree students’ knowledge of business and economics
In this study, we examine the knowledge of students in a master program in business and economics and explore whether migration-specific influences can be determined. We tested the knowledge of 1,451 students from 40 universities in Germany in the content areas of accounting, finance, and microeconomics. Migration background had a significant influence on the knowledge of master degree students in these three areas. Based on our empirical results…
Results from the test of economic literacy in Germany and Japan
University lecturers and coordinators of business and economics courses around the world are faced with the challenge that beginning students in these courses have heterogeneous entry conditions in terms of personal characteristics. This article focuses on the economic knowledge of German and Japanese beginning students in a business and economics degree programme. The German and Japanese versions of the US-American Test of Economic Literacy were…
Improving study admission through entry diagnostics using a validated subject-specific test
According to teaching-learning theories, interventions in educational practice require a valid diagnosis of students’ learning preconditions. Cognitive dispositions at the beginning of studies are the strongest predictor of knowledge acquisition. In the context of increasing numbers of beginning students with heterogeneous preconditions, valid entry diagnostics are indispensable to inform education practitioners about students’ study-related prec…
Islamic financial concepts and personal characteristics as inhibitors in understanding Western economic and financial concepts? - Findings from a qualitative interview study of young adults with a Mus…
In Germany, economic and financial concepts are characterized by the prevailing Western economic legal system. These are not always in line with the economic and financial concepts in Islam (e.g., prohibition of interests in Islamic law). The more important Islamic financial institutions are in a country, the stronger the impact of Islamic financial principles on the economic and financial knowledge of the population. People who migrated from pre…
Psychology (13 works) · Economics (8 works) · Higher education (6 works) · Innovations in Educational Methods (6 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · German (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Test (biology (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works)