Prof. Dr. Frank Goldhammer
Professor
Rostocker Straße 6
60323
Frankfurt am Main
Projects
- DiFA – Digital Formative Assessment – Unfolding its full potential by combining psychometrics with learning analytics
- GEN-CORE – Generic Critical Online Reasoning in Higher Education
- ICILS 2028 – International Computer and Information Literacy Study
- MultiTex
- NEPS TBT: Work Package Technology Based Testing
- PISA-LDW – Assessing Competencies for Learning in the Digital World
- SchuMaS - Schule macht stark
- ZIB – Centre for International Student Assessment
Publications
Impact Stories
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Activities
| Period of time | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Since 09/2011 | Professorship for Educational and Psychological Assessment (Technology-Based Assessment and Instruction) at Goethe University Frankfurt a. M. and the Centre for International Student Assessment (ZIB); Head of the Centre for Technology Based Assessment (TBA) at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education |
| 2007 – 2011 | Academic staff member (psychometrics) in the Technology-Based Assessment project at DIPF |
| 2003 – 2007 | Academic staff member in the department of Psychological Methodology, Psychological Research Methods and Evaluation at Goethe University Frankfurt a. M. |
Academic Development
| Period of time | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Professorship (W3) for Methods of empirical educational research, Technical University Dortmund, Germany (declined) |
| 2014 | Professorship for Educational Evaluation at Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finnland (declined) |
| 2011 | Professorship (W3) for Educational-psychological Assessment with focus on technology, Goethe University Frankfurt a.M., Germany |
| 2006 | Doctoral examination at Goethe University Frankfurt a. M. |
| 1998 – 2003 | Studied Psychology at Goethe University Frankfurt a. M. |
| 1996 – 1997 | Studied Electrical Engineering at Technical University of Darmstadt |
Research Interests
- Technology-based assessment of learning outcomes and learning processes
- International large-scale assessment
- Use of process-related behavioral data from competence tests
- Modeling and experimental control of response speed
- Assessment of digital competencies and reading skills
Memberships and academic functions
| Period of time | Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020 | Chairman of the Working Group on International Educational Research – IEA in Germany e.V. | ||
| Since 2020 | Member of the board of the Centre for International Student Assessment (ZIB), second chairman | Since 2019 | Member of the OECD PISA 2025 Expert Group for the innovative domain “Learning in the Digital World” |
| Since 2013 | Editorial board of Technology, Knowledge and Learning | ||
| Since 2012 | Editorial board of Journal of Intelligence | ||
| Since 2010 | Member of selection panels and evaluator for the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
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Sep 09, 2026