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National Educational Panel Study - Starting Cohort 8 Grade 5 (NEPS SC8 Grade 5)
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Sample details

NEPS is a longitudinal, multi-cohort study investigating the development of competencies and educational trajectories of individuals in Germany. Twelve years after the start of the first school cohort of fifth graders (NEPS SC3), NEPS established a second school cohort of fifth graders in German schools (NEPS SC8) to map the effects of changes over the last decade, including social and educational policies. Between 2022 and 2023, NEPS SC8 Grade 5 collected data from approximately 5,600 fifth-grade students, 3,000 parents, 200 school principals or members of the school management team, and 2,500 teachers. Participants have been followed up annually, and the study is ongoing.

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

5,641 (students)

3,267 (parents)

225 (schools)

2,496 (teachers)

Age at first data collection

Varied (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
Students who attend regular or special needs schools in Germany.

Sample features

Parents
Schools
Students
Teachers
Dataset details

Country

Germany

Year of first data collection

2022

Primary Institutions

University of Bamberg (Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg)

Links

dx.doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SC8:1.0.0

lifbi.de/en-us/Start/Research/Large-Scale-Projects/NEPS-National-Educational-Panel-Study

neps-studie.de/de-de/

lifbi.de/en-us/Start/Research/Large-Scale-Projects/NEPS-National-Educational-Panel-Study/Neps-Publications

variablesearch.lifbi.de/

Funders

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF) now known as Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, BMFTR)

Ongoing?
Yes

Data types collected

Quantitative data collection
  • Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
  • Interview – online
  • Interview – phone
Qualitative data collection
  • None
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • None
Features

Engagement

  • Community engagement
  • Keywords

    Cognitive function
    Competencies
    Education
    Health and wellbeing
    Households
    Parental support
    School environment
    School participation
    Sociodemographics
    Special educational needs (SEN)

    Consortia and dataset groups

    National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)
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