ÜGK / COFO / VECOF 2024, Language of Schooling and Mathematics, Grade 4 (HarmoS)

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Methods

Method description

Large scale assessment (LSA) using computer-assisted classroom tests; includes student and parents questionnaire.

Method (instruments)

Other method instrument

Large scale assessment (LSA) using computer-assisted classroom tests; includes student and parents questionnaire.

Population, unit of observation

The target population included all students in the 4th year of the HarmoS curriculum who were enrolled in a public or private school, followed a Swiss national curriculum, and were taught in one of the three languages: German, French, or Italian. Nationwide, the target population comprised approximately 88,000 students from nearly 5,000 schools. Special education schools were omitted due to methodological constraints. Exclusion criteria for students were limited to cognitive or functional impairments or insufficient proficiency in the language of instruction, while academic underperformance or disciplinary issues did not constitute grounds for exclusion.

Participant selection or sampling method (census, random sampling, other sampling method (specify))

See: Bollmann, S. S. (2026). Stichprobendesign, Gewichtung und Varianzschätzung. ÜGK / VECOF / COFO 2024, Schulsprache und Mathematik 4. Schuljahr. Technischer Bericht. Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft (IFE), Universität Zürich (UZH). https://doi.org/10.48620/90937

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