Language Skills of Newly Immigrated Students in Mainstream Education (SpraNZiR)
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| Data Set Published on | 03.04.2025 |
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| Current Version Available Since | 03.04.2025 |
| Survey Period | 2022-2024 |
| Sample | Students (N=344) |
| Survey Unit | Students |
| Measured Competencies | German Reading Skills, German Receptive Vocabulary, Language Awareness, English Receptive Vocabulary |
| Region | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Principal Investigators | Marx, Prof. Dr. Nicole |
| Data Producers | Marx, Prof. Dr. Nicole |
| Funded by | Mercator Institute for Literacy and Language Education |
| Link | https://mercator-institut.uni-koeln.de/forschung-entwicklung/aktuelle-projekte/sprachkompetenzen-neu-zugewanderter-schuelerinnen-und-schueler |
| Suggested Citation | Marx, N., Barberio, T., Twente, L., Fuchs, M., Eisenbeiß, S., von Dewitz, N., Bredthauer, S., & Goltsev, E. (2025) Sprachkompetenzen neuzugewanderter Schülerinnen und Schüler im Regelunterricht (SpraNZiR) [Language Skills of Newly Immigrated Students in Mainstream Education (SpraNZiR)] (Version 1) [Data set]. Berlin: IQB – Institut zur Qualitätsentwicklung im Bildungswesen. http://doi.org/10.5159/IQB_SpraNZiR_SUF_Off-site_v1 |
| Restriction Notice | A restriction notice (Sperrvermerk) exists with regard to the data of this study, i.e., some topics and variables have been blocked by the data producer(s) in order to protect ongoing research and publication projects of members of their institution(s). If you wish to apply for access to these data and would like further information on the restriction, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
Project description
The project examines the language skills of recently immigrated students in German (the language of instruction) and English (the first foreign language taught at school) and how these are related to each other. The data collection in the project was accompanied by a scoping review that looked at the state of research on academic and language skills of recently immigrated students to German-speaking countries. Two strategies were pursued to answer the research questions: First, the analysis of existing data (secondary data analysis, NEPS) and second, the collection of new data (primary data surveys). Various survey instruments and methods were used for the primary data surveys. Data was collected on reading skills in German, receptive vocabulary in German and English, and language awareness. The students were also asked about individual characteristics using a questionnaire. Newly immigrated students at lower secondary level in North Rhine-Westphalia who have been attending school in Germany for at least one year and are already (partially) integrated into mainstream education took part in the survey. The comparison group consists of students from the same classes and grades who have been attending German schools since the beginning of first grade. In total, data is available from 344 students in grades 5-10. The results provide initial insights into the language skills of newly immigrated pupils compared to their peers in regular classes and serve as a basis for further projects. (IQB)
Blank data sets
For a first overview of the data set and its variables, dummy data sets containing the variables used and the value labels relating to them are provided for download here.
- SpraNZiR Survey (SPSS)
- SpraNZiR Vocabulary English (SPSS)
- SpraNZiR Vocabulary German (SPSS)
- SpraNZiR Language Awareness (SPSS)
- SpraNZiR Reading (SPSS)
- SpraNZiR Basic (SPSS)
Documentation
Here you can find further documentation:
SpraNZiR Final Report- SpraNZiR Scaling manual
- SpraNZiR Codebook Basic
- SpraNZiR Codebook Survey
- SpraNZiR Codebook Reading
- SpraNZiR Codebook Sprachbewusstheit
- SpraNZiR Codebook Vocabulary German
- SpraNZiR Codebook Vocabulary English
- SpraNZiR Sample
- SpraNZiR Vocabulary Test German English
- SpraNZiR Questionnaire
Literature
Selected literature is listed here (as of April 2025).
2025
Marx, N., Barberio, T., Twente, L., Fuchs, M., Eisenbeiß, S., von Dewitz, N., Bredthauer, S., & Goltsev, E. (2025). Sprachkompetenzen neuzugewanderter Schülerinnen und Schüler im Regelunterricht (SpraNZiR) (Version 1) [Datensatz]. Berlin: IQB - Institut zur Qualitätsentwicklung im Bildungswesen. https://doi.org/10.5159/IQB_SpraNZiR_SUF_Off-site_v1
2024
Caspari, C. & Marx, N. (2024). OSF Project: Language Skills of Immigrant Schoolchildren in Germany: A Re-Analysis of the NEPS Panel Study Data. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/qm75k
Marx, N., Barberio, T., Twente, L. R., Fuchs, M., Eisenbeiß, S., von Dewitz, N. & Bredthauer, S. (2024). Abschlussbericht zum Projekt „Sprachkompetenzen neuzugewanderter Schülerinnen und Schüler im Regelunterricht“ (01.2021-06.2024). Köln: Kölner UniversitätsPublikationsServer. Verfügbar unter https://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/73168/
2023
Goltsev, E. & von Dewitz, N. (2023). Studien zu schulisch relevanten Kompetenzen neu zugewanderter Schüler*innen – Ein Scoping Review zur aktuellen Forschungslandschaft. Zeitschrift für interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht, 2(28), 267–288. https://doi.org/10.48694/zif.3732
Claus Caspari & Nicole Marx. (2022) Language Skills of Immigrant Schoolchildren in Germany: a Re-Analysis of the NEPS Panel Study Data. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3VQE6