Institute of Education

Publications

• Book

  Abashkin V., Abdrakhmanova G., Demidkina O. V. et al.

  Digital Economy: 2026 : Pocket Data Book

  This pocket data book contains the main indicators reflecting the relevance of digital technologies for enterprises and individuals, the activity of ICT sector enterprises, the infrastructure and personnel of the digital economy.

  The data book includes information of the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, European Statistical Office (Eurostat), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UNESCO, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and results of methodological and analytical studies of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.

  In some cases, the presented data specify those published earlier.

  M.: HSE ISSEK, 2026.

• Article

  Павлова А. А., Ying Z., Chungang H. et al.

  Low math anxiety prevents math achievement decline for urban but not rural Chinese schoolchildren

  Across a number of countries, rural schoolchildren systematically underperform in math in comparison with their urban counterparts. To plan targeted interventions, it is important to understand if there are any differences in factors influencing math performance in rural and urban areas. The purpose of the study was to compare the association between math performance, socio-demographic variables, nonverbal intelligence, and math anxiety in rural and urban China. The sample consists of 1,412 urban schoolchildren (51% females, M = 12.04) and 1,032 rural schoolchildren (50% females, M = 13.63). Raven’s Progressive Matrices were used to measure nonverbal intelligence, and the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale served as a measurement tool for math anxiety. Overall, nonverbal intelligence is positively associated with math performance, whereas math anxiety is negatively associated. In contrast to the subtle decline in math performance with age in urban regions, in rural areas, math performance deteriorates sharply, widening the achievement gap over time. Notably, high nonverbal intelligence, low math anxiety, and high maternal education hinder the decline in math performance in urban areas, whereas in rural areas, only high nonverbal intelligence attenuates the decline. Furthermore, in urban areas, females show lower math achievement and higher math anxiety than males, while no gender differences are observed for rural areas. Potential explanations of the difference between rural and urban contexts and practical implementation are discussed.

  Frontiers in Psychology. 2025. No. 16.

• Book chapter

  Pavel S. Sorokin, Vyatskaya Y., Chernenko S.

  Higher education system development in Russia. In search of increasing contribution to socioeconomic transformation

  This chapter looks at the transformations of the Russian higher education system with special attention to the most recent years, beginning from 2020. Currently, socioeconomic development is problematic, and the external pressures (international sanctions and risks of “brain drain” as well as social tensions) are unprecedentedly high, which demands that higher education institutions produce a greater impact on economic growth, technological modernization, and social cohesion. Instead of one-sided integration in the international field and adaptation of Western approaches to policies and procedures (i.e., Bologna process), new models of policymaking are principally being launched. The priority for higher education policy now is engaging students and young scholars in both world-class fundamental research and applied projects. Participation in research and development activities becomes an essential and obligatory part of the education process. These are the core features of the program “Priority 2030” (issued in 2021). The chapter further looks at other key initiatives in higher education policy, including the federal project “Platform of University Technological Entrepreneurship” and the “World Class Research Centers” project, demonstrating a variety of ways how higher education institutions are being pushed toward producing more impact by, for instance, generating tens of thousands of students start-ups and launching university start-up studios.

  In bk.: Transformations of Higher Education in BRICS. Policy, Procedures, and Practice. Abingdon: Routledge, 2025. Ch. 6. P. 105-135.

• Working paper

  Antipkina I., Ivanov A., Guzhelya D.

  Explicit continuum scale format reduces the ceiling effect in self-report questionnaires comparing to Likert response format

  This study presents a methodology for developing a new questionnaire format called explicit continuum scenario scales, in the example of a client focus questionnaire. Elements of the Rasch Guttman scenario scale methodology were used in its development. In three consequent studies, different aspects of the scale functioning were investigated. In Study 1, on the sample of 100 respondents, it was shown that the explicit continuum scale produces reliable results and helps avoid the ceiling effect shown in the Likert response format version of the client focus questionnaire. In Study 2, the scale was administered in a competition environment, in a sample of 735 people. Despite the positive shift of scores, the instrument shows excellent psychometric characteristics and still resists the ceiling effect. In Study 3, new items were included, and the scale was presented in an interactive format. In the sample of 65,000 university students, it demonstrated the robustness of its psychometrics characteristics including dimensionality. The results of the three studies show that the explicit continuum format has the advantage of the stable dimensionality similar to the expanded format and is promising for measurement in social sciences.

  Basic research program. WP BRP. National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2024