Miha Matjašič is a teaching assistant in the field of research in educa-tion and statistics at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His areas of expertise include qualitative and quantitative research methodolo-gies, applied survey methods, and statistical and data mining concepts, includ-ing multivariate analysis, significance testing, regression, decision trees, clus-tering, forecasting, sampling, simulation, and advanced modeling. In addition, he is pursuing a doctorate focused on developing research competencies and research-based teaching practices for pre-service teachers, with an emphasis on enhancing their ability to design, conduct, and effectively apply research in the classroom