PIRLS 2006 International Report

IEA's Progress in International Reading Literacy Study in Primary School in 40 Countries

By Ina V.S. Mullis, Michael O. Martin, Ann M. Kennedy, and Pierre Foy (2007), Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.

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• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1:International Student Achievement in Reading
• Chapter 2:Performance at the PIRLS 2006 International Benchmarks
• Chapter 3:Literacy-related Activities in the Home
• Chapter 4:Students’ Reading Attitudes, Self-Concept, and Out-of-School Activities
• Chapter 5:School Curriculum and Organization for Teaching Reading
• Chapter 6:Teachers and Reading Instruction
• Chapter 7:School Contexts
• Appendix A:Supplementary Information About PIRLS 2006 Procedures
• Appendix B:Multiple Comparisons of Average Achievement in Reading Purposes and Processes of Comprehension
• Appendix C:Percentiles and Standard Deviations of Reading Achievement
• Appendix D:Sample Passages, Questions, and Scoring Guides
• Appendix E:Item Descriptions Developed During the PIRLS 2006 Benchmarking
• Appendix F:Iceland and Norway—Fifth Grade Reading Achievement
• Appendix G:Organizations and Individuals Responsible for PIRLS 2006