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PIRLS 2021 Reading Development Group Meets in Rotterdam
In May 2018, the PIRLS 2021 Reading Development Group (RDG) held its 1st Meeting in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The RDG reviewed the updated PIRLS 2021 Framework and Item Writing Guidelines, and reviewed and revised literary and informational passages for PIRLS 2021.
Explore the PIRLS 2016 Results and Try Taking ePIRLS Yourself
The PIRLS 2016 International Results in Reading provide a comprehensive picture of how well fourth grade children can read. The 2016 cycle also marked the inauguration of ePIRLS. Try ePIRLS out for yourself — read online texts and navigate through websites before answering questions by a teacher avatar.
AIR's RISE Webinar Delves into PIRLS 2016 International Results
The webinar by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) explored the reading achievement of fourth grade students across the globe, and examined some United States results and trends in particular. PIRLS Executive Directors Ina V.S. Mullis and Michael O. Martin served as presenters.
TIMSS 2019 Countries Train in Item Scoring in Madrid
Hosted by the Instituto Nacional de Evaluación Educativa, nearly 200 representatives from the TIMSS 2019 countries met in Madrid, Spain, at the TIMSS 2019 4th National Research Coordinators Meeting. They spent the week training to score mathematics and science constructed-response items.
Spotlight: Spain
Having participated in TIMSS in 1995, 2011, and 2015, Spain’s education officials are keen on learning more about students’ achievement. “We really believe in assessment as a tool to improve our education,” said Carmen Tovar Sánchez, Director of the Instituto Nacional de Evaluación Educativa.
In Hamburg, PIRLS 2016 International Database Training and Launching PIRLS 2021
Participating countries concluded PIRLS and ePIRLS 2016 with International Database training, and kicked off PIRLS 2021 by updating the framework and reviewing informational and literary passages and context questionnaires.
Looking Back on PIRLS 2016 and Ahead to PIRLS 2021
IEA Hamburg researchers trained PIRLS 2016 countries in the IEA International Database Analyzer, commenting on the possibilities for analyzing PIRLS data. As PIRLS 2021 began, longtime National Research Coordinators reflected on 15 years of PIRLS.
PIRLS 2016 Release Held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris
The International Release of PIRLS 2016 and ePIRLS 2016 was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on December 5, 2017. IEA and UNESCO officials delivered opening remarks. Ina V.S. Mullis and Michael O. Martin of the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center presented the results of PIRLS and ePIRLS 2016.
TIMSS 2019 Countries Review Items and Scoring Guides in Melbourne
Representatives from the more than 60 countries in TIMSS 2019 traveled to Melbourne, Australia, in November 2017 to review mathematics and science items and scoring guides together, along with Problem Solving and Inquiry Tasks for eTIMSS 2019.
Spotlight: Australia
Australia has learned much about its students in the areas of mathematics and science education, with participation stretching to TIMSS' beginnings in 1995. “One of the big benefits of TIMSS is it provides us with background information that we don’t get from any other studies,” said Dr. Sue Thomson of ACER.
Important Dates
- NOV 5-8,
2018 - TIMSS 2019 Southern Hemisphere Scoring Training (Cape Town, South Africa)
- DEC 2-7,
2018 - PIRLS 2021 2nd National Research Coordinators meeting (Taipei City, Taiwan)
- OCT-DEC,
2018 - TIMSS 2019 Data Collection — Southern Hemisphere
- MAR 10-15,
2019 - TIMSS 2019 6th National Research Coordinators meeting (Cyprus)
