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PIRLS Schedule

2004

  • PIRLS 2006 Framework printed and posted on webNovember 2004
  • Third National Research Coordinator Meeting to review items for the field test November 7-12, 2004

2005

  • Conduct Field TestMarch-April 2005
  • Fourth National Research Coordinator Meeting to train for scoring field test constructed-response itemsMarch 2005
  • Fifth National Research Coordinator Meeting to finalize instrumentsAugust 2005
  • Main Data Collection - Southern HemisphereOctober–December 2005

2006

  • Main data collection - Northern HemisphereMarch-June 2006
  • Sixth National Research Coordinator Meeting to train for scoring main survey constructed-response items (Northern Hemisphere)March 2006
  • Prepare international database, conduct analyses, and produce PIRLS 2006 Encyclopedia and PIRLS 2006 International ReportSeptember 2006-October 2007
  • Seventh National Research Coordinator Meeting to review analysis and reporting plansDecember 2006

2007

  • Eighth National Research Coordinator Meeting to review draft international report June 2007
  • ISC/IEA conduct international press conference to release International ReportNovember 28, 2007, 10:00 a.m. est

2008

  • Release International Database and User GuideFebruary 2008