EXPLORE WORLDWIDE STUDIES

The ILSA Gateway provides information by and for researchers involved in educational studies throughout the world. To learn more about the various ILSAs, find out about important developments, and access a broad array of study-related materials, you can explore and navigate the site by study, by theme, or through an ILSA search. 

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Studies

The gateway offers a central point of entry to comprehensive information on ILSAs in education - regardless of whether they include a cognitive assessment component - conducted by IEA and other organizations, including but not limited to CONFEMEN, IDB, OECD, SACMEQ, UNESCO, and the World Bank.

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Factsheets

Fact Sheets

Basic information on each study in a standardized format and links to study websites

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Frameworks

Frameworks

Theoretical and conceptual foundations of assessments, questionnaires, and surveys

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Design

Designs

Sampling, data gathering, translation, and quality control approaches

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Results

Results

Explanations about scale creation, lists of scales, overview of main findings

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Data

Data

Procedures of analysis, characteristics of ILSA data, types and formats of data files

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Papers

Papers

Articles on secondary analyses or other issues related to the various ILSAs

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Visuals

Materials

Visual presentations, such as video files and infographics, accompanying the studies

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Organization

Organization

Initiators and directors, funding and management, contact details, authors

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