Publications

New IEA Publication: PIRLS 2021 Technical Report

IEA has recently published the Methods and Procedures: PIRLS 2021 Technical Report. The report includes information on the development and implementation of PIRLS 2021 and on the way of reporting of the findings. Chapter 1 to 3 introduces to study instruments, chapter 4 to 7 give an overview of the data collection, and chapters 8 to 15 present how the data collected was analyzed and reported.

Commissioned Paper: Using PIAAC to Examine Characteristics

The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) related publication should provide information on how to support adults in the U.S. who began but did not complete educational qualifications.

Educational Research and Innovation: Is Education Losing the Race With Technology? AI’S Progress in Maths and Reading

This report follows up an earlier pilot study, collecting expert evaluations of how well artificial intelligence (AI) can do the literacy and numeracy tests of the OECD Survey of Adult Skills of the Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).

Are Students Ready to Take on Environmental Challenges? (PISA)

Are students ready to take on environmental challenges? The current PISA publication discusses this question. The report uses data from PISA 2006 and 2015 assessments when Science was the main assessment domain and from PISA 2018 Global Competence framework. The publication gives insight into the level of awareness of students regarding environmental issues and their willingness to take action. Finally, it discusses how education can better prepare students to face environmental problems.

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PIRLS 2021 Encyclopedia Released

This publication provides a profile of reading and language instruction in participating countries and benchmark systems based on their answers to the PIRLS 2021 curriculum questionnaire and their dedicated encyclopedia chapters. Given the relevance of the topic, the encyclopedia also describes the educational challenges and innovations arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.