ILSA-Gateway: TIMSS 2019 ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

TIMSS 2023 Restricted-Use Event Log Data Available

The TIMSS 2023 Restricted-Use Event Log data files, containing detailed records of students’ interactions during the assessment, are now available upon request. The files provide timestamped records of item responses, answer changes, and interactions with the assessment content. Comprehensive documentation is available to support users in understanding the recorded event types.

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LaNA 2023 Linking Study IDB Released

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IEA and the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College have released the LaNA 2023 Linking Study International Database (IDB), offering achievement and contextual data from participating education systems.

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LaNA 2023 Linking Study Report Now Available

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The LaNA (Literacy and Numeracy Assessment) 2023 Linking Study report is now available open-access online. Conducted by IEA and the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College, the study aimed to measure basic reading and mathematics skills at the primary school level.

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Title: IEA Compass Briefs: Teaching Quality and Student Achievement

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New insights from the Northern Lights project and TIMSS reveal how teaching quality impacts student success in Nordic primary schools. This brief highlights the importance of teacher support for creating engaging learning environments.

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IEA Compass Briefs: Hunger and Learning Environment: Global Patterns in Student Hunger and Disorderly Behavior in Math Lessons

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A new IEA Compass Brief explores the global impact of student hunger on learning environments and classroom behavior, using data from the TIMSS study to emphasize the importance of nutrition programs.

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IEA Compass: Briefs in Education Series January 2023

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The IEA Compass: Briefs in Education Series of January 2023 uses TIMSS 2019 data to address how cyberbullying is negatively associated with mathematics achievement in the eighth grade.

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International Handbook of Comparative Large-Scale Studies in Education: Perspectives, Methods and Findings

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The international handbook of comparative large-scale studies in education provides an overview of history, theory, aims, and methodology of international large-scale assessment (ILSA). It introduces how to analyze the ILSA data, and it describes exemplary how researchers have been using ILSA data to investigate the relationship between school climate and student outcomes. Many other aspects are covered by the handbook which concludes with an outlook to future potential of the ILSAs.

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New Series for Teachers: IEA’s Teacher Snippets

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The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has launched a publication series called “Teacher Snippets”, providing teachers and other interested parties with summarized findings from IEA international large-scale assessment (ILSA) studies and other research to give back to teachers. In this text, two of these snippets (related to sense of belonging to school and to strengthening positive reading attitudes) are introduced.

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Compass Brief: Missing out on Half of the World’s Potential: Fewer Female Than Male Top Achievers in Mathematics and Science Want a Career in These Fields

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Research from international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) shows that the achievement gaps between girls and boys in mathematics and science have narrowed or vanished. Nonetheless, girls are less likely to aspire a career in the mathematics related field according to the latest compass brief.