Publications

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.

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.

Authored by A. Clerkin and E. Delaney at the Education Research Centre in Ireland, this latest edition of the IEA Compass: Briefs in Education series explores how data from ILSAs has influenced education reform policy in Ireland. It provides a fascinating look at how one country successfully used evidence from IEA studies to inform its national education strategy—offering a example for policymakers worldwide who may wish to leverage ILSA data in their own national contexts.

The SEA-PLM Compendium provides educators with public reading and mathematics items from the 2019 assessment cycle, offering valuable tools to improve teaching in literacy and numeracy.

The ICILS 2023 International Report was launched on 12 November at Aarhus University, Copenhagen. The report highlights trends in students’ Computer and Information Literacy (CIL) and Computational Thinking (CT), offering key insights for policy and practice.

A study by ACER, commissioned by DFAT, highlights the importance of including teachers' insights in education reforms across Vanuatu, Lao PDR, and Timor-Leste. The research gathered input from teachers and classroom observations to inform strategies for improving teaching practices and student learning.

The technical report of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study
(ICCS) 2022 sheds light on the technical aspects of the study, offering transparency into its methodologies and ensuring the reliability of its findings.

Discover how teachers can integrate socioemotional skills into education with insights from the ERCE 2019 study by UNESCO. This publication offers conceptual and practical tools to help incorporate socioemotional learning in primary education.

Explore how child empowerment is evolving amid digitalization, globalization, and climate change. This OECD report examines children's well-being, participation in decision-making, and the role of schools and media education in fostering empowerment.

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.