Completed Studies

First administered in 16 countries in 1995, TIMSS Advanced 2008 assessed school-leaving students with special preparation in advanced mathematics and physics.

TIMSS 2007 was the fourth in a four-year cycle of assessments of mathematics and science. Previous assessments were given in 1995, 1999, and 2003.

SITES 2006 was an international comparative study of pedagogy and ICT use in schools. The study focused on the role of ICT in teaching and learning in mathematics and science classrooms.

PIRLS 2006 was the second, after PIRLS 2001, in a cycle of internationally comparative reading assessments carried out every five years. The study was designed to measure trends in children's reading literacy achievement and...

TIMSS 2003 was the third in a continuing cycle of international mathematics and science assessments conducted every four years. The study aimed to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science by providing data...

PIRLS 2001 was the first in a five-year cycle of assessments to measure trends in children's reading literacy achievement, and policy and practices related to literacy. The study examined three aspects of reading literacy:...

SITES-M2 was a qualitative study of innovative pedagogical practices using ICT. The study aimed to identify and describe innovations that were considered valuable by each country and that might be considered for large-scale...

The TIMSS 1999 Video Study was a cross-national investigation of classroom mathematics and science teaching at the eighth grade.

CIVED was carried out in two phases. In the first phase, researchers in several countries conducted qualitative case studies that examined the context and meaning of civic education. The observations from the case studies were...

TIMSS 1999 was the second in a series of IEA studies to measure trends in students' mathematics and science achievement. TIMSS 1999 measured progress in eighth grade students' learning of mathematics and science, and provided...

The aim of SITES-M1 was to help countries estimate their current position relative to other countries in the educational use of ICT.

Initially planned as a three-phase project, the Language Education Study aimed to describe the policies and curricula for language education and assess student achievement in language learning. Due to lack of funding, only...

TIMSS 1995 was the first in a four-year cycle of assessments of trends in students' mathematics and science achievement, now known as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.

PPP was a longitudinal study designed to explore the quality of life of preschool children in the various care and educational environments provided for them (such as preschools, child care centers, or family day care...

COMPED aimed to describe and analyze various aspects of the introduction and use of computers in participating countries.

The Reading Literacy Study examined levels of reading literacy across countries, as well as the nature of reading instruction and relationships between reading comprehension and aspects of the home and school environment.

The Written Composition Study examined the teaching and learning of written composition in schools in order to identify the associated beliefs and conventions.

The purpose of SISS was to examine science achievement and its correlates in participating countries, and to study trends in science achievement since the First International Science Study.

The Classroom Environment Study aimed to describe similarities and differences in the nature of teaching in classrooms, and to identify the teaching behaviors associated with better student achievement.

As with previous studies, SIMS examined mathematics education at three levels: curricula, classroom practices, and student achievement.

The Study of Civic Education aimed to investigate how and to what extent objectives of citizenship education were being achieved by education systems and what other influences beside the school (such as family, mass media, or...

The Study of French as a Foreign Language assessed performance in reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The study also investigated factors associated with the learning of French as a foreign language.

The Study of English as a Foreign Language employed a test of reading, listening, writing, and speaking. It also aimed to examine the relationship between level of achievement and student, teacher, school, and country...

The major objective of the Study of Literature Education was to assess the influence of schools and teachers of literature on the achievement of their students.

The Study of Reading Comprehension adopted, as measures of verbal ability, a test of reading comprehension, a brief test of reading speed, and a brief test of word knowledge.

FISS focused on three fields of science: biology, chemistry, and physics. The data were collected shortly after the introduction in many countries of reforms in science education.

FIMS was conducted to investigate the outcomes of various school systems in a field of schooling that was, at the time, undergoing various reforms in many countries.

The Pilot Twelve-Country Study aimed to investigate the feasibility of undertaking more extensive assessments of educational achievement.