IDBAnalyzer_Setup.exe [filesize: ~45 MB]
The IDB Analyzer help file is included in the above installer and can be accessed by pressing the F1 key.
Data sets on CD can be ordered from the IEA Secretariat.
To order, e-mail: department(at)iea.nl.
The IEA DPC assists study participants with their national databases and prepares the international database for each study.
Data from IEA Studies
Fifty years of IEA research have resulted in a wealth of data on numerous aspects of international education. There are a number of resources available to support researchers interested in secondary analysis of IEA data. The data are managed by the IEA Data Processing and Research Center (DPC) and are available free of charge.
IEA Study Data Repository
Data and documentation files from several completed IEA studies are available online at the IEA Study Data Repository. The studies include CIVED, ICCS, PIRLS (2001, 2006), the Reading Literacy Study (1991, 2001), SITES (Module 1, 2006), TIMSS (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007), and TIMSS Advanced (1995, 2008). Data from ongoing studies will be added after the release of the respective international databases.
IDB Analyzer
The International Database (IDB) Analyzer is a plug-in application developed by the DPC to facilitate the analysis of data from IEA's large-scale assessments, such as TIMSS, PIRLS, and SITES. It creates SPSS code that can be used with SPSS to conduct statistical analyses, taking into account the complex sample structure of the databases.
The software allows you to combine data from different countries for cross-country analysis and to select specific subsets of variables. It provides several different procedures for analysis, such as the computation of means or percentages of any background variable of interest for a whole country or subgroup within a population.
A version of the IDB Analyzer for PISA is also available.
NCES International Data Explorer
Developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the International Data Explorer allows you to explore data from PIRLS 2006 and TIMSS 2007.
Other resources
Other resources for researchers working with IEA data include:
- IERI training academies, offered regularly to help statisticians and researchers develop expertise in the use of large-scale international databases
- conferences to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing of research findings related to IEA studies
- awards for high-quality empirical research that makes use of IEA data.