International Study of Computer and Information Literacy
ICILS 2013
The IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) will examine the outcomes of student computer and information literacy (CIL) education across countries. Computer and information literacy refers to an individual’s ability to use computers to investigate, create, and communicate in order to participate effectively at home, at school, in the workplace, and in the community.
The assessment of CIL will be authentic and computer-based. It will incorporate multiple-choice and constructed response items based on realistic stimulus material; software simulations of generic applications so that students are required to complete an action in response to an instruction; and authentic tasks that require students to modify and create information products using “live” computer software applications.
The student questionnaire will gather information about computer use in and out of school, attitudes to technology, self-reported computer proficiency, and background characteristics. Teacher and school questionnaires will ask about computer use, computing resources, and relevant policies and practices. A number of items will link to SITES 2006.
The national context survey will collect systemic data on education policies and practices for developing computer and information literacy, expertise of teachers, and digital technology resources in schools.
Target Population
The main population to be surveyed will include all students enrolled in the grade that represents eight years of schooling, counting from the first year of ISCED Level 1, provided that the mean age at the time of testing is at least 13.5 years. For most countries the target grade would be Grade 8. In addition, the assessment will be offered (using a modified set of assessment modules) as an option for Grade 4.
Schedule
The first meeting of the ICILS National Research Coordinators will take place in Amsterdam, June 21–25, 2010. The project aims to develop and elaborate the assessment framework in 2010, develop and pilot survey instruments over 2011, conduct a field trial in the first half of 2012, and collect data at the beginning of 2013 (Northern Hemisphere) and at the end of 2013 (Southern Hemisphere), with reporting in November 2014.
Management
The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) will serve as the International Study Center for ICILS. ACER staff, including Project Coordinator Dr. John Ainley and Research Director Mr. Julian Fraillon, will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project. Instrument development and some data analysis and psychometric work will also be centred at the International Study Center and overseen by Dr. Wolfram Schulz.
As with other IEA studies, ICILS will be a collaborative effort of project management staff at the International Study Center, the IEA Secretariat, and the IEA Data Processing and Research Center (DPC).
Funding
The total participation fees applicable for the ICILS project will be assessed in two currencies. The fee will be 15,000 USD and 15,000 EUR per year for one grade or 22,500 USD and 22,500 EUR per year for two grades, for each of the five years of the project (2010–2014).
For more information, please contact
http://forms.acer.edu.au/icils/index.html
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