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Education for Citizenship in Times of Global Change - ICCS 2022 International Report

Key findings and international results from the third cycle of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study.

Note:
Correction to table 3.12: Changes in percentages of students at or above proficiency Level B across ICCS cycles: Cyprus did not participate in the 2016 cycle of ICCS. Data for 2016 applies to Bulgaria (53%). Updated PDF to follow.

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PIRLS 2021 International Results in Reading

Nearly 60 countries around the world participated in PIRLS 2021, the fifth cycle of IEA’s PIRLS since its inception in 2001. PIRLS 2021 International Results in Reading presents findings collected from data from about 400,000 students, 380,000 parents, 20,000 teachers, and 13,000 schools.

Methods and Procedures: PIRLS 2021 Technical Report

The technical report documents the methods and procedures used to develop, implement, and report the results of PIRLS 2021. PIRLS 2021 incorporated two major advances in international reading assessment at the fourth grade, including transitioning from paper to digital assessment and implementing a group adaptive assessment design.

PIRLS 2021 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Reading

The PIRLS 2021 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Reading presents a profile of reading and language instruction in each of the countries and benchmarking systems that participated in PIRLS 2021. Representatives prepared a chapter describing the country’s education system, reading curriculum, and the educational challenges and innovations arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

TIMSS 2023 Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors Framework

The TIMSS 2023 Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors Framework describes the expansion of TIMSS 2023 Context Questionnaires to include information about the environmental attitudes and behaviors of students as well as the environmental practices of parents, teachers, and schools.

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Teachers for Change: Strategies for Sustainability in the Classroom and Beyond

Teachers are key to developing ESD, which teaches the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes learners require to take informed actions for the environment and society. This Teacher Snippet provides relevant classroom examples that help students actively practice citizenship and sustainability at schools, how this benefits wider communities, and the importance of student-centered learning using insights and data from ICCS 2022.

June 2023: Early learning activities matter for girls' and boys' mathematics and science achievement

Engaging children in home learning activities, such as singing songs, writing numbers, etc., is associated with increased students' fourth-grade mathematics and science achievement. This brief examines the potential policy implications using data from TIMSS 2019.

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April 2023: How Prepared Were Schools and Teachers for Remote Teaching and Learning?

The frequency with which teachers used computer activities to teach a class varied across education systems. This brief examines schools’ and teachers’ readiness for remote teaching, learning, and opportunities available to improve the online delivery of remote learning experiences.

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September 2022: The role of investment in ICT resources and teachers' professional development

Data from IEA's International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) Teacher Panel present an increase in the use of ICT. This brief examines how changes in the availability of school ICT resources and recent participation in ICT-related professional development relate to increases in teachers' use of ICT.

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April 2022: 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

Using IEA’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 data, this brief explores the relationship between students’ gender, their confidence and achievement in mathematics and science, and their aspirations to pursue careers in these fields.

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