IEA, its proprietary assessment instruments, and studies are all the result of the choices and combination of elements by which the creator has expressed its creativity in an original matter, further to which a result has been achieved which is an intellectual creation and therefore protected as a copyright protected work, as stipulated in article 10 of the Dutch Copyright Act (“DCA”) and article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29/EC regarding the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (the “EU Copyright Directive”).The copyrights in these works are owned by the IEA. National versions of instruments are recognized as the joint venture and shared intellectual property of the IEA and the relevant participating institutions, and should be treated accordingly.
IEA has a strict Intellectual Property Policy in place regarding third-party use of its copyright protected instruments and studies. All publications and restricted use items by TIMSS, PIRLS and other IEA studies, and IEA, as well as translations thereof, are for non-commercial, educational and research purposes only. Prior permission is required when using IEA data sources for assessments or learning materials. IEA reserves the right to refuse copy deemed inappropriate or not properly sourced. IEA Intellectual Property Policy is interalia included on the TIMSS and PIRLS website, in which it is clearly stated that all accessible instruments and/or data are IEA proprietary copyright protected. Said webpages also contain links to its permission form, which should be submitted to the IEA prior to any use of its materials and/or instruments.
TIMSS, PIRLS, ICCS and ICILS are registered trademarks of IEA. Use of these trademarks without permission of IEA by others may constitute trademark infringement. Furthermore, the website and its contents, together with all online and/or printed publications and restricted use items by TIMSS, PIRLS and other IEA studies, and IEA are and will remain copyright of the IEA.
Exploitation, distribution, redistribution, reproduction and/or transmitting in any form or by any means, including electronic or mechanical methods such as photocopying, information storage and retrieval system of these publications, restricted use items, translations thereof and/or part thereof are prohibited unless written permission has been provided by the IEA.
When quoting and/or citing from one or more publications and/or restricted use items from TIMSS, PIRLS and other IEA studies, and IEA for the sake of educational or research purposes, please print an acknowledgment of the source, including the year and name of that publication and/or restricted use item. Please use the following acknowledgment as an example:
SOURCE: TIMSS 2007 Assessment. Copyright © 2009 International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). Publisher: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Lynch School of Education, Boston College.
Please note that citing without naming the source can or will constitute plagiarism for which you can and will be held accountable.
To request permission to reuse, reproduce, or translate IEA material, please fill out the permission request form.
Disclaimer:
Please note that the website and its contents, together with all online and/or printed publications and restricted use items (‘works’) by TIMSS, PIRLS, other IEA studies, and IEA, were created with the utmost care. However, the correctness of the information cannot be guaranteed at all times and IEA cannot and will not be held responsible or liable for any damages that may arise from the use of these resources, nor will IEA be liable for the wrongful use and/or interpretation of its works.
Please be advised that IEA cannot authorize the use of texts or items that include third-party copyrighted materials (e.g., reading passages, photographs, images). Users of any third-party copyrighted materials must first seek and be granted copyright permission from the owner of the content as indicated in the copyright citation line.