3rd IEA International Research Conference

3rd IRC, 2008

18-20 September 2008, Taipei, Chinese Taipei

The 3rd IEA International Research Conference (IRC-2008) was co-sponsored by the National Science Council and organized in cooperation with National Taiwan Normal University.

Preceding the conference on 16–17 September 2008 were two workshops: "Introduction to the IEA Databases and the IDB Analyzer" and "Analysis of Categorical Data in IEA Databases."

Conference program

The conference program featured a plenary keynote speech each morning, followed by parallel sessions organized around five themes: CIVED and ICCS, PIRLS, SITES, TIMSS mathematics, and TIMSS science. The papers can be downloaded below.

IRC 2008 Conference Program

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Keynote presentations

Hingel, Andres Joest Measuring progress and performance of education systems in the European Union

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Leung, Frederick K.S. The significance of IEA studies for education in East Asia and beyond

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Lin, Fou-Lai Policy making with IEA report

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CIVED and ICCS

De Groof, Saskia Elchardus, Mark Franck, Eva Kavadias, Dimokritos The influence of civic knowledge versus democratic school experiences on ethnic tolerance of adolescents

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Fraillon, Julian Constructing a described achievement scale for the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study

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Hoskins, Bryony Villalba, Ernesto Van Nijlen, Daniel Barber, Carolyn Measuring civic competence in Europe

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Isac, Maria Magdalena Van Der Werf, M.P.C. Effective civic education

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Schulz, Wolfram Questionnaire construct validation in the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study

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Wilkenfeld, Britt An ecological systems approach to the civic education and engagement of adolescents

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PIRLS

Alivernini, Fabio Manganelli, Sara Vinci, Emanuela Multilevel analysis of PIRLS 2006 data for Italy

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Chamberlain, Megan Caygill, Robyn New Zealand students' engagement with the PIRLS 2006 reading passages

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Chan, Yi-Ling Ko, Hwa-Wei Tse, Shek Kam Family factors and reading achievement

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Chiu, Chia-Hui Ko, Hwa-Wei Parental factors related to children's reading: Evidence from comparing transnational marriage families and local families

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Chiu, Chia-Hui Seo, Minhee Douglas, Jeff Cluster analysis for cognitive diagnosis

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Frank, Elisabeth Rosén, Monica On the importance of parental participation for student achievement in reading literacy

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Geske, Andrejs Ozola, Antra Different influence of contextual educational factors on boys' and girls' reading achievement

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Howie, Sarah J. Venter, Elsie Van Staden, Surette The relationship between English second language proficiency and mother tongue in non-native English speakers in South Africa

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Johansson, Stefan Rosén, Monica Teacher assessment of student reading skills as a function of student reading achievement and grade

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Kennedy, Ann M. Examining gender and fourth graders' reading habits and attitudes in PIRLS 2001 and 2006

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Martin, Michael O. Mullis, Ina V.S. Foy, Pierre Interrelationships among reading achievement, grade level, and age in PIRLS 2006

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Netten, Andrea Verhoeven, L. Droop, M. Predictors of reading literacy in the Netherlands

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Ogle, Laurence T. Begnum, A. Charlotte Gees Solheim, Ragnar Comparisons of teachers of language minority fourth-graders in Norway and the United States: Results from PIRLS 2006

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Schagen, Ian Twist, Liz Adding value to PIRLS by combining with national data and using sophisticated modelling techniques

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Schagen, Ian Twist, Liz Rutt, Simon Estimating trends in national performance from international surveys, with a focus on PIRLS results for England

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Seo, Minhee Chiu, Chia-Hui Roussos, Louis Evaluating the dimensionality of the 2001 PIRLS reading assessment

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Trong, Kathleen L. Using PIRLS data to measure equity in reading achievement across countries

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Van Daal, Victor Begnum, A. Charlotte Gees Solheim, Ragnar Adèr, Herman J. Nordic comparisons in PIRLS 2006

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Van Damme, Jan Vanhee, Lobke Pustjens, Heidi Explaining reading achievement in PIRLS by age and SES

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Van Staden, Surette Howie, Sarah J. Reading between the lines:Contributing factors that affect Grade 4 student reading performance as measured across South Africa's 11 languages

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Hansen, Kajsa Yang Gustafsson, Jan-Eric Methodology for conducting country-level longitudinal analyses

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Zuzovsky, Ruth The impact of socioeconomic factors on achievement gaps on reading literacy between Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking students in Israel

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SITES

Draper, Kim Howie, Sarah J. Blignaut, Seugnet Pedagogy and ICT use in South African science education

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Forkosh-Baruch, Alona Nachmias, Rafi Mioduser, David Innovative pedagogical practices using technology: Cross-case analysis of the SITESm2 data

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Law, Nancy Lee, Man Wai Chan, Albert Yuen, Allan H. K. Factors influencing the impact of ICT-use on students' learning

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Ottestad, Geir Conceptual use of discrepancies in teachers' attitudes towards stated curriculum goals

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Pelgrum, Willem J. Context factors associated with ICT use by mathematics teachers

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Rutkowski, David Rutkowski, Leslie Sparks, Jason ICT, education and the knowledge economy

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Yuen, Allan H. K. Lee, Man Wai Law, Nancy Chan, Albert Factors predicting impact of ICT-use on students

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TIMSS mathematics

Baird, Katherine An international investigation into the relationship between school resources, policy, and math performance among low socioeconomic status students

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Chen, Jung-Chih Hsieh, Che-Jen Comparison of the learning expectations for school mathematics across several Asian countries and U.S. states

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Chepete, Poloko What can Botswana learn from the TIMSS assessments of 2003?

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Cliffordson, Christina Effects of schooling and age on performance in mathematics and science: A between-grade regression discontinuity design applied to Swedish TIMSS 95 data

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Csapo, Beno Molnar, Gyongyver Kinyo, Laszlo Analysis of the selectiveness of the Hungarian educational system in international context

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Dudaitė, Jolita Elijio, Aistė Trends in similarities and differences of students' mathematics profiles in various countries

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Hansson, Åse Is multilingualism to count on? The importance of instructional modes for multilingual students' mathematical progress

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Houang, Richard T. Schmidt, William H. TIMSS international curriculum analysis and measuring educational opportunities

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Ismail, Noor Azina Awang, Halimah Mathematics achievement among Malaysian students

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Kiamanesh, Ali Reza Mahdavi-Hezaveh, Mansoureh Influential factors causing the gender differences in mathematics' achievement scores among Iranian eight graders based on TIMSS 2003 data

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Kunter, Mareike Tsai, Yi-Miau Facilitating interest development and achievement in classroom instruction

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Lin, Hsiao-Fang Yu, Ming-Ning Boys are as good as girls? A confirmatory study from TIMSS 2003 data analysis

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Luyten, Hans Veldkamp, Bernard Assessing the effect of schooling with cross-sectional data

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Neuschmidt, Oliver Hencke, Juliane Rutkowski, David Rutkowski, Leslie Effective schools in Arab educational systems

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Nyström, Peter Identification and analysis of text-structure and wording in TIMSS-items

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Rutkowski, David Rutkowski, Leslie Private and public education

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Rutkowski, Leslie Rutkowski, David An empirical look at globalization in education

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Vidoni, Daniele Grassetti, Luca The role of school leadership on student achievement

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Wernert, Nicole Perceptions of parental involvement in schooling, student milieu and student achievement in mathematics

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Wiseman, Alexander W. Sadaawi, Abdullah Alromi, Naif H. Educational indicators and national development in Saudi Arabia

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Wu, Margaret A comparison of PISA and TIMSS 2003 achievement results in mathematics and science

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Yang, Chih-Chien Effects of TIMSS sampling weights on inference accuracy when utilizing structural equations models

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Yang, Chih-Chien Quasi-longitudinal trends of mediators and Asian female mathematics performances

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TIMSS science

Chang, Yuwen Gender differences in science achievement, science self-concept, and science values

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Chang, Mei-Yu Lo, Pei-Hua Chang, Tsui-Ping The fourth grade students' science cognitive performance and influential factors of six countries in TIMSS 2003

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Chang, Mei-Yu Lo, Pei-Hua Chen, Li-Fay Analysis on TIMSS 2003 in seven countries

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Jen, Tsung-Hau Chien, Chin-Lung The influences of the academic self-concept on academic achievement

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Reinikainen, Pasi The study of science achievement in six countries

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Thomson, Sue Gender and socioeconomic differences in science achievement in Australia

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Vršnik-Perše, Tina Kozina, Ana Leban, Tina Rutar Negative school factors and their influence on math and science achievement in TIMSS 2003

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Zuzovsky, Ruth Teachers' qualifications and their impact on student achievement

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