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The IEA/ETS Research Institute

The IEA/ETS Research Institute. What is it?. Collaborative agreement between the IEA and Educational Testing Service (ETS) Focus on improving the science of large scale assessment Undertakes activities around three broad areas:

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The IEA/ETS Research Institute

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  1. The IEA/ETS Research Institute The IEA/ETS Research Institute (www.IERInstitute.org)

  2. What is it? • Collaborative agreement between the IEA and Educational Testing Service (ETS) • Focus on improving the science of large scale assessment • Undertakes activities around three broad areas: • Research studies related to the development and implementation of large-scale assessments • Professional development and training • Dissemination of research findings and information gathered through large-scale assessments The IEA/ETS Research Institute (www.IERInstitute.org)

  3. Why come together? • Common interest in improving the science of large scale assessment • Areas of common interest: • Design and planning • Data collection • Data processing • Data analysis • Reporting • Making use of results • Not the first time ETS collaborates in IEA activities The IEA/ETS Research Institute (www.IERInstitute.org)

  4. Research Activities • A “Virtual” Institute • Research Agenda • Make available consulting and advisory resources to researchers wishing to conduct policy or methodology related studies • Identify relevant policy issues • Identify analytical strategies most appropriate for providing and analyzing data to address these issues • Apply statistical techniques and other research methodologies The IEA/ETS Research Institute (www.IERInstitute.org)

  5. Research Activities • Research Priorities: • Develop a more scientific approach to the development, use and interpretability of background questionnaires • Develop new constructs that extend the policy issues that might be addressed by these assessments • Improve the measurement of cognitive domains • Investigate effects of increased emphasis on the role of technology • Identify thematic issues for guiding secondary analyses The IEA/ETS Research Institute (www.IERInstitute.org)

  6. Training Activities • Workshops and seminars • Thematic • Making use of specific data • IERI Academy • Twice a year • Categorical Data Analysis • Using PIRLS 2006 and PISA 2006 data • Test Designs, IRT and Estimating Scores (2!!) • AERA and NCME Workshops • Internship and fellowship programs • Optimizing rotation designs for LSA The IEA/ETS Research Institute (www.IERInstitute.org)

  7. Dissemination Activities • Sponsor a Monograph Series • Published annually • 5-7 papers • Peer reviewed • Receive favorable technical, substantive, and editorial review • Sponsor other publications that contribute to the advancement of the field The IEA/ETS Research Institute (www.IERInstitute.org)

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