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Understanding International Educational Assessments: A Journalist's Guide

Explore the world of NCES international assessments, learn about organizations conducting educational studies like IEA and OECD, and delve into the valuable insights these assessments offer. Discover the International Data Explorer tool, how to utilize it effectively for your stories, and access additional NCES resources.

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Understanding International Educational Assessments: A Journalist's Guide

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  1. NCES International Assessments and the International Data ExplorerEducation Writers AssociationApril 7, 2011 Dana Kelly NCES

  2. Presentation Overview • Overview of NCES international assessments • International Data Explorer • What it is • How to use it • Using it for your stories • Other information and resources at NCES

  3. NCES International Assessments

  4. More About International Assessments • Two major organizations: • International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) • Conducts TIMSS and PIRLS • Major activity is comparative educational studies, research and training • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) • Conducts PISA and PIAAC • Data collection in education and other fields • Collects indicators to inform governments – Education at a Glance • 34 member countries

  5. More About International Assessments • Representative samples of students (or adults) take the assessments • Countries adhere to international standards to ensure comparability • Designed to provide estimates for groups, not individuals • Countries and subnational entities • Subgroups within (e.g., gender) • No individual takes the entire assessment • Designed to measure trends over time

  6. What Kind of Information Do International Assessments Provide?

  7. What Kind of Information Do International Assessments Provide? • Comparison of U.S. performance with other countries/education systems • Within-country performance • Performance in subject areas and subdomains: average scores and distributions, percentages at performance levels • Performance by subgroup • Trends over time • Contextual data from students, schools, teachers • Students’ experiences, expectations, home background, attitudes • School characteristics, policies, resources • Teacher preparation, instructional practices

  8. International Data Explorer • Online, interactive tool with data from PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS • Create customized tables, charts, and maps • Export to Word, Excel, HTML, PDF • Easy to use!

  9. International Data Explorer Results

  10. For More Information and Data NCES: http://nces.ed.gov NCES International Activities Program http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/ International Table Library: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/table-library.asp International Data Explorer http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/ide/

  11. NCES International Activities ProgramStudy Contacts

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