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PIRLS and ePIRLS 2016 Advancing Comprehensive Reading Assessment

PIRLS and ePIRLS 2016 Advancing Comprehensive Reading Assessment. Chad Minnich Assistant Director, Communications & Media Relations TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College 2014 Black Sea Conference on New Technologies in Educational Assessment and Classroom Assessment

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PIRLS and ePIRLS 2016 Advancing Comprehensive Reading Assessment

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  1. PIRLS and ePIRLS 2016Advancing Comprehensive Reading Assessment Chad Minnich Assistant Director, Communications & Media Relations TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College 2014 Black Sea Conference on New Technologies in Educational Assessment and Classroom Assessment 12 September, 2014

  2. PIRLS and ePIRLS 2016 • Description of the PIRLS Assessment • PIRLS 2016 Participation Options • PIRLS 2016 Framework • Description of the ePIRLS 2016 Assessment • ePIRLS Video

  3. What is PIRLS? PIRLS—Progress in International Reading Literacy Study • Assessing trends in reading comprehension • Fourth grade • Every five years • Four cycles: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 • Stories and articles of 800-1000 words

  4. What is PIRLS? PIRLS—Progress in International Reading Literacy Study • Rich array of contextual data on literacy teaching and learning • Sponsored by IEA • Directed by the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College

  5. Growth of PIRLS Improving Validity, Reliability, and Policy Relevance • 2001—PIRLS inaugurated; reporting on purposes of reading • 2006—Passages increased; reporting on processes of comprehension • 2011—Extended with prePIRLS; data collection with TIMSS • 2016—Extended with PIRLS Literacy and ePIRLS

  6. New for 2016—PIRLS Literacy • For countries where most children are still developing fundamental reading skills • Based on same framework as PIRLS • Less difficult than PIRLS • Shorter passages • Easier vocabulary • Simpler grammar and syntax • Interleaved text and questions

  7. New for 2016—ePIRLS • For countries interested in measuring children’s online informational reading skills • Based on same framework as PIRLS • Simulated Internet environment • Multiple websites, with texts of up to 1000 words • For countries participating in PIRLS 2016

  8. Participating in PIRLS 2016—Options

  9. Participating in PIRLS 2016—Countries Australia Austria* Barbados Bahrain* Belgium (Fl)* Belgium (Fr)* Belize Botswana Bulgaria Canada Chile Chinese Taipei* Colombia Czech Republic Denmark* England Finland France Georgia Germany* Hong Kong SAR Hungary* Iran Ireland* Israel* Italy* Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Lithuania Malta* Netherlands* New Zealand* Norway* Oman Philippines Poland Portugal* Qatar Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore* Slovak Republic Slovenia* South Africa Spain Sweden* Trinidad & Tobago Turkey United Arab Emirates* United States* Benchmarking Participants Buenos Aires, Argentina Ontario, Canada Quebec, Canada* Caribbean CXC Maltese – Malta Eng/Afr – RSA (5th) * Andalusia, Spain Abu Dhabi, UAE* Dubai, UAE* * Countries planning to participate in ePIRLS

  10. PIRLS 2016 Reading Assessment Frameworks Purposes of Reading • Literary Experience • Acquire and Use Information

  11. PIRLS 2016 Reading Assessment Frameworks Processes of Comprehension • Focus and Retrieve Explicitly Stated Information • Make Straightforward Inferences • Interpret and Integrate Ideas and Information • Evaluate and Critique Content and Textual Elements

  12. PIRLS 2016 Reading Assessment Frameworks Percentages of PIRLS, PIRLS Literacy, and ePIRLS Devoted to Each Reading Purpose and Comprehension Process

  13. PIRLS Contexts for Learning to Read Providing important insights into how educational systems can be improved to foster reading achievement • National and Community Contexts • School Contexts • Home Contexts • Student Perceptions • Encyclopedia

  14. ePIRLS—Reading Assessment for an Online World • Informational reading • Simulated Internet environment • Multiple websites, with texts of up to 1000 words

  15. ePIRLS—Simulated Internet Environment • Internet Window • Assessment Window

  16. ePIRLS 2016 Assessment Frameworks Processes of Comprehension in the Context of Online Informational Reading • Focus and Retrieve Explicitly Stated Information • Make Straightforward Inferences • Interpret and Integrate Ideas and Information • Evaluate and Critique Content and Textual Elements

  17. Video—ePIRLS 2016Reading Assessment for an Online World

  18. ePIRLS 2016—Participation • It is not too late to join! • To participate, contact: • Paula KorsnakovaSenior Professional Researcher, IEA Secretariatp.korsnakova@iea.nl • For more information: • Kathryn Sallis (PIRLS); Chad Minnich (ePIRLS) TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Centerpirls@bc.edu

  19. Thank You! Chad Minnich Assistant Director, Communications & Media Relations TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College 2014 Black Sea Conference on New Technologies in Educational Assessment and Classroom Assessment 12 September, 2014

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