Adult Literacy and Lifeskills - ALL  |   Staff    All Products    Last 90 Days

The Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) is an international comparative study designed to provide participating countries, including the United States, with information about the skills of their adult populations. The International Survey of Adults builds on the foundation built by earlier studies of adult literacy. Chief among these earlier studies is the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), which was conducted in three phases (1994, 1996 and 1998) in 20 nations including the United States. Visit the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Homepage

Civic Education Study - CivEd  |   Staff    All Products    Last 90 Days

The Civic Education Study (CivEd), conducted in 1999, provides information on what U.S. ninth-graders know about democratic practices and institutions in relationship to students in 27 other participating countries. In addition, CivEd provides invaluable data to understand U.S. ninth-grade students’ attitudes toward democracy, national identity, international relations, and social cohesion and diversity. Visit the Civic Education Study Homepage

International Activities Program - IAP  |   Staff    All Products    Last 90 Days

NCES supports a variety of activities to provide statistical data for cross-national comparisons of education. These activities focus on 2 major areas: indicators and assessments. For the Indicators of National Education Systems (INES) project, the United States, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and other countries collaborate to develop comparable measures of everything from student enrollment and teacher salaries to graduation rates. The United States also participates in several international assessments, including: the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), both conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA); the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA); and the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) conducted by Statistics Canada and the OECD. Visit the International Activities Program Homepage

Program for International Student Assessment  - PISA  |   Staff    All Products    Last 90 Days

PISA is a new system of international assessments that focus on 15-year-olds' capabilities in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy. PISA also includes measures of general or cross-curricular competencies such as learning strategies. PISA emphasizes functional skills that students have acquired as they near the end of mandatory schooling. PISA is organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organization of industrialized countries, and was administered for the first time in 2000, when 32 countries participated. Visit the Program for International Student Assessment Homepage

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study  - PIRLS  |   Staff    All Products    Last 90 Days

The PIRLS study focuses on the achievement and reading experiences of children in 35 countries in grades equivalent to fourth grade in the United States. The study includes a written test of reading comprehension and a series of questionnaires focusing on the factors associated with the development of reading literacy. Visit the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study Homepage

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study  - TIMSS  |   Staff    All Products    Last 90 Days

TIMSS (formerly known as the Third International Mathematics and Science Study) is a study of classrooms across the country and around the world. TIMSS provides trend data on students' mathematics and science achievement from an international perspective. Through participation in TIMSS, the United States has gained reliable and timely data on the mathematics and science achievement of our students compared to that of students in other countries. Visit the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study Homepage