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21 Nov 2011
Brochure

International Activities Program

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is responsible for the collection and distribution of U.S. data for international education comparison efforts conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

AIR supports these efforts through technical assistance and expert measurement advice, including input on study design, analysis, reporting, and dissemination, and reviewing of reports for the following international assessments:

  • Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
  • Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
  • Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
  • Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)

To support dissemination of these reports, AIR regularly conducts data trainings on the International Data Explorer and the International Cross-Time, Cross-System Education Data for Researchers database.

Additionally, the International Activities Program participates with NCES in several technical advisory groups of the OECD. AIR staff analyze and report the U.S. data for the OECD’s annual report, Education at a Glance and advise on improving the data measures to create more accurate international comparisons.

Related Projects

Project

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a system of international assessments that focuses on 15-year-olds' capabilities in reading literacy, mathematics literacy and science literacy.

Related Work

1 May 2006
Report

Comparing Mathematics Content in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 Assessments

This report compares three mathematics assessments conducted in 2003, and aims to provide information useful for interpreting and comparing results from the three assessments, based on an in-depth look at the content of the frameworks and items.

Topic: 
Education, International Comparisons in Education, Mathematics Education, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), International Standards and Assessment
18 Aug 2009
Report

U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009

This special analysis examines the performance of U.S. students in reading, mathematics, and science compared with the performance of their peers in other countries that participated in PIRLS, PISA, and TIMSS in terms of students’ average scores and the percentage of students reaching internationally benchmarked performance levels.

Topic: 
Education, International Comparisons in Education, Longitudinal Education Studies
1 Nov 2007
Report

The Reading Literacy of U.S. Fourth-Grade Students in an International Context Results From the 2001 and 2006 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)

This report uses data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) assessment and summarizes the performance of U.S. students.

Topic: 
Reading and Literacy, Education, International Comparisons in Education, International, International Reading and Literacy

Further Reading

  • Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
  • Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2009
  • Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
  • Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
  • U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009
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International Comparisons in Education

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