TIMSS 2023 Organization
TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College - Matthias von Davier, Executive Director, and Ina V.S. Mullis, Executive Director (through 2023)
- Overall direction
- Responsible for
- Design
- Development
- Implementation
- Operations
- Analysis
- Reporting
RTI International (North Carolina, USA)
- Monitoring and documenting sampling activities in cooperation with the IEA Sampling Unit
TIMSS 2023 National Research Coordinators (NRCs)
Implementation of all aspects of the study in accordance with TIMSS guidelines and procedures, including:
- Communicating with study partners
- Contributing to item development
- Conducting classroom sampling, data collection, and all scoring and data entry tasks
Expert Committees
- TIMSS 2023 Science and Mathematics Item Review Committee (SMIRC)
- 15 members, nominated by participating entities
- 7 experts in mathematics and mathematics education
- 8 experts in science and science education
- Review of assessment framework (content and cognitive domains, topic areas, and objectives)
- Development and review of achievement items
-
Scale anchoring of TIMSS international benchmarks
- 15 members, nominated by participating entities
- TIMSS 2023 Questionnaire Item Review Committee (QIRC)
- 9 members, all experienced experts
- Participates in development of the contextual framework and background questionnaires
IEA
Keizersgracht 311
1016 EE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 20 625 3625
Fax: +31 20 420 7136
E-mail: secretariat@iea.nl
URL: http://www.iea.nl
TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
USA
Tel: +1-617-552-1600
Fax: +1-617-552-1203
E-mail: timssandpirls@bc.edu
- The study was predominantly funded through fees paid by the participating countries.
- The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education was a major funding partner.
- Further financial support was provided by Boston College.