ICILS 2013 Organization
Study director(s)
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) - Julian Fraillon, Research Director
- Served as the international study center
- Responsible for designing and implementing the study in close cooperation with the IEA PDC and the IEA Secretariat.
Institutions and their responsibilities
SoNET Systems
Responsible for developing the software systems underpinning the computer-based student assessment instruments:
- Test and questionnaire items
- Assessment delivery system
- Web-based translation, scoring, and data-management modules
ICILS Project Advisory Committee (PAC)
- Advised the international study center and its partner institutions during regular meetings.
National research coordinators (NRCs)
- Played a crucial role in the development of the project
- Provided policy- and content-oriented advice on the development of the instruments
- Were responsible for the implementation of ICILS in the participating countries
Contact
IEA Amsterdam
Keizersgracht 311
1016 EE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 20 625 3625
Fax +31 20 420 7136
E-mail secretariat@iea.nl
IEA Hamburg
Überseering 27
22297 Hamburg
Germany
Tel. +49 40 48500 500
Fax +49 40 48500 501
E-mail icils@iea-hamburg.de
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
19 Prospect Hill Rd Camberwell
VIC 3124 Australia
Tel. +61 3 9255 5555
Fax +61 3 9255 5500
E-mail icils@acer.edu.au
Funding
- In addition to IEA’s own resources, the study was funded predominately by fees from participating ICILS countries.
- Further funding came from the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture’s grant to the European countries participating in the project
Sources