Publications

Joint IEA and UNESCO Report on Measuring Global Education Goals. How TIMSS helps

As part of the international release of TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) 2019 and in the context of the study’s efforts to advance the global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, monitoring progress and promoting appropriate national, regional and international tools for measuring learning outcomes, a joint report by IEA and UNESCO has been released, entitled "Measuring Global Education Goals: How TIMSS Helps". The report has been prepared in English, French and Spanish.

TALIS 2018: Valuing Teachers and School Leaders as Professionals

Rebecca Vukovic, in her article, argues that although almost 90% of teachers in OECD's TALIS 2018 study reported that they liked their profession, only a few reported that they think they were valued by the society. In this article, the author goes on to disseminate findings from the TALIS 2018 study to highlight teachers' views on different aspects of their profession.

The Best Students in the World, Charted From PISA 2018

Jenny Anderson and Amanda Shendruk disseminate results of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for its 2018 cycle under various themes across countries. They emphasize that similar to the previous cycle of PISA, China and Singapore ranked top in math, science, and reading. The article also stated that Estonia performed significantly better than its performance in the prior cycle.

Cross-Country Predictive Validities of Non-cognitive Variables for Mathematics Achievement: Evidence Based on TIMSS 2015

A new research paper authored by Jihyun Lee and Minge Chen, illustrates empirical findings that measure predictive validities of non-cognitive variables for mathematics achievement based on the TIMSS 2015 study, for students in the primary and secondary school across multiple countries.

The Promise of Large-scale Learning Assessments: Acknowledging Limits to Unlock Opportunities

The UNESCO paper explains in details how Large Scale Learning Assessments (LSLA) are influencing important education policies in more than half of the countries around the globe. It also unfolds the future possibilities of further LSLAs and how it is encouraged by the new emphasis on equitable, effective and relevant learning inherent to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the resulting focus on using data to improve policies and strategies.