PIRLS Schedule
2004
- PIRLS 2006 Framework printed and posted on webNovember 2004
- Third National Research Coordinator Meeting to review items for the field test November 7-12, 2004
2005
- Conduct Field TestMarch-April 2005
- Fourth National Research Coordinator Meeting to train for scoring field test constructed-response itemsMarch 2005
- Fifth National Research Coordinator Meeting to finalize instrumentsAugust 2005
- Main Data Collection - Southern HemisphereOctober–December 2005
2006
- Main data collection - Northern HemisphereMarch-June 2006
- Sixth National Research Coordinator Meeting to train for scoring main survey constructed-response items (Northern Hemisphere)March 2006
- Prepare international database, conduct analyses, and produce PIRLS 2006 Encyclopedia and PIRLS 2006 International ReportSeptember 2006-October 2007
- Seventh National Research Coordinator Meeting to review analysis and reporting plansDecember 2006
2007
- Eighth National Research Coordinator Meeting to review draft international report June 2007
- ISC/IEA conduct international press conference to release International ReportNovember 28, 2007, 10:00 a.m. est
2008
- Release International Database and User GuideFebruary 2008