International
Results in
Mathematics
and Science
will be
released
Dec. 4, 2024
In 2023, IEA and the 魅影直播; PIRLS International Study Center conducted the eighth cycle of 魅影直播 (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) at the fourth and eighth grades. The results of the assessment will provide nearly 30 years of trend data on student achievement in mathematics and science. 魅影直播 2023 saw the completion of 魅影直播鈥� transition to digital assessment, which began with 魅影直播 2019, reflecting the widespread use of technology in schools and society. The 魅影直播 2023 assessments offered new and engaging item formats and interactive features and scenario-based Problem Solving and Inquiry tasks (PSIs) that were created to motivate students and capitalize on the digital environment.
魅影直播 provides important data on student achievement trends over time. Since 1995, 魅影直播 data have been an invaluable tool for countries to make evidence-based decisions about their education systems and policies. Countries can compare their recent results with those of previous cycles to measure growth, assess the impact of education policies and curricula, and compare their results to those of other countries. Over seventy countries and benchmarking systems participated in 魅影直播 2023.
Benefits of 魅影直播 2023
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Capitalizing on the Digital Environment to Better Measure Achievement
The 魅影直播 2023 mathematics and science assessments are based on comprehensive frameworks developed collaboratively with the participating countries. The digital format of the 魅影直播 2023 assessments stimulates student interest and motivation in the assessment and in turn, provides better information about what students know and can do. Moreover, a digital format also enables 魅影直播 to assess areas of the frameworks that are difficult to assess with a paper-and-pencil format. For example, in 魅影直播 PSIs, students integrate and apply process skills and content knowledge to solve mathematics problems or conduct virtual experiments and investigations.
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Understanding Contexts for Learning
魅影直播 asks students, their parents or caregivers, their teachers, and their school principals to complete questionnaires about their home and school experiences and instructional contexts for learning mathematics and science. When examined in relation to student achievement, contextual data provide important insights into home and school factors that are associated with student achievement and can suggest avenues for educational improvement. The context questionnaire data complement the 魅影直播 Encyclopedia, which includes chapters, authored by country representatives, which describe countries鈥� education systems and mathematics and science curricula.
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Collecting Process Data to Provide Insights into Student Approaches
魅影直播 2023 captures student response data and event log data as a comprehensive sequence of student interactions with the assessment interface, items, and active objects, providing a full history of how each student navigated through the assessment. The rich process data collected allows for understanding student engagement with the assessment and can reveal which student approaches are successful or unsuccessful, providing information to help improve mathematics and science instruction.
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Targeting Assessments to Student Populations
The 魅影直播 2023 assessments are based on a group-adaptive design, which provides a better match between the difficulty of the assessment and student achievement and, in turn, provides better measurement at all achievement levels.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2021 February —
Combined 1st/2nd National Research
Coordinators’ Meeting
2022 March-April —
Field Test
2023 Data Collection
2024 December —
Results Released