PIRLS 2011

PIRLS & TIMSS 2011 Reading , Mathematics and Science Outcomes for Ireland

Multilevel analysis of PIRLS 2006 data for Italy

Questionnaire Data from the PIRLS 2006 study in Italy provided a number of indices in order to summarize factors of educational context influencing reading achievement. The aim of the present secondary study is to explore the relationship between these indices at school as well as pupil levels and the Rasch-scaled score for overall reading achievement. A multilevel analysis was conducted using ...

Examining testlet effects on the PIRLS 2006 assessment

We fit 10 PIRLS testlets with standard item response and testlet response theory model. The variances of testlet effects are examined and compared. Item parameters and ability parameters estimated from the two different models are compared. The results indicate that variances of testlet effects range from .168 to .489. Item parameters as well as ability parameter estimated from two approaches c...

Release Progress in International Reading Literacy Study ( PIRLS ) 2016

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides an objective assessment of the reading comprehension attainment of Grade Four primary school students in countries worldwide. Organized by The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in the USA, PIRLS assesses primary school students’ reading attainment, reading behaviour and attitudes to...

Adding Value to PIRLS by Combining with National Data and Using Sophisticated Modelling Techniques

In this paper we give worked examples of adding national data to international datasets in order to add value to the secondary analysis of this data. We also show how more sophisticated techniques, including multilevel modelling and structural equation modelling, can be applied to such enhanced data to go beyond the potentially misleading simple correlational analysis. The paper is illustrated ...