PROGRAM
The detailed conference program is available online.
Wednesday June 30
15.00-20.00 Registration |
19.00- Welcome reception |
Thursday July 1
8:00-16:00 Registration |
8:30-9:00 IRC Opening |
9:00-10:00 Keynote presentation Prof. Rainer Lehmann Humboldt University, Berlin The scientific contributions by Torsten Husén and Neville Postlethwaite to the development of international comparative research on educational achievement |
10:00-10:30 Coffee break |
10:30-12:30 Parallel sessions 1 I. TIMSS: School effectiveness in mathematics/science achievement II. PIRLS: International comparisons of reading literacy III. CIVED: Civic engagement: attitudes towards nationalism, trust, and learning |
12:30-13:30 Lunch |
13:30-15:30 Parallel sessions 2 I. TIMSS/PIRLS: Sampling strategies II. PIRLS: Measurement issues and item functioning in PIRLS III. SITES: Comparative ICT use in schools |
15:30-16:00 Coffee break |
16:00-18:00 Parallel sessions 3 I. TIMSS: Explaining trends in mathematics/science achievement II. PIRLS: Examining trends in reading performance III. TEDS-M: Aspects of measuring teacher education programs |
19:00 Gothenburg city reception |
Friday July 2
8:00-16:00 Registration |
8:30-9:30 Keynote presentation Prof. Jan-Eric Gustafsson University of Gothenburg Causal inference in international comparative research on student achievement: methodological challenges and developments |
9:30-10:00 Coffee break |
10:00-12:00 Parallel sessions 4 I. TIMSS: Textbooks and opportunities to learn mathematics and science II. PIRLS: Instructional contexts in relation to reading achievement III. ICCS: International comparisons of civic reasoning, attitudes, and preparedness |
12:00-13:00 Lunch |
13:00-15:00 Parallel sessions 5 I. TIMSS: Long-term trends in mathematics/science achievement II. PIRLS: Effects of home practices on reading literacy III. ICCS: School influences and item functioning in ICCS |
15:00-15:30 Coffee break |
15:30-17:30 Parallel sessions 6 I. TIMSS: Effects of student motivation and attitudes on mathematics/science achievement II. PIRLS/TIMSS: Equity and socioeconomic factors in student achievement across countries III. TIMSS/PIRLS: Age, schooling, and methodological issues in score estimation |
19:00 Conference dinner |
Saturday July 3
8:00-16:00 Registration |
8:30-9:30 Keynote presentation Prof. Ina Mullis & Prof. Michael Martin Executive Directors, TIMSS & PIRLS Int’l Study Center, Boston College Measuring trends in TIMSS and PIRLS: challenges, perspectives, and solutions |
9:30-10:00 Coffee break |
10:00-12:00 Parallel sessions 7 I. TIMSS/PIRLS: Measuring socioeconomic status II. PIRLS: Effects of student motivation and attitudes on reading achievement III. CIVED/ICCS: Influences on civic education and achievement across countries |
12:00-13:00 Lunch |
13:00-15:00 Parallel sessions 8 I. TIMSS: Explaining within-country differences in mathematics/science achievement II. PIRLS/TIMSS: Teacher characteristics and curricula in relation to student achievement |
15:00-15:30 Coffee break |
15:30-16:30 IRC Closing |