DATA IN ACTION
delivery systems for the field test administration between March and April 2025. NRCs are also working with the PIRLS 2026 sampling team to identify their sampling frames and with their national center teams to prepare for field
number of items representing a range of item types. These items were then reviewed and revised by the TIMSS & PIRLS ISC staff and prepared for review by the RDG in April. Development of two new ePIRLS tasks, including the texts
test activities. The TIMSS & PIRLS ISC has released the initial set of survey operations procedures manuals, which focus on preparations of the field test instruments, sampling classes, and aspects of the field test administration. IEA Amsterdam will host a webinar for NRCs in September to preview the translation systems for RM’s
and items, were developed by the TIMSS & PIRLS ISC and were shared with the RDG in April and revised for review at the third PIRLS 2026 NRC meeting in June, along with the proposed field test items for the literary texts. In the months leading up to the September 2024 release of the PIRLS 2026 field
“The framework updates acknowledge PIRLS’ transition to a fully digital assessment and include revisions to reflect evolving theories of reading comprehension and current research on the home and school factors related to reading achievement.”
Assessment Master and the IEA StudyExpert . IEA Hamburg will conduct a Data Management Seminar for the field test in October. ■
test instruments for translation, the TIMSS & PIRLS ISC will work with the software platform developers from RM (achievement) and IEA Hamburg (questionnaires) to prepare the international version of the instruments in the digital
RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO PIRLS
PIRLS 2026 Assessment Frameworks Authors:
PIRLS Insights: Covid-19 Research Resources in PIRLS 2021 Authors: Maya Komakhidze, Katherine Reynolds, Erin Wry, Bethany Fishbein, Ann M. Kennedy, & Matthias von Davier Download via: pirls2021.org/wp-content/ uploads/doi/P21_Insights_Covid- 19_Research_Resources.pdf
PIRLS Insights: Aspects of Student Well-Being and Reading Achievement in PIRLS 2021 Authors: Katherine Reynolds, Maya Komakhidze, Bethany Fishbein, & Matthias von Davier Download via: pirls2021.org/wp-content/ uploads/2024/01/P21_Insights_ StudentWellbeing.pdf
Matthias von Davier & Ann M. Kennedy Download via: timssandpirls.bc.edu/pirls2026/ frameworks/index.html
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