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Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Education
Sub-Agency/Organization	National Center for Education Statistics
Category	Education
Date Released	11/28/2007
Date Updated
Time Period	2006
Frequency	Every three years
Description	The PIRLS International Data Explorer (IDE) is on online tool that allows users to export data and create tables, charts, and maps using data from international assessments. The IDE provides results for the United States and 44 other jurisdictions from the administration of PIRLS in 2006. Results include reading achievement of fourth-grade students; responses to a student questionnaire about their background, attitudes, and school experiences; responses to a teacher questionnaire about instructional practices, resources, and background and training; and responses to a school questionnaire about school characteristics and resources.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	international assessment, international education, student achievement, literacy, reading achievement, fourth grade, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe, North America, Central America, South America, Oceania
Unique ID	4119

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/idepirls/
Agency Program Page	http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/
Agency Data Series Page	http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/idepirls/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Person (students)
Granularity	National
Geographic Coverage	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong - China, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldavia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Canada, Iceland, Norway

Data Description

Collection Mode	Person/Paper
Data Collection Instrument	http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/questionnaire.asp
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/idepirls/, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/ide/HelpFiles/PIRLS%20IDE%20Hel..., http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/idepirls/, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/ide/HelpFiles/PISA%20IDE%20Help..., http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050
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Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050; http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/tech_rpt.html; http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/framework.html
Sampling	http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050; http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/tech_rpt.html
Estimation	http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050; http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/tech_rpt.html
Weighting	http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050; http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/tech_rpt.html
Disclosure avoidance	http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050; http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/tech_rpt.html
Questionnaire design	http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050; http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/context_quest.html
Series breaks
Non-response adjustment	http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050; http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/tech_rpt.html
Seasonal adjustment
Statistical Characteristics	http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009050, http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/tech_rpt.html

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