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Technical Report and User's Guide for the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2009 Data Files and Database with U.S. Specific Variables
NCES Number: 2011025   Release Date: September 7, 2011  

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009: U.S. Public-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook
NCES Number: 2011038   Release Date: September 7, 2011  

Restricted-Use Data Supplement to the User's Guide for the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA): 2009 Data Files and Database with United States Specific Variables
NCES Number: 2011035   Release Date: September 7, 2011  

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 U.S. public-use datafile
NCES Number: 2010024   Release Date: November 6, 2009  

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 U.S. restricted-use datafile
NCES Number: 2010025   Release Date: November 6, 2009  

User's Guide for the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 Data Files and Database with United States Specific Variables
NCES Number: 2009055   Release Date: April 24, 2009  

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006: U.S. Public-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook
NCES Number: 2009057   Release Date: April 24, 2009  

Program for International Student Assessment(PISA) 2006: U.S. Restricted-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook
NCES Number: 2009011   Release Date: April 24, 2009  

Restricted-Use Data Supplement to the User's Guide for the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA): 2006 Data Files and Database with United States Specific Variables
NCES Number: 2009010   Release Date: April 24, 2009  

User's Guide for the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS): 2006 Data Files and Database with United States Specific Variables
NCES Number: 2009050   Release Date: March 30, 2009  

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006: U.S. Public-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook
NCES Number: 2009061   Release Date: March 30, 2009  

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006: U.S. Restricted-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook
NCES Number: 2009051   Release Date: March 25, 2009  

Restricted-Use Data Supplement to the User's Guide for the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS): 2006 Data Files and Database with United States Specific Variables
NCES Number: 2009058   Release Date: March 25, 2009  

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003: U.S. Public-Use Data Files, Electronic Codebook, and User's Guide
NCES Number: 2007048   Release Date: April 23, 2008  

CD ROM: National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 2003 and National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) 1992 Public-Use Data Files
NCES Number: 2007469   Release Date: July 31, 2007  

CD ROM: National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 2003 Restricted-Use Data
NCES Number: 2007493   Release Date: July 31, 2007  

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 U.S. datafile and User's Guide
NCES Number: 2006058   Release Date: October 2, 2006  

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2000: U.S. Public-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook
NCES Number: 2004006   Release Date: July 6, 2006  

in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2001: U.S. Public-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook
NCES Number: 2004016   Release Date: August 9, 2004  

Civics Education Study 1999 (CD-ROM)
NCES Number: 2002001   Release Date: June 4, 2004  

Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999 U.S. National Restricted-Use Data and User's Guide
NCES Number: 2003075   Release Date: October 2, 2003  

CD-ROM: Video Examples from the TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study: Eighth Grade Mathematics in Germany, Japan, and the United States
NCES Number: 98092   Release Date: May 5, 1998  

Open  International Indicators

Digest of Education Statistics, 2011
NCES Number: 2012001   Release Date: June 13, 2012  

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2011
NCES Number: 2012007   Release Date: October 12, 2011  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2010
NCES Number: 2011015   Release Date: April 5, 2011  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2009
NCES Number: 2010013   Release Date: April 7, 2010  

U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009
NCES Number: 2009083   Release Date: August 18, 2009  

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2009
NCES Number: 2009039   Release Date: March 25, 2009  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2008
NCES Number: 2009020   Release Date: March 18, 2009  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2007
NCES Number: 2008022   Release Date: March 25, 2008  

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2006
NCES Number: 2007006   Release Date: August 14, 2007  

Findings from the Condition of Education 2006: U.S. Student and Adult Performance on International Assessments of Educational Achievement
NCES Number: 2006073   Release Date: June 1, 2006  

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G8 Countries: 2004
NCES Number: 2005021   Release Date: February 18, 2005  

Trends in Educational Equity of Girls & Women: 2004
NCES Number: 2005016   Release Date: November 19, 2004  

The Condition of Education 2004
NCES Number: 2004077   Release Date: June 1, 2004  

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2002
NCES Number: 2003026   Release Date: April 8, 2003  

Digest of Education Statistics, 2000
NCES Number: 2001034   Release Date: January 26, 2001  

Elementary and Secondary Education: An International Perspective
NCES Number: 2000033   Release Date: March 28, 2000  

International Education Indicators: A Time Series Perspective, 1985-1995
NCES Number: 2000021   Release Date: March 6, 2000  

Indicator of the Month: International Comparisons of Expenditures for Education
NCES Number: 98009   Release Date: June 4, 1998  

Public Attitudes Toward Secondary Education: The United States in an International Context
NCES Number: 97595   Release Date: November 13, 1997  

International Education Indicators: A Time Series Perspective
NCES Number: 97059   Release Date: January 15, 1997  

Education Indicators: An International Perspective
NCES Number: 96003   Release Date: December 10, 1996  

Youth Indicators, 1996: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth
NCES Number: 96027   Release Date: September 5, 1996  

Education in States and Nations: Indicators Comparing U.S. States with Other Industrialized Countries in 1991
NCES Number: 96160   Release Date: July 29, 1996  

Education in States and Nations: Indicators Comparing U.S. States with the OECD Countries in 1988
NCES Number: 93237   Release Date: December 1, 1993  

Open  Mathematics

Highlights From TIMSS 2011: Mathematics and Science Achievement of U.S. Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in an International Context
NCES Number: 2013009   Release Date: December 11, 2012  

Highlights From TIMSS 2007: Mathematics and Science Achievement of U.S. Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in an International Context
NCES Number: 2009001   Release Date: December 9, 2008  

Highlights from PISA 2006: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context
NCES Number: 2008016   Release Date: December 4, 2007  

Highlights From the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study: TIMSS 2003
NCES Number: 2005005   Release Date: December 14, 2004  

International Outcomes of Learning in Mathematics Literacy and Problem Solving: PISA 2003 Results from the U.S. Perspective
NCES Number: 2005003   Release Date: December 6, 2004  

Teaching Mathematics in Seven Countries: Results from the TIMSS 1999 Video Study
NCES Number: 2003013   Release Date: March 26, 2003  

Outcomes of Learning: Results from the 2000 Program for International Student Assessment of 15-Year-Olds in Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy
NCES Number: 2002115   Release Date: December 4, 2001  

Pursuing Excellence: Comparisons of International Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement from a U.S. Perspective, 1995 and 1999
NCES Number: 2001028   Release Date: December 5, 2000  

Mathematics and Science in the Eighth Grade: Findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995)
NCES Number: 2000014   Release Date: June 7, 2000  

The TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study: Methods and Findings from an Exploratory Research Project on Eighth-Grade Mathematics Instruction in Germany, Japan, and the United States (1995)
NCES Number: 1999074   Release Date: February 26, 1999  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Twelfth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context (1995)
NCES Number: 98049   Release Date: February 24, 1998  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Fourth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context (1995)
NCES Number: 97255   Release Date: June 10, 1997  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achievement in International Context: Initial Findings From The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995)
NCES Number: 97198   Release Date: November 20, 1996  

Open  Reports

Highlights From the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study: TIMSS 2003
NCES Number: 2005005   Release Date: December 14, 2004  

International Outcomes of Learning in Mathematics Literacy and Problem Solving: PISA 2003 Results from the U.S. Perspective
NCES Number: 2005003   Release Date: December 6, 2004  

Outcomes of Learning: Results from the 2000 Program for International Student Assessment of 15-Year-Olds in Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy
NCES Number: 2002115   Release Date: December 4, 2001  

What Democracy Means to Ninth-Graders: U.S. Results From the International IEA Civic Education Study
NCES Number: 2001096   Release Date: April 27, 2001  

Pursuing Excellence: Comparisons of International Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement from a U.S. Perspective, 1995 and 1999
NCES Number: 2001028   Release Date: December 5, 2000  

Mathematics and Science in the Eighth Grade: Findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995)
NCES Number: 2000014   Release Date: June 7, 2000  

Elementary and Secondary Education: An International Perspective
NCES Number: 2000033   Release Date: March 28, 2000  

The TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study: Methods and Findings from an Exploratory Research Project on Eighth-Grade Mathematics Instruction in Germany, Japan, and the United States (1995)
NCES Number: 1999074   Release Date: February 26, 1999  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Twelfth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context (1995)
NCES Number: 98049   Release Date: February 24, 1998  

Public Attitudes Toward Secondary Education: The United States in an International Context
NCES Number: 97595   Release Date: November 13, 1997  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Fourth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context (1995)
NCES Number: 97255   Release Date: June 10, 1997  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achievement in International Context: Initial Findings From The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995)
NCES Number: 97198   Release Date: November 20, 1996  

Reading Literacy in the United States: Findings from the IEA Reading Literacy Study
NCES Number: 96258   Release Date: June 17, 1996  

Open  Science

Highlights From TIMSS 2011: Mathematics and Science Achievement of U.S. Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in an International Context
NCES Number: 2013009   Release Date: December 11, 2012  

Highlights From TIMSS 2007: Mathematics and Science Achievement of U.S. Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in an International Context
NCES Number: 2009001   Release Date: December 9, 2008  

Highlights from PISA 2006: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context
NCES Number: 2008016   Release Date: December 4, 2007  

Teaching Science in Five Countries: Results From the TIMSS 1999 Video Study
NCES Number: 2006011   Release Date: April 4, 2006  

Highlights From the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study: TIMSS 2003
NCES Number: 2005005   Release Date: December 14, 2004  

Outcomes of Learning: Results from the 2000 Program for International Student Assessment of 15-Year-Olds in Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy
NCES Number: 2002115   Release Date: December 4, 2001  

Pursuing Excellence: Comparisons of International Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement from a U.S. Perspective, 1995 and 1999
NCES Number: 2001028   Release Date: December 5, 2000  

Mathematics and Science in the Eighth Grade: Findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995)
NCES Number: 2000014   Release Date: June 7, 2000  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Twelfth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context (1995)
NCES Number: 98049   Release Date: February 24, 1998  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Fourth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context (1995)
NCES Number: 97255   Release Date: June 10, 1997  

Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achievement in International Context: Initial Findings From The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995)
NCES Number: 97198   Release Date: November 20, 1996  

Open  Shorter Publications

Teacher Strategies to Help Fourth-Graders Having Difficulty in Reading: An International Perspective
NCES Number: 2009013   Release Date: September 29, 2009  

Highlights From the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) - (Revised)
NCES Number: 2005117   Release Date: May 19, 2005  

Highlights from the 2000 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
NCES Number: 2002116   Release Date: December 4, 2001  

Highlights of U.S. Results From the International IEA Civic Education Study (CivEd)
NCES Number: 2001107   Release Date: April 27, 2001  

Highlights from TIMSS-R
NCES Number: 2001027   Release Date: December 5, 2000  

Highlights from the TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study
NCES Number: 2000094   Release Date: July 25, 2000  

Highlights from TIMSS
NCES Number: 1999081   Release Date: April 16, 1999  

Indicator of the Month: International Comparisons of Expenditures for Education
NCES Number: 98009   Release Date: June 4, 1998  

A Video Presentation: Pursuing Excellence: Eighth-Grade Findings from the Third International Math and Science Study
NCES Number: 97941   Release Date: July 8, 1997  

The International Activities Program (Brochure)
NCES Number: 96836   Release Date: February 15, 1996  

Third International Mathematics and Science Study Descriptive Brochure
NCES Number: 94419   Release Date: May 30, 1995  

International Mathematics and Science Assessments: What Have We Learned
NCES Number: 92011   Release Date: February 3, 1992  

Open  Technical/Methodological

Third International Mathematics and Science Study 1999 Video Study Technical Report, Volume 2: Science
NCES Number: 2011049   Release Date: July 27, 2011  

TIMSS 2007 U.S. Technical Report and User Guide
NCES Number: 2009012   Release Date: September 23, 2009  

Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) 2003: U.S. Nonresponse Bias Analysis
NCES Number: 2009063   Release Date: September 17, 2009  

User's Guide for the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS): 2006 Data Files and Database with United States Specific Variables
NCES Number: 2009050   Release Date: March 30, 2009  

Problem Solving in the PISA and TIMSS 2003 Assessments
NCES Number: 2007049   Release Date: December 26, 2006  

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 Nonresponse Bias Analysis
NCES Number: 2007044   Release Date: November 1, 2006  

Comparing Mathematics Content in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 Assessments
NCES Number: 2006029   Release Date: May 23, 2006  

Comparing Science Content in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2000 and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 Assessments
NCES Number: 2006026   Release Date: April 6, 2006  

Third International Mathematics and Science Study 1999 Video Study Technical Report, Volume 1: Mathematics
NCES Number: 2003012   Release Date: September 12, 2003  

A Comparison of the NAEP and PIRLS Fourth-Grade Reading Assessments
NCES Number: 200310   Release Date: April 7, 2003  

Linking the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): A Technical Report
NCES Number: 98499   Release Date: August 7, 1998  

Linking The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): Eighth-Grade Results
NCES Number: 98500   Release Date: May 8, 1998  

Adult Literacy in OECD Countries: Technical Report on the First International Adult Literacy Survey
NCES Number: 98053   Release Date: October 21, 1997  

Reading Literacy in an International Perspective: Collected Papers from the IEA Reading Literacy Study
NCES Number: 97875   Release Date: January 31, 1997  

Methodological Issues in Comparative Educational Studies: The Case of the IEA Reading Literacy Study
NCES Number: 94469   Release Date: February 15, 1995  

Reading Literacy in the United States: Technical Report
NCES Number: 94259   Release Date: August 17, 1994  

Open  Working Papers

U.S. 2001 U.S. PIRLS Nonresponse Bias Analysis
NCES Number: 200321   Release Date: October 21, 2003  

PIRLS-IEA Reading Literacy Framework: Comparative Analysis of the 1991 IEA Reading Study and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
NCES Number: 200305   Release Date: April 8, 2003  

A Comparison of the NAEP and PIRLS Fourth-Grade Reading Assessments
NCES Number: 200310   Release Date: April 7, 2003  

Legal and Ethical Issues in the Use of Video in Education Research
NCES Number: 200201   Release Date: January 23, 2002  

A Comparison of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Third International Mathematics and Science Study Repeat (TIMSS-R), and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
NCES Number: 200107   Release Date: June 26, 2001  

Using TIMSS to Analyze Correlates of Performance Variation in Mathematics
NCES Number: 200105   Release Date: June 25, 2001  

Cross-National Variation in Educational Preparation for Adulthood: From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood
NCES Number: 200101   Release Date: April 17, 2001  

Using Telephone and Mail Surveys as a Supplement or Alternative to Door-to-Door Surveys in the Assessment of Adult Literacy
NCES Number: 200006   Release Date: March 29, 2000  

Working Paper: Adult Literacy: An International Perspective
NCES Number: 9733   Release Date: November 7, 1997  

International Education Expenditure Comparability Study: Final Report, Volume I
NCES Number: 9716   Release Date: June 17, 1997  

International Education Expenditure Comparability Study: Final Report, Volume II, Quantitative Analysis of Expenditure Comparability
NCES Number: 9717   Release Date: June 17, 1997  

International Comparisons of Inservice Professional Development
NCES Number: 9711   Release Date: April 15, 1997  

Measures of Inservice Professional Development: Suggested Items for the 1998-1999 Schools and Staffing Survey
NCES Number: 9625   Release Date: October 30, 1996  

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