- Session: 00 SES 0.5 WS A: Researching Education for Environmental and Sustainable Development in Europe – How TIMSS and ICCS Can Help
- Time: 9:00 - 12:00
- Organising Body: NW 9. Assessment, Evaluation, Testing and Measurement, NW 30. Environmental and Sustainability Education Research, ESER, NW 34. Research on Citizenship Education
- Facilitators: Falk Brese and Driest Verhelst
- Registration Deadline: 25 August
To register: Please scroll down and click on the link in the green box.
Workshop Description:
The primary objective of this workshop is to explore how data from international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) can be used for research regarding outcomes and contexts of education for environmental and sustainable development. The workshop will put emphasis on how data related to sustainability education from studies conducted by the IEA could provide further insights for policy and practice.
This course will introduce participants to the IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2023 and the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) 2022. The databases of both studies are publicly available and provide a rich source for research related to education for environmental and sustainable development across the world, and in particular in Europe with more than 21 European education systems participating in either one of the two studies. As TIMSS 2023 was the 8th cycle of the study since its start in 1995, and ICCS 2022 was the 3rd cycle of IEA’s study on CCE, following the administrations in 2009 and 2016, there is also huge potential to look into trends over time.
The course will include an overview of TIMSS and ICCS, covering background, conceptual framework, design and some key findings. Participants will be introduced to the survey instruments, database, access paths to data sources, technical documentation, analysis guides, and software tools. They will also learn about available variables such as students’ knowledge and awareness of environmental issues and challenges, opportunities to learn about nature and sustainable development at school, the students’ home context, as well as class- and school-level learning contexts.
With this information, participants will formulate and discuss research questions that can be addressed with TIMSS and/or ICCS data. The instructors will be available to mentor the development of research ideas and design as well as to answer data related and technical questions. Research questions from individual attendants will be presented to all participants to provide opportunities to share ideas.
No prior knowledge about ILSAs is required. Basic knowledge about statistical analysis is not required but is an advantage. A laptop with the IEA IDB Analyser and statistical software (e.g., SPSS, SAS or R/RStudio) installed is required to work on the analyses in the hands-on part of the workshop.
References
- Afana, Y., Brese, F., Kowolik, H., Cortes, D., & Schulz, W. (2024). ICCS 2022 user guide for the international database. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). https://www.iea.nl/sites/default/files/2024-09/ICCS User Guide.pdf
- Fishbein, B., Taneva, M., & Kowolik, K. (2025). TIMSS 2023 User Guide for the International Database. Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center. https://timss2023.org/data
- Mullis, I.V.S, Martin, M.O., & von Davier, M. (Eds.). (2021). TIMSS 2023 Assessment Frameworks. Retrieved from Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center website: https://timssandpirls.bc.edu/timss2023
- Schulz, W., Ainley, J., Fraillon, J., Losito, B., Agrusti, G., Damiani, V., & Friedman, T. (2024). Education for Citizenship in Times of Global Challenge. The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2022 International Report. Cham: Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-65603-3
- Schulz, W., Fraillon, J., Losito, B., Agrusti, G., Ainley, J., Damiani, V., & Friedman, T. (2023). IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2022 assessment framework. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20113-4
- Schulz, W., Friedman, T., Fraillon, J., & Losito, B. (2024). ICCS 2022 Technical Report. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). https://www.iea.nl/sites/default/files/2024-07/ICCS 2022 Technical Report.pdf
- von Davier, M., Fishbein, B., & Kennedy, A. (Eds.). (2024). TIMSS 2023 Technical Report (Methods and Procedures). Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center. https://timss2023.org/methods
- von Davier, M., Kennedy, A., Reynolds, K., Fishbein, B., Khorramdel, L., Aldrich, C., Bookbinder, A., Bezirhan, U., & Yin, L. (2024). TIMSS 2023 International Results in Mathematics and Science. Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center. https://doi.org/10.6017/lse.tpisc.timss.rs6460
Requirements - IMPORTANT:
- Participants should bring a laptop.
- Lecturers will hand out USB sticks with published TIMSS & ICCS material (assessment framework, questionnaires) that can be used during the group work.
- Participants who would like to practice analysis should
- download and install the IEA IDB Analyzer (https://www.iea.nl/data-tools/);
- have either R/RStudio, SPSS, or SAS installed on their laptop prior to the workshop;
- bring the TIMSS 2023 and/or ICCS 2022 international database on their laptops (https://www.iea.nl/data-tools/repository)
- You are only eligible to attend this workshop if you are registered as participant of ECER.
- Please do NOT register for more than one workshop. We will cancel double bookings.
- Should you not be able to attend, please cancel your reservation, as there might be a waiting list.
Important Dates ECER 2025
01.12.2024 | Submission starts |
31.01.2025 | Submission ends |
01.04.2025 | Registration starts |
01.04.2025 | Review results announced |
15.05.2025 | Early bird ends |
25.06.2025 | Presentation times announced |
30.06.2025 | Registration Deadline for Presenters |
08.09.2025 | ERC First Day |
09.09.2025 | ECER First Day |
Conference Venue
Main Building (Check-in etc):
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology
Studentski trg 3
Belgrade
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