PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study)
An international study of reading at grade 4, run by the IEA every five years.
- Stands for
- Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
- Used in
- International
- Topic
- Assessment
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- PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) International
- An OECD study every three years testing 15-year-olds in reading, maths and science across many countries.
- TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) International
- An international study of maths and science achievement at grades 4 and 8, run by the IEA every four years.
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