🔎 To mark the occasion, IEA is celebrating the latest volume of our Research for Education series: 'Educating Pupils for Environmental Sustainability in Europe'.

🔎 For example, in the DIY classroom activity below, taken from a case study in Slovenia, that builds public speaking and critical thinking skills through structured debates on civic issues like voting rights, ballot secrecy, and media fairness.

📘 The latest volume of the IEA Research for Educators book series - Experiencing Democracy in the Classroom: Building Democratic Learning Environments to Promote Civic Learning - was released together with a new Teacher Snippet and a collection of DIY classroom activities.

💡 From 15-17 September, IERI (International Education Research Institute) will host a three-day Academy in Hamburg focused on conducting secondary analysis using international large-scale assessment databases, including TIMSS, PIRLS, ICCS, ICILS & PISA. 🔗 Find out more: https://ow.ly/1A5U50ZmP0y

📢 The call for submissions for the #IEAIRC2027 is now open! Submit proposals for papers, symposia, or posters by 15 Nov 2026 (11:59 pm CET). Join us in Bangkok, Thailand, 23–25 June 2027. Find more information here 👉 https://ow.ly/kh1850ZmnbP

📸 Andrea Netten, Lauren Musu, and Miguel Zea recently visited IEA's translation verification partner, Comms Multilingual. 🤝 Discussions focused on lessons from the ICCS 2027 field trial translation verification & planning for next year's main study. Thanks for the warm welcome & great discussions!

💫 The 1st research using TIMSS Longitudinal data is here! Analyzing students' maths learning over one school year, the new study found that, after accounting for prior achievement, gender & socioeconomic effects on learning growth were generally small & inconsistent. 🔗: https://ow.ly/UPse50Zk0CE

🗣️'Are young people truly digital natives, or simply frequent users of technology?' 🔗 Check out our Compass Brief from earlier this year that uses ICILS data to investigate & assess whether growing up with digital technologies shapes students’ skills & learning in meaningful ways: ow.ly/8rw250ZjCrj

IERI journal 'Large-scale Assessments in Education' is an open-access publication. Last year, over 35 articles were published... And over 30 brand new papers have been released already in 2026! Check it out here➡️ https://link.springer.com/journal/40536/articles

👋 Reminder: the call for submissions for the IEA International Research Conference 2027 is open! ➡️ We invite proposals for individual papers, symposia, or posters that align with your research interests. 🔗 All the details: https://ow.ly/wChv50ZbIGq

🏛️ 'Promoting Democracy at School: Strategies to Foster Democratic Learning Environments in Classrooms' This new Teacher Snippet explores how democratic learning environments at school and in class help students to become engaged citizens. 🔗Available in EN, FR, PT and ES: https://ow.ly/K3Ng50Ze8ku

'Figuring out students’ willingness to engage; this is as important as the knowledge in civics and citizenship. Do we believe in democracy? Will we vote? Do we believe in other peoples’ rights? Teachers play such a special role here.' 🗣️Dirk Hastedt, IEA Executive Director

📸 Sharing insights and findings from the newly released volume of Research for Educators with colleagues from the EU Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) in Brussels this morning. 🔗 Download it for free here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-25449-8

💡 This volume is accompanied by several open-access resources designed to support teachers and teacher trainers in applying these insights directly in the classroom.

📘 New from Research for Educators! 'Experiencing Democracy in the Classroom: Building Democratic Learning Environments to Promote Civic Learning' takes findings from ICCS & connects insights on civic and citizenship education with practical teaching strategies. 🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

📸 IEA's Paula Koršňáková speaking last week at the International Conference on Research in Teaching and Education, in Vienna. Paula and Andrea Netten presented on research into effective digital reading instruction, & explored how scientific research can be translated into practical lesson ideas.

👋 IEA's R&D (Research and Development) 6th call is open 👋 🧪 IEA invites research proposals aimed at improving & advancing the science & methodology of IEA studies, ensuring they remain at the forefront of international large-scale assessments in education. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/VvqF50Z9icV

🔎 LaNA (Literacy and Numeracy Assessment) is IEA's newest international study. ➡️What kind of content and skills are assessed in LaNA? ➡️How does it relate to the TIMSS 2019 and PIRLS 2021 frameworks? 🔗Get the full picture with the new LaNA Assessment summary: iea.nl/publications...

🔎 Delve into the topic in depth with our latest volume of the Research for Education series—'Educating Pupils for Environmental Sustainability in Europe'—& hear from the book's expert authors on how their perspectives developed during their research: www.iea.nl/research-for... #WorldEnvironmentDay

🚨 Vol 3 of IEA Research for Educators is coming this month! 📘 Drawing on findings from ICCS, it explores how schools can create democratic learning environments that support civic learning & active participation. 🔗 Sign up to the IEA Newsletter to get it on launch day: https://ow.ly/mvcI50Z7u4x

📢 The 12th IEA International Research Conference (IRC) will take place next year in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme for 2026 is “Understanding Change, Advancing Education.” 📅 Mark your calendar: the call for submissions opens on 15 June! 🔗 Get all the details: https://ow.ly/ifEW50Z770X #IEAIRC2027

💡Did you know that parents reporting that they very much enjoy reading has a positive association with average student reading achievement? This was just one of the findings from PIRLS 2021 - you can find much more here: www.iea.nl/studies/iea/...

☀️ This week, we’re on Corfu for the 3rd ICILS NRC Meeting! Countries reviewed and gave feedback on the new CIL and CT modules. Today we continue with updates to the context questionnaires. Thanks to all countries for the collaboration in finalising the field trial instruments 🌍

✍️ That’s a wrap on the selection for IEA and European Commission first Research & Policy Grant for Early Career Researchers! 🎓 Thank you to all the applicants who submitted proposals. We received fascinating applications from all over the world. The selected applicants will be hearing from us soon!

📣 The just released TIMSS 2023 Insights report explores how closely mathematics and science curricula align with what students are actually taught across education systems➡️ https://ow.ly/Enaf50Z1FQ0

🧭Using TIMSS data from 1995–2023 at both fourth and eighth grade, IEA’s newest Compass Brief, authored in partnership with UNESCO, explores how gender gaps in mathematics achievement have evolved over time➡️ https://ow.ly/WHFE50Z14Fi

📣 The 12th IEA International Research Conference (IRC) will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme “Understanding Change, Advancing Education”. Do you want present at the #IEAIRC2027? Get ready: submissions open in a month!➡️ https://ow.ly/YvSX50Z0bqw

➡️ Today, we’re highlighting one of the newest publications in the IEA Research for Education series: "Dinaric Perspectives on PIRLS 2021". 🗝️ It can be accessed and downloaded open-access here: https://iea.nl/publications/series-journals/iea-research-education/dinaric-perspectives-pirls-2021

💫 Are you an experienced and highly organized Executive Assistant? Are you interested in working for an international organization involved in education research? IEA Amsterdam is hiring! 🗓️ Check out all the details and apply before 24 May: https://ow.ly/zzcF50YXz2i

It’s #EuropeDay2026! 🌍 🤝 IEA is a proud partner of the EU. Interested in how Europe’s youth performed in the last ICCS cycle? Download the #ICCS2022 European Report ➡️ https://www.iea.nl/publications/study-reports/national-reports-iea-studies/iccs-2022-european-report