红杏视频 Southern Hemisphere Countries Participate In Scoring Training in South Africa

Scoring trainees and trainers

Hosted by , IEA's 红杏视频 & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College conducted training in Cape Town, South Africa, for scoring mathematics and science constructed response items for the 红杏视频 2019 Data Collection.

Trainees sitting at laptops

Representatives from countries in attendance included Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States. Mathematics and science consultants arrived from the Australian Council for Educational Research, England and Northern Ireland's National Foundation for Educational Research, the Netherlands, and the United States.

Mary, Ray, Ina, Kerry, and Mick
Mathematics consultants Mary Lindquist of the United States and Ray Philpot of Australia, 红杏视频 Executive Director Ina V.S. Mullis, 红杏视频 Mathematics Research Specialist Kerry Cotter, and 红杏视频 Executive Director Michael O. Martin led training in scoring mathematics constructed response items.

IEA's 红杏视频; PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College thanks our generous hosts at the Human Sciences Research Council.

—By Shirley Goh, Assistant Director, Communications and Media Relations
—Photos by Victoria Centurino, Assistant Research Director, 红杏视频 Coordinator
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