International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS)
ICILS is an international comparative study of digital competence among pupils in grade 8.
National reading literacy tests
EKVA is responsible for developing the national reading literacy test for grade 8/9. The test focuses on pupils being able to read a wide range of texts from different fields.
Numeracy mapping tests
EKVA develops national mapping tests in numeracy (number concept and calculation skills) on behalf of the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.
Oslo reading literacy test
The Oslo reading literacy test for grade 6 measures pupils' reading skills across all school subjects.
PISA
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international study that measures 15-year-olds’ competence in reading, mathematics and scientific literacy, and problem-solving.
TALIS
The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) asks teachers and school leaders about their working conditions and the learning environments.
TIMSS
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international study that focuses on pupils in grades 4 and 8 in mathematics and science.
Concluded projects
TEDS-M
Teacher Education and Development Study – Mathematics was an international study of prospective mathematics teachers in primary and lower secondary school. TEDS-M was particularly interested in looking at the relationship between political frames for teacher training, education at teacher training colleges and universities, and the educational outcomes in the form of knowledge and attitudes on the part of teacher training students.
ICCS 2009
The purpose of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) was to investigate how youths are prepared for the role as citizens in democratic societies. The study was conducted in many countries. It was based on a previous IEA study of civic and citizenship education (CIVED) which was conducted in 1999.
The report from the study focused on students knowledge and, conceptual understanding of core concept of citizenship and democratic societies. The study further collected and analysed data on students’ values and attitudes towards their education in these topics and, more generally, their attitudes towards citizenship. Teacher and school questionnaires gathered information about teaching and classroom management practices, and school governance and climate.
At the beginning of the study, the National Context Survey collected information about the context in which civic and citizenship education took place; i.e. how it could be related to political and cultural aspects of the training in each participating country.
Evaluation of models for characteristics of competence attainment
EKVA was responsible for evaluating the Directorate of Education's project "Better Assessment Practices". The project addressed the entire primary and secondary education, and different models for characteristics of competence attainment were tested.
A follow-up research project was to investigate how the different models and use of characteristics of competence attainment worked for the pupil, and how the teachers found the work of assessment and learning as a result of the testing. The evaluation report was completed in May 2009.
TIMSS "Advanced": physics and mathematics in upper secondary school
Pupils in the final year of upper secondary school were tested in the spring of 2008. This is a follow-up of the similar study conducted as part of TIMSS 1995. The population for this study are pupils who have specialised in mathematics or physics, respectively.