THE International Activities Program (IAP) Within the Early Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies Division (ecicsd) Conducts a Number of International Projects, Including International Surveys and Assessments. These Include, BUT ARE NOT Limited to, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (timss), the Program for International Student Assessment (pisa), and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (pirls), and Various Developmental Projects Through the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (apec), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (oecd), the United Nations Education and Scientific and Cultural Organization (unesco), and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). ALL of the Projects Contribute to the Nces Goals of Collecting and Reporting Data on Education in the United States and Other Nations, and Providing Valuable Comparative Information About U.S. Educational Performance in an International Context
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $32,154,859 ($32.2M)
Contractor: American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences
Awarding Agency: Department of Education
Start Date: 2011-12-15
End Date: 2022-04-30
Contract Duration: 3,789 days
Daily Burn Rate: $8.5K/day
Official Description: THE INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAM (IAP) WITHIN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD, INTERNATIONAL, AND CROSSCUTTING STUDIES DIVISION (ECICSD) CONDUCTS A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL SURVEYS AND ASSESSMENTS. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDY (TIMSS), THE PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA), AND THE PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL READING LITERACY STUDY (PIRLS), AND VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS THROUGH THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC), THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD), THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO), AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (IEA). ALL OF THE PROJECTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE NCES GOALS OF COLLECTING AND REPORTING DATA ON EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER NATIONS, AND PROVIDING VALUABLE COMPARATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT U.S. EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT.
Place of Performance
Location: District of Columbia, 20007