The IEA civic education study

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THE IEA CIVIC EDUCATION STUDY

The Civic Education Study was conducted in USA in 1999 by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), a consortium of governmental agencies and research institutions founded in 1959 for the purpose of conducting comparative education studies. CIVED is a cross-national study of approximately 90,000 adolescents aged 14 conducted in 28 countries, with summary data reported in Torney-Purta, Lehmann, Oswald, and Schulz (2001); 2,811 14-year-olds were tested in the United States. A similar study was conducted with 17-year-olds (Amadeo et al., 2002). Two instruments were utilized in the study: a test (or assessment) and a survey. The test assessed students’ knowledge of fundamental democratic principles (applied to national and international contexts) and skills in applying such knowledge (in reponse to prompts such as mock newspaper articles and editorial cartoons). The survey inquired about students’ attitudes toward civic issues and responsibilities, conceptions of democracy and citizenship, experience with and understanding of issues related to diversity, and confidence in participating in the discussion of issues. (2009: 14)

Paths to 21st Century Competencies Through Civic Education Classrooms.

(An Analysis of Survey Results from Ninth-Graders, Technical Assistance Bulletin)

Judith Torney Purta and Britt S. Wilkenfeld

Department of Human Development University of Maryland.

A report commissioned by the American Bar Association Division for Public Education and Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools Consortium, 2009.