2007

• SeptemberTIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center sends call for PIRLS 2011 passages to National Research Coordinators

2008

• February 17–221st National Research Coordinators (NRC) meeting, Madrid, Spain, to review procedures for development and sampling, begin passage review, discuss updates to the framework, special studies, and plans for item development
• July 30–Aug. 11st Reading Development Group (RDG) Meeting to review updated framework, review and perfect passages for NRCs, and review draft item and scoring guide development manual
• November 2–72nd National Research Coordinator meeting to review the PIRLS framework and background questionnaires and select final passages for field test item development, review background questionnaires, and conduct item and scoring guide development workshop
• November 8(QDG) meeting to review and revise PIRLS 2011 contextual framework and questionnaires

2009

• March 3–52nd RDG meeting to review items and scoring guides for the field test
• March 31–April 32nd QDG meeting to review and revise background questionnaires
• May 31–June 53rd National Research Coordinator meeting to review all field-test materials and survey operations
• AugustPIRLS 2011 Framework printed and posted on web

2010

• Jan. 31–Feb. 54th National Research Coordinator meeting to conduct training for scoring constructed-response items for the field test
• March 1–April 15Conduct Field Test
• June 23–253rd Reading Development Group meeting to review field–test results and make recommendations for data collection
• July 14–163rd Questionnaire Development Group meeting to review field–test results and make recommendations for data collection
• July 18–235th National Research Coordinator meeting to review and finalize assessment materials for the main data collection
• October–DecemberMain Data Collection (Southern Hemisphere)
• November 3–5Southern Hemisphere training for constructed-response scoring

2011

• February 13–186th National Research Coordinator meeting to train Northern-Hemisphere countries in constructed-response scoring
• March–JuneMain Data Collection (Northern Hemisphere)
• December 4–107th National Research Coordinator meeting to review draft International Report outline and graphics and table shells
• December NRCs send Encyclopedia chapters to TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center

2012

• April4th Reading Development Group meeting to conduct scale anchoring of achievement data
• June8th National Research Coordinator meeting to review draft International Report—text, graphics, and tables
• DecemberTIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center/IEA conducts international press conference to release International Report

2013

• JanuaryTIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center distributes final PIRLS 2011 International Database and User Guide to countries
• January9th National Research Coordinator meeting to conduct training in use of PIRLS 2011 International Database