The OECD’s new Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) has been designed to provide data and analyses on the conditions needed for effective teaching and learning in schools. As the first international survey with this focus, it seeks to fill important information gaps that have been identified at the national and international levels of education systems.

This TALIS Technical Report describes the development of the TALIS instruments and methods used in sampling, data collection, scaling and data analysis phases of the first round of the survey. It also explains the rigorous quality control programme that operated during the survey process, which included numerous partners and external experts from around the world.

The information in this report complements the first international report from TALIS, Creating Effective Teaching and Learning Environments: First Results from TALIS (OECD, 2009) and the User Guide for the TALIS International Database (available for download from www.oecd.org/edu/talis/).

Foreword
List of abbreviations and acronyms
Chapter 1. Introduction and Summary
Chapter 2. Overview of TALIS 2008 and Framework Development
Chapter 3. Development of Teacher and Principal Questionnaires
Chapter 4. Translation and Cultural Adaptation
Chapter 5. Sample Design
Chapter 6. Survey Operations Procedures
Chapter 7. On Line Data Collection
Chapter 8. Quality Assurance
Chapter 9. Creating and Checking the International Database
Chapter 10. Estimation Weights, Participation Rates and Sampling Error
Chapter 11. Construction and Validation of Scales and Indices
Annex A - TALIS Consortium, Experts and Consultants
Annex B - Characteristics of National Samples
Annex C - Sampling Forms
Annex D - TALIS Principal and Teacher Questionnaire