Faculty Directory
Ina V. S. Mullis
Retired Executive Director, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center
Retired Professor
Ina V. S. Mullis
Ph.D.
Contact
188 Beacon Street
Telephone: 617-552-1600
Email: ina.mullis@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., University of Colorado
- Ph.D., University of Colorado
Research Interests
Large-scale assessment methods in international, national, and state contexts; innovative approaches to measuring student skills and understandings, evaluating progress in performance, and analyzing achievement data; policy uses of assessment information to increase student learning.
Department
Publications
- Martin, M.O., & Mullis, I.V.S. (in press). TIMSS 2015 鈥� Illustrating Advancements in Large-Scale International Assessments.聽Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 35-48.
- Mullis, I.V.S. & Martin, M.O. (2019). Finding what makes a good reader in a rapidly evolving world.聽Global Citizenship Review, (1st听辩耻补谤迟别谤)听55-57. Retrieved from:聽
- Fishbein, B., Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., & Foy, P. (2018). The TIMSS 2019 Item Equivalence Study: Examining mode effects for computer-based assessment and implications for measuring trends.聽Large-scale Assessments in Education, 6(11), 1-23.聽
- Mullis, I.V.S. & Martin, M.O. (Eds.). (2017).聽TIMSS 2019 Assessment Frameworks.聽Retrieved from Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center website:聽
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Foy, P., & Hooper, M. (2017).聽PIRLS 2016 International Results in Reading. Retrieved from Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center website:聽
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Foy, P., & Hooper, M. (2017).聽ePIRLS 2016 International Results in Online Informational Reading.聽Retrieved from Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center website:聽
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Goh, S., & Prendergast, C. (Eds.). (2017).聽PIRLS 2016 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Reading.聽Retrieved from Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center website:聽
- Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., & Hooper, M. (Eds.). (2017).聽Methods and Procedures in PIRLS 2016. Retrieved from Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center website:聽
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Foy, P., & Hooper, M. (2016). TIMSS 2015 International Results in Mathematics.
- Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., Foy, P., & Hooper, M. (2016).聽
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Foy, P., & Hooper, M. (2016).聽
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., & Loveless, T. (2016).聽.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Goh, S., & Cotter, K. (Eds.). (2016).
- Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., & Hopper, M. (Eds.). (2016).聽
- Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., & Hopper, M. (Eds.). (2016).聽.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., & Hooper, M. (2016). 聽Meausring Changing Educational Contexts in a Changing World: Evolution of the TIMSS and PIRLS questionnaires. In M. Rosen, K. Y. Hansen, & U. Wolff (Eds.), Cognitive Abilities and Educational Outcome: A Festschrift in Honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG.
- Mullis, I.V.S, & Martin, M.O. (Eds.). (2013). PIRLS 2016 Assessment Frameworks. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Martin, M.O. & Mullins, I.V.A. (Eds.). (2013). TIMSS and PIRLS 2011: Relationships Among Reading, Mathematics, and Science Achievement at the Fourth Grade--Implications for Early Learning. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S., & Martin, M.O. (Eds.). (2013). TIMSS 2015 Assessment Frameworks. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Sutdy Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S. (2013). Profiles of Achievement Across Reading, Mathematics, and Science at the Fourth Grade. In M.O. Martin and I.V.S. Mullis (eds.), TIMSS and PIRLS 2011: Relationships Among Reading, Matematics, and Science Achievement at the Fourth Grade--Implications for Early Learning. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., & Foy, P. (2013). The Impact of Reading Ability on TIMSS Matematics and Science Achievement at the Fourth Grade: An Analysis by Item Reading Demand. In M.O. Martin & I.V.S. Mullis (Eds.), TIMSS and PIRLS 2011: Relationships Among Reading, Mathematics, and Science Achievement at the Fourth Grade--Implications for Early Learning. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Martin, M.O., Foy, P., Mullis, I.V.S., & O'Dwyer, L.M. (2013). Effective Schools in Reading, Mathematics, and Science at the Fourth Grade. In M.O. Martin & I.V.S. Mullis (Eds.), TIMSS and PIRLS 2011: Relationships Among Reading, Mathematics, and Science Achievement at the Fourth Grade--Implications for Early Learning. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., Arora, A., & Preuschoff, C. (2013). Context Questionnaire Scale in TIMSS and PIRLS 2011. In L. Rutkowski, M. von Davier, & D. Rutkowski (Eds.), A Handbook of International Large-Scale Assessment. 聽Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC.
- Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., & Foy, P. (2013). The Limits of Measurement: Problems in Measuring Trends in Student Achievement for Low-Performing Countries. In N. McElvany & H.G. Holtappels (Eds.), Festschrift, Prof. Dr. Wilfried Bos, Studien der Empirischen Bildungsforschung鈥擝efunde und Perspektiven [Festschrift for Prof. Dr. Wilfried Bos, Studies of Empirical Educational Research鈥擣indings and Perspectives]. Muenster: Waxmann.
- Martin, M.O. & Mullis, I.V.S. (Eds.). (2012). Methods and Procedures in TIMSS and PIRLS 2011. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Drucker, K.T., Preuschoff, C., Arora, A., & Stanco, G.M. (2012). Assessment framework and instrument development. In M.O. Martin & I.V.S. Mullis (Eds.), Methods and procedures in TIMSS and PIRLS 2011. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., Foy, P., & Arora, A. (2012). Creating and Interpreting the TIMSS and PIRLS 2011 Context Questionnaire Scales. In M.O. Martin & I.V.S. Mullis (Eds.), Methods and Procedures in TIMSS and PIRLS 2011. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Foy, P., & Arora, A. (2012). TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Martin, M.O., Mullis, I.V.S., Foy, P., & Stanco, G. M. (2012). TIMSS 2011 International Results in Science. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Foy, P., & Drucker, K.T. (2012). PIRLS 2011 International Results in Reading. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Minnich, C.A., Stanco, G.M., Arora, A., Centurino, V.A., & Castle, C.E. (2012). TIMSS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Mathematics and Science. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College..
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Robitaille, D.F., & Foy, P. (2009). TIMSS Advanced 2008 International Report: Findings from IEA鈥檚 Study of Achievement in Advanced Mathematics and Physics in the Final Year of Secondary School. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Ruddock, G.J., O鈥橲ullivan, C.Y., & Preuschoff, C. (2009). TIMSS 2011 Assessment Frameworks. 聽Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.
- Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Kennedy, A.M., Trong, K.L., & Sainsbury, M. (2009). PIRLS 2011 Assessment Framework. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Boston College.