IEA Standing Committee – National Assessment and Examinations Center

The 64th General Assembly meeting of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement was held in Versailles, France. 120 representatives from 60 countries gathered to review IEA projects, share their experiences with disseminating IEA study results, and discuss critical topics in the field of International Large-scale Assessments.

On Thursday, the 28^th Dr. Sophia Gorgodze the director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center presented Georgia as the future host country.

The General Assembly organized by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is one of the outstanding events in the field of education. It involves top notch educational experts and policy makers who aim to foster educational progress.

Since 1958, IEA has measured students’ mastery of subjects such as mathematics, science, and reading; conducted assessments on civic and citizenship education; investigated students’ computer and information literacy; and researched early childhood and teacher education. The association aims to help members understand effective practices in education and develop evidence-based policies to improve education.

Dr. Sophia Gorgodze, the director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center, is a member of the Standing Committee of the association. The Standing Committee serves as the IEA decision-making authority, and works with the IEA chair and executive director to implement General Assembly resolutions. The committee is also responsible for recommending committee members and new studies to the General Assembly.

Sophia Gorgodze was elected to the IEA Standing Committee at the General Assembly Meeting sessions that are being held in Split, Croatia between 3-5 October 2022.

IEA International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement is an international cooperative of national research institutions, government research agencies, scholars, and analysts working to evaluate, understand, and improve education worldwide. More than 60 countries are actively involved in the IEA network, and over 100 education systems participate in their studies.

The IEA Standing Committee (SC) consists of the IEA chair and six General Assembly representatives (elected for a three-year term). The committee serves as a board of directors for both IEA and the IEA Secretariat. She will replace Dr. Zuwaina Saleh Issa Al-Maskari.

Dr. Gorgodze will join current IEA Standing Committee members Mr. Barclay Anstiss, Dr. Thierry Rocher (chair), Dr. Stephen Provasnik, Dr. Roberto Ricci, Ms. Sophia Gorgodze, Dr. Ines Elezović, and Dr. Maria Axelsson.

Sophia Gorgodze is an experienced education specialist with over 16 years of experience as a teacher, lecturer, education consultant and education projects manager. At Ilia University Ms. Gorgodze has taught different education courses to future school administrators and teachers at BA, MA and PHD level. Ms. Gorgodze worked for the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia at various positions. Most importantly, she held the position of a Director at National Center for Teacher Professional Development in 2007-2010. Ms. Gorgodze holds MA degree in International Education Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education and MA degree in American Studies from Tbilisi State University. She earned her Doctoral degree in Education from Ilia State University.

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