Preparation of national survey instruments

Administration of Starting Strong Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALISStarting Strong) 2018 in the participating countries required national study centres to prepare national survey instruments by adapting and translating the English source version of the survey instruments. In keeping with the survey’s strong emphasis on quality control, the TALIS Starting Strong International Consortium developed a stringent verification process designed to ensure the high quality and international comparability ofthe survey data.This chapter provides an overview of the preparation of the national survey instrumentsfor TALIS Starting Strong 2018. It summarises the procedures applied to translate andadapt the international source version of the instruments into the identified target languages and outlines the processes of adaptation, translation, and layout verification.The chapter also reflects on the outcomes of these procedures and processes by discussing feedback from the national study centres.