Alina Ivanova
- Senior Research Fellow:Institute of Education / Centre for Psychometrics and Measurement in Education
- Associate Professor:Institute of Education / Department of Educational Programmes
- Alina Ivanova has been at HSE University since 2009.
Education
- 2013
Master's
HSE University - 2009
Degree
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2015-2016)
Courses (2022/2023)
- Large-Scale Assessment in Education (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; field of study "37.04.01. Психология", field of study "37.04.01. Психология"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Science of Learning and Assessment" (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; field of study "37.04.01. Психология", field of study "37.04.01. Психология"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Advanced Psychometrics (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; field of study "37.04.01. Психология", field of study "37.04.01. Психология"; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Science of Learning and Assessment" (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; field of study "37.04.01. Психология", field of study "37.04.01. Психология"; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Measurement Issues in Psychology and Education" (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Psychometric Theories and Analysis of Test Items (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Measurement Issues in Psychology and Education" (Master’s programme; Institute of Education; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
Conferences
- 2018AERA 2018 The Dreams, Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education (Нью-Йорк). Presentation: The ability to read numbers: A universal measure?
- 20172017 WERA Focal Meeting. Presentation: Behavior problems of students in primary school and their impact on academic achievement and progress: case of Russia
- 2016AERA 2016 Annual Meeting "Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies" (Вашингтон). Presentation: Equating iPIPS measures across different countries and cultures
- 201516 апрельская международная научная конференция НИУ ВШЭ (Москва). Presentation: Стартовая диагностика первоклассников России: дом, семья, дошкольный опыт (iPIPS)
16th Annual AEA-Europe Conference (Глазго). Presentation: The challenges of equating tests between Russia and Scotland
- 201440th Annual Conference IAEA 2014 (International Association of Educational Assessment): Assessment Innovations for the 21st Century. Presentation: The study of international Performance Indicators for Primary Schools (iPIPS): a trial in Russia
Publications25
- Article Kuzmina Y., Ivanova A., Ilya Denisov. Academic Achievement of First Graders with Inattentiveness and Hyperactivity in Classes with Various Academic Compositions // Elementary School Journal. 2023. Vol. 123. No. 4. P. 538-562. doi (in press)
- Article Иванова А. Е., Антипкина И. В., Абишева С. Дж., Абаева М. Қ. Навыки чтения первоклассников в России и Казахстане: кросс-культурное исследование // Психологическая наука и образование. 2022. Т. 27. № 5. С. 107-120. doi
- Article Kuzmina Y., Ivanova A., Georgijs K. Inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, and mathematics: Exploring gender differences in a nonclinical sample // Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2021. Vol. 119. Article 104107. doi
- Chapter Иванова А. Е., Антипкина И. В., Федерякин Д. А. Декомпозиция читательских действий в инструменте измерения навыка чтения // В кн.: Информатизация образования и методика электронного обучения: цифровые технологии в образовании Ч. 1. Красноярск : Сибирский федеральный университет, 2021. Гл. 38. С. 189-193.
- Chapter Соболева О. Б., Антипкина И. В., Иванова А. Е. Верификация правил скоринга в тесте смыслового чтения // В кн.: Информатизация образования и методика электронного обучения: цифровые технологии в образовании Т. 2. Красноярск : Библиотечно-издательский комплекс Сибирского федерального университета, 2020. Гл. 42. С. 232-235.
- Article Иванова А. Е., Карданова Е. Ю. Изучение возможности проведения межстранового сравнительного исследования навыка чтения у учащихся на входе в школу // Вопросы образования. 2020. № 4. С. 8-36. doi
- Article Kuzmina Y., Ivanova A., Kaiky D. The effect of phonological processing on mathematics performance in elementary school varies for boys and girls: Fixed‐effects longitudinal analysis // British educational research journal. 2019. Vol. 45. No. 3. P. 640-661. doi
- Article Иванова А. Е., Карданова-Бирюкова К. С. Создание русскоязычной версии международного инструмента оценивания ранних навыков чтения // Вопросы образования. 2019. № 4. С. 93-115. doi
- Article Ivanova A., Kardanova E., Merrell C., Tymss P., Hawker D. Checking the possibility of equating a mathematics assessment between Russia, Scotland and England for children starting school // Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice. 2018. Vol. 25. No. 2. P. 141-159. doi
- Article Vasilyeva M., Dearing E., Ivanova A., Shen C., Kardanova E. Testing the family investment model in Russia: Estimating indirect effects of SES and parental beliefs on the literacy skills of first-graders // Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2018. No. 42. P. 11-20. doi
- Preprint Kuzmina Y., Ivanova A., Kaiky D. The effect of phonological ability on math is modulated by socioeconomic status in elementary school / Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ. Series WP BRP "PSYCHOLOGY". 2018.
- Article Kuzmina Y., Ivanova A. The effects of academic class composition on academic progress in elementary school for students with different levels of initial academic abilities // Learning and Individual Differences. 2018. No. 64. P. 43-53. doi
- Article Иванова А. Е. Валидизация опросника поведенческих характеристик младших школьников // Современная зарубежная психология. 2018. Т. 7. № 3. С. 86-95. doi
- Article Карданова Е. Ю., Иванова А. Е., Сергоманов П. А., Канонир Т., Антипкина И. В., Кайкы Д. Н. Обобщенные типы развития первоклассников на входе в школу. По материалам исследования iPIPS // Вопросы образования. 2018. № 1. С. 8-37. doi
- Article Иванова А. Е. Проблема сопоставимости результатов в международных сравнительных исследованиях образовательных достижений // Отечественная и зарубежная педагогика. 2018. Т. 1. № 2. С. 68-81.
- Preprint Kuzmina Y., Ivanova A., Antipkina I. DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF PHONOLOGICAL ABILITY AND VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE ON MATH PERFORMANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ. Series WP BRP "PSYCHOLOGY". 2017.
- Chapter Иванова А. Е., Антипкина И. В., Кузьмина Ю. В. Фиксация неравенства в начальных классах: обучение в «обычных» и «престижных» школах // В кн.: Образование и социальная дифференциация: коллективная монография / Отв. ред.: М. Карной, И. Д. Фрумин, Н. Н. Кармаева. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2017. Гл. 2.2. С. 82-104.
- Preprint Orel E., Brun I. V., Kardanova E., Ivanova A. Noncognitive Development of First Graders and Their Cognitive Performance / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PSY "Psychology". 2016.
- Article Иванова А. Е., Кузнецова М. И., Семенов С. В., Федорова Т. Т. Факторы, определяющие готовность первоклассников к школе и факторы, ее определяющие: выявление региональных особенностей // Вопросы образования. 2016. № 4. С. 84-105.
- Article Carnoy M., Khavenson T., Ivanova A. Using TIMSS and PISA results to inform educational policy: a study of Russia and its neighbours // Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 2015. Vol. 45. No. 2. P. 248-271.
- Article Иванова А. Е., Нисская А. К. Стартовая диагностика детей на входе в начальную школу и оценка их прогресса в течение первого года обучения // Школьные технологии. 2015. № 2. С. 161-168.
- Preprint Aleskerov F. T., Froumin I., Kardanova E., Ivanova A., Myachin A. L., Serova A. V., Yakuba V. I. Heterogeneity of the educational system: an introduction to the problem / Издательский дом ВШЭ. Series WP7 "Математические методы анализа решений в экономике, бизнесе и политике". 2014.
- Preprint Kardanova E., Ivanova A., Merrell C., Hawker D., Tymms P. The Role Of The Ipips Assessment In Providing High Quality Value Added Information On School And System Effectiveness Within And Between Countries / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series EDU "Education". 2014. No. WP BRP 20/EDU/2014.
- Chapter Алескеров Ф. Т., Иванова А. Е., Карданова Е. Ю., Мячин А. Л., Серова А. В., Фрумин И. Д., Якуба В. И. Неоднородность системы образования: введение в проблему // В кн.: XII Всероссийское совещание по проблемам управления. ВСПУ-2014. Москва, 16-19 июня 2014 г.: Труды [Электронный ресурс]. М. : Институт проблем управления им. В.А. Трапезникова РАН, 2014. С. 9381-9385.
- Chapter Froumin I., Kardanova E., Enchikova E. S., Ivanova A. Academic heterogeneity of universities freshmen, in: INTED 2013 Proceedings. 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. Valencia, Spain. 4-5 March, 2013. Валенсия : IATED, 2013. P. 447-465.
Inattentiveness in Girls Has a More Serious Impact on Mathematical Achievement than in Boys
Scientists from the Institute of Education at HSE University have shown that children with high levels of inattentiveness demonstrate lower performance in mathematics in primary school, and that this underachievement is more pronounced in girls than in boys. A similar correlation was not observed in the case of hyperactivity.
How Child’s Phonological Ability Impacts Their Aptitude in Math
A recent study by IOE experts Alina Ivanova, Diana Kaiky and Yulia Kuzmina finds a link between the phonological ability of school starters (e.g., sensitivity to the sound composition of speech, the ability to identify individual sounds and syllables, etc.) and their capacity in math. The socio-economic status of the child’s family turns out to be an important modulator in the phonology–math relationship, the study suggests.
The Relationship Between Phonology and Mathematics
What Determines a First Grader’s Success
HSE Doctoral Graduates Receive Their Certificates
This year, 117 students graduated from doctoral programmes at the HSE campus in Moscow. On November 1, they received their graduation certificates. Some of them also defended their theses under a new procedure that was introduced at HSE this year, while the others will do this within the next year.
Children of Richer Parents Do Better at School
The more books in the family and the richer and more educated the parents, the more likely it is that the children will do well at school.
Institute of Education Researchers Attend Meeting of American Educational Research Association
Elena Kardanova, the director of the Centre of Education Quality Monitoring, and Alina Ivanova, junior research fellow of the same centre, have participated in the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) held in Washington, DC. The conference dedicated to ‘Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies’ took place on April 7–12 and gathered around 14000 participants from all over the world.