The ERC is collaborating with the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) to standardise an assessment of English literacy skills, called the Post-Primary Assessment & Diagnosis – English, or PPAD-E. NEPS is responsible for liaising with schools and administering the assessment, while the ERC is responsible for the sampling of schools to take part, the administrationRead more…
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Online Testing – System interruption
Sincere apologies for the intermittent interruption to service that we are experiencing today, and for the associated inconvenience. Our DOTS team is working with the developers to make sure the system is back running as normal as quickly as possible. Schools planning to test on 22nd or 23rd May may wish to contact dots@erc.ie forRead more…
Test Orders Update
You may already be aware that the Test Department is dealing with an unusually high volume of orders. In order to deal with these as quickly as possible, the Test Department will not be taking calls between 14:00 -17:00 for the moment. We will update you as this changes.
Online tests for Primary schools (Free offer limit reached)
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new online Drumcondra Primary tests. Please note, the limit for our offer of free tests has been reached – many thanks to all schools who applied. The tests can now be purchased by accessing DOTS using your log in. If you have not already signed up,Read more…
Temporary positions available – for the scoring of student responses on mathematics and science assessments
In May and June 2019, the Educational Research Centre (ERC) will be involved in scoring student responses on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). TIMSS is an international comparative study of mathematics and science achievement at both primary (Fourth class) and post-primary (Second Year) level. It takes place every four years andRead more…
Process Data Conference and Workshop, Dublin – May 2019
Conference and Workshop Event 16th-17th May, Riu Plaza The Gresham, Dublin 1, Ireland The Educational Research Centre (Dublin, Ireland) and Educational Testing Service (Princeton, NJ, USA) are collaborating to support the growing interest in log-file and process data from international large-scale assessments. A conference and workshop will take place on the 16th and 17th May,Read more…
New report on Transition Year published Feb 20, 2019
This report presents findings from a three-year, three-wave longitudinal study of students’ experiences and perceptions of Transition Year (TY) and associated socioemotional outcomes. The report focuses especially on the student voice: what students know and think about TY while in Third Year, such as the parts of TY that would attract them and those thatRead more…
Publications 2019
Articles Clerkin, A. (2019). What do we know about Transition Year? Looking to the future. (Senior Cycle Review discussion paper). Dublin: ERC and NCCA.[Download] Kavanagh, L. (2019). Academic self-concept formation: testing the internal/external frame of reference model, big-fish-little-pond model, and an integrated model at the end of primary school. European Journal of Psychology of Education.[Link to PDF] Kavanagh,Read more…
Vacancies at the ERC
Project Officer (Executive Officer) Applications are invited for a Project Officer (Executive Officer ) with experience in project management, procurement and general administration. This is an existing position and involves working with the Chief Executive Officer, Senior Administrator, the administrative team and research staff. More details here. Leagan Gaeilge anseo.
New report on the evaluation of DEIS at post-primary level
On January 7th, the ERC published the latest report on the evaluation of the DEIS programme. The report, by Susan Weir and Lauren Kavanagh, describes trends in student achievement and attainment in DEIS and non-DEIS schools over time. Findings indicate a continued narrowing of the gaps in both of these outcomes between DEIS and non-DEISRead more…
