Schools assess students’ learning progress and their needs in lots of different ways. Standardised test results are just one way of assessing students, and scores should be looked at and interpreted along with other assessment methods to help you build an overall picture of your child’s learning. Please remember that these tests are just aRead more…
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Can I see an ERC Drumcondra Test?
Samples of the ERC Drumcondra tests are not available to parents/guardians in the way that they are available for the Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations, for example. This is because we need to protect the content of the test. Schools may purchase a sample ERC Drumcondra test through the ERC Test Department. “Past papers” do notRead more…
Exemptions and Reasonable Accommodation
Should my child be exempted from testing? Pupils can be exempted for a number of reasons. Children who have a physical or intellectual/learning disability that would prevent them from engaging with the test in a meaningful way can be exempted from testing. Also, children whose knowledge of the test language is limited and who haveRead more…
ERC publishes PIRLS 2021: Exploring the contexts for reading of primary school pupils in Ireland
Title: PIRLS 2021: Exploring the contexts for reading of primary school pupils in Ireland This report presents a detailed examination of reading literacy among primary school pupils in Ireland, focusing on the relationships of a wide range of contextual factors with pupils’ reading achievement. Drawing on data from the 2021 cycle of the Progress in InternationalRead more…
ERC launches the TIMSS 2023 national report
The ERC is pleased to publish the results for Ireland from TIMSS 2023 in a new report: TIMSS 2023: Insights into mathematics and science achievement in Ireland (https://doi.org/10.70092/2009137.1224). TIMSS assesses the mathematical and scientific knowledge and skills of students in Fourth Grade and Eighth Grade (Fourth Class and Second Year in Ireland). TIMSS 2023 isRead more…
TIMSS 2023 national report will launch at 9am Wednesday 4th December
The ERC is pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of the TIMSS 2023 national report which will be available from https://doi.org/10.70092/2009137.1224 at 9am on Wednesday 4th December 2024. TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) has been assessing the mathematics and science skills of Fourth Grade and Eighth Grade students internationally (Fourth Class andRead more…
TIMSS 2023: Insights into mathematics and science achievement in Ireland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70092/2009137.1224 Authors: Gráinne McHugh, Sylvia Denner, Aidan Clerkin, George Piccio & Vasiliki Pitsia Title: TIMSS 2023: Insights into mathematics and science achievement in Ireland Abstract: This report presents the achievement results for Ireland in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2023. TIMSS assesses the mathematical and scientific knowledge and skills ofRead more…
Irish Journal of Education
The Irish Journal of Education is now in its 48th Volume. Articles from the IJE can be viewed here.
Comhaid Fuaime do MDLI-G
Tá taifead den triail litrithe ar fáil ar mhaithe le treoracha a thabhairt agus soiléireacht a dhéanamh ar fhoghraíocht gach focal. Tá taifid ar leith de na mhórchanúintí, agus leagan eile oiriúnach don chaighdeán. Moltar na focail a léamh mar atá siad le cloisteáil anseo (a bheag nó a mhór). Tabhair faoi deara go mbeidhRead more…
ERC launches a new report on students’ experience of P-TECH Ireland
The ERC is pleased to announce the release of our latest report: P-TECH Student Survey Report 2024. This report focuses on the experience of the first cohort of P-TECH students in Ireland as they complete post-primary school. The report is now available for download here: https://doi.org/10.70092/1620538.0924
