Educational Inequality in Primary Schools in Ireland in the Early Years of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy: An Analysis of National Assessment Data Anastasios Karakolidis, Alice Duggan, Gerry Shiel and Joanne Kiniry Drawing on data from the National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading (NAMER) 2009 and 2014, the current study compares inequalities inRead more…
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New online ordering system for paper tests – Córas nua ordaithe ar líne le haghaidh tástálacha páipéir
The Educational Research Centre (ERC) is excited to announce the launch of its new online ordering platform for paper tests which is available for schools to use through ERC DOTS (the Drumcondra Online Testing System). The new ordering system for paper tests is available for all schools to use, even if you have notRead more…
New Interim Chief Executive appointed
The ERC’s Governing Board has approved the appointment of Dr Aidan Clerkin as the new Interim Chief Executive of the ERC. The current Chief Executive, Dr Jude Cosgrove, is finishing on April 29 to take up a position with the European Commission. The Board and staff of the ERC wish to acknowledge and give sincereRead more…
ERC welcomes the expansion of the DEIS programme
The ERC welcomes the announcement of the expansion of DEIS at primary and post-primary levels. The ERC has been working with the Department of Education for many years on the monitoring and evaluation of DEIS and has supported work on the revised DEIS identification model. The revised DEIS identification system is possible as there haveRead more…
Temporary positions available for the scoring of student responses on a maths and science assessment
In April and May 2022, 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…
Publications 2022
Articles Clerkin, A., Jeffers, G. & Choi, SD. (2022). Wellbeing in Personal Development: Lessons from National School-Based Programmes in Ireland and South Korea. In: McLellan, R., Faucher, C. & Simovska, V. (eds) Wellbeing and Schooling. Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Educational Research. Vol. 4 (pp.155-172). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95205-1_10 [DOWNLOAD] Department of Education, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment,Read more…
Christmas closure / Dúnadh na Nollag
The ERC’s Test Department will be closed for business from 5 pm on 22nd December 2021 and will reopen on 4th January 2022 at 9am. The Centre on St Patrick’s Campus will be closed from 1 pm on 23rd December 2021 and reopen on 4th January 2022 at 9am. Should you wish to place anRead more…
ERC published infographic on the Wave 1 results of its longitudinal evaluation of the Digital Learning Framework (DLF)
The ERC has published an infographic on the results of its longitudinal evaluation of the Digital Learning Framework, a major component of the Digital Strategy for Schools. The final stage of the evaluation will be published in late 2022. Thanks to all of the schools and teachers for taking part. English version here D’fhoilsigh anRead more…
ERC launches second report on teachers’ professional learning (TPL)
The Educational Research Centre (ERC) is delighted to launch a report on the second phase of a four-year study commissioned by the Department of Education, the purpose of which is to develop an evaluation framework for teachers’ professional learning in Ireland, with a focus on student wellbeing. This report contains findings from a survey ofRead more…
New Head of Governance and Corporate Affairs at the ERC
September 2021: The ERC is delighted to welcome our new Head of Governance and Corporate Affairs, Damian Downes, and congratulate him on his appointment. Damian was previously Director of Corporate Services at the Medical Council (2019 – 2021), and College Secretary and Registrar at the National College of Art and Design (2011 – 2019). Prior toRead more…
