New standardised test of English literacy for 1st Years – Available free of charge until 6th Nov. 2020
The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), in collaboration with the ERC, is delighted to announce exciting new standardised test of literacy in English for use in post-primary schools, called the Post-Primary Assessment and Diagnosis - English (PPAD-E). The PPAD-E is a screening…
Prodigy Learning to provide online assessment platform for standardised testing in Irish schools
The ERC is delighted to announce Prodigy Learning has been awarded the contract to provide an online assessment platform for standardised testing in Irish primary and post-primary schools by the ERC.
The…
Tumoideachas i mBunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge i gCeantair Mhíbhuntáiste
Tá tuairisc ar an tumoideachas i mbunscoileanna DEIS Banda 1 agus 2 foilsithe ag COGG (An Chomhairle Um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta). Rinne na húdair, Karen Ní Chlochasaigh (Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál, Luimneach), Gerry Shiel (an Foras Taighde ar Oideachas) agus Pádraig Ó Duibhir…
ERC offices are closed
ERC offices are closed until further notice due to the COVID 19 outbreak but email communication is operating as normal. Urgent queries to info@erc.ie or phone 086 781 1553. With best wishes to all to stay safe.
Standardised Testing Information
The Department of Education and Skills announced the decision on the 27th April to cancel Standardised Testing for primary schools for the 2019/2020 school year as all schools are currently closed under Covid-19 restrictions and at that time there was uncertainty as to when schools would reopen. The…
ERC strategic plan 2019-2021 published
On April 3, the ERC published its first strategic plan covering 2019-2021. While the Centre has been in existence since 1966, it was not established as an independent statutory body until September 2015. The strategic plan attempts to capture the dual elements of transition and tradition, building on…
Welcome
The Educational Research Centre (ERC) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in research, assessment and evaluation in education. It was established in 1966 in St Patrick’s College Drumcondra. In September 2015, it was designated as a Statutory Body in accordance with the Education Act (1998).
The Centre carries out research at all levels of the education system, from preschool to adult. Research is undertaken at the request of the Department of Education and Skills, at the request of other agencies and on the initiative of the ERC itself and its staff. An assessment service is also provided through, for example, the supply of standardised tests to schools.
The Centre continues to operate from a purpose-built premises located on the DCU St Patrick’s Campus in Drumcondra in Dublin. Its Test Department is based in nearby Richmond Road.
