Month: May 2021

The Educational Research Centre has published Volume 43 of the IJE.  Featuring a lead article on Tom Kellaghan, founder of the Educational Research Centre and its Director from 1966 to 2009, the article, co-authored by Mary Lewis and Gerry Shiel, records Tom’s considerable contribution to the journal while capturing key elements of the history of educational research in Ireland.

Three additional articles are published in this latest and final hard-copy edition of the IJE: A review of the literature on school effectiveness (Lorraine Gilleece & Aidan Clerkin); an article on the need for a wider reading experience for undergraduate students in Ireland, particularly those in the technology sector (Sue Norton); and an examination of the mathematics performance of students entering university in Ireland in recent years (Gerry Shiel, David Millar & Rachel Cunningham).

Volume 44 of the IJE will be published online in summer 2021.

View/Download the articles here.

Please note, in order to process test orders as quickly as possible, the Test Department will only take phone queries between 2 pm and 4 pm, daily, on 01 837 76 14.

We are delighted to announce that our new online assessment system, ERC DOTS (Drumcondra Online Testing System), is now live and ready for schools to use. All schools should have received an email from the ERC at the end of April with unique login credentials for their own accounts. Primary and post-primary schools can purchase tests, set up test sessions, administer tests, and receive reports all from within the system.  ‘How to’ videos and other resources are also available within the system.

If you are interested in administering standardised tests online, please watch this short video that shows you how to get started on using the new ERC DOTS system: https://youtu.be/2tarH5DLQTA.

You can view information about all of the ERC’s tests for schools (both paper-based and online tests) here: www.tests.erc.ie. This website also includes answers to Frequently Asked Questions about ERC DOTS and online testing.  You can see a short flyer with more details about the online tests and the capabilities of ERC DOTS at https://bit.ly/3lHPDQO and (leagán Gaeilge) https://bit.ly/2OyYwA5.