An chéad triail dá leithéid – Triail litearthachta iarbhunscoile as Gaeilge
6ú Deireadh Fómhair 2025
I gcomhar leis an tSeirbhís Náisiúnta Síceolaíochta Oideachais ón Roinn Oideachais agus Óige, sheol an Foras Taighde ar Oideachas an triail ‘Measúnú agus Diagnóisic Litearthachta don Iarbhunscoil – Gaeilge’ (MDLI-G) inniu.
Is triail litearthachta Gaeilge í an triail seo, an chéad triail dá leithéid ag leibhéal na hiarbhunscoile, agus tá sé le bheith mar uirlis fhoghlama thábhachtach i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge.
Forbraíodh an t-ábhar go sonrach don chomhthéacs Gaeilge, agus forbraíodh na noirm sna scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge le haghaidh scoláirí na chéad agus na tríú bliana. Díríonn an triail ar chúig scil litearthachta sa Ghaeilge: léamhthuiscint, mearléitheoireacht, léitheoireacht focal, scríbhneoireacht agus litriú.
Is féidir an triail a úsáid in éineacht leis an triail Béarla, PPAD-E, chun léargas cuimsitheach a ghnóthú de riachtanais litearthachta an scoláire. Tá tuilleadh eolais maidir le MDLI-G, PPAD-E agus trialacha eile ar fáil ag www.tests.erc.ie.
First of its kind – Post-Primary Literacy Test in Irish
6th October 2025
The Educational Research Centre in collaboration with the National Educational Psychological Service of the Department of Education and Youth today launched the ‘Measúnú agus Diagnóisic Litearthachta don Iarbhunscoil – Gaeilge’ (MDLI-G) test.
This test of literacy in Irish, is the first of its kind at post-primary level and is set to become a key tool for learning in Irish-medium schools.
With content specifically developed for Irish-language contexts, norms were developed in Irish-medium schools for First- and Third-Year students. The test examines five key literacy skills in Irish: reading comprehension, reading fluency, word reading, writing, and spelling.
The test can be used alongside its English-language sister test, PPAD-E, to obtain a rounded picture of a student’s literacy needs. More information on MDLI-G, PPAD-E and other ERC tests can be found at www.tests.erc.ie.
