Irish for English-Medium Schools
Gaeilge (2010) Léamh & Éisteacht English-medium schools
Triail Ghaeilge Dhroim Conrach do Scoileanna Rialta (TGD-R)
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Order nowThe TGD-R is the leading set of standardised tests of achievement in Irish. It has been developed specifically for group administration in English-medium primary schools where Irish is taught as a subject. The TGD-R contains the following benefits and features:
- Based on the Irish Primary School Curriculum (1999)
- Standardised on a nationally representative sample of almost 10,000 pupils in English-medium schools in May 2010
- There are three Levels, each with parallel forms. The different Levels are suitable for pupils in Second to Sixth class.
- Level 3 of the test can be used for incoming 1st year students in Post Primary schools.
Reporting
The TGD-R provides scale scores, percentile ranks and sTen scores for the overall test. It also provides two subscales:
- Reading: Vocabulary (Léamh-Foclóir) & Comprehension (Léamh-Tuiscint)
- Listening test (Éisteacht)
Administration
Total testing time, including instructions, ranges from 90 minutes for Level 1 to 2 hours for Level 3.