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The ERC is collaborating with the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) to standardise an assessment of English literacy skills, called the Post-Primary Assessment & Diagnosis – English or PPAD-E. The…
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We are delighted to announce the publication of the first three articles in Volume 44 of our new online-only Irish Journal of Education (IJE), which you can access here. You…
The Educational Research Centre draws on 40 years of experience in test development to provide research-based, reliable information to schools about their students. The online tests are currently available for…
…in discussions of school effectiveness.[DOWNLOAD PDF] The culturally capitalised graduate: Towards a wider reading experience for undergraduate students Sue Norton This essay considers higher education policy in Ireland that, in…
…Turner Seventy two children who attended eight pre school playgroups for disadvantaged children in Belfast were compared with seventy two who attended the same playgroups exactly twelve months later and…
…years before returning to Mullingar to complete his secondary schooling. He spent time as a seminarian in the African Society of Missions before studying at Queen’s University, Belfast. He then…
…Research Centre. [Link to PDF] Kennedy, E., & Shiel, G. (2019). Writing pedagogy in the senior primary classes. Knowledge, skills and processes for writing. Dublin: Educational Research Centre. [Download] McKeown,…
…schools and test standardization samples. Literacy problems are particularly serious in schools serving concentrations of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. DOWNLOAD INTEGRATED SERVICE PROVISION FOR AT RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES…
…practicum that forms an integral part of the pre-service post-primary teacher education programme in the School of Education at the National University of Ireland, Galway. The paper focuses on English…