How Large-Scale Assessments Have Informed Education Policy in Ireland. IEA Compass: Briefs in Education. Number 26

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Titel: How Large-Scale Assessments Have Informed Education Policy in Ireland. IEA Compass: Briefs in Education. Number 26
Sprache: English
Autoren: Aidan Clerkin, Emer Delaney, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) (Netherlands)
Quelle: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. 2025.
Verfügbarkeit: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Herengracht 487, Amsterdam, 1017 BT, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-20-625-3625; Fax: +31-20-420-7136; e-mail: department@iea.nl; Web site: http://www.iea.nl
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 10
Publikationsdatum: 2025
Intended Audience: Policymakers
Publikationsart: Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Elementary Secondary Education
Elementary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Literacy, Numeracy, Standardized Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Digital Literacy, International Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Geografische Kategorien: Ireland
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Program for International Student Assessment, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
ISSN: 2589-7039
Abstract: In recent decades, large-scale assessments in Ireland have revealed consistent trends, phases of change, and some surprises. This brief explores how data from large-scale assessments informed Ireland's "National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2011-2020," particularly regarding priorities, target-setting, and monitoring. It also examines how related initiatives including curriculum redevelopment and standardized testing reform have reflected large-scale assessment findings. Looking ahead, the authors outline how large-scale assessments can inform Ireland's next "National Strategy" to 2033, which encompasses digital literacy along with literacy and numeracy. More broadly, using Ireland as a case study, important issues are identified for policymakers in other countries to consider when using ILSA (international large-scale assessment) data within their own national contexts.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Dokumentencode: ED676149
Datenbank: ERIC
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Abstract:In recent decades, large-scale assessments in Ireland have revealed consistent trends, phases of change, and some surprises. This brief explores how data from large-scale assessments informed Ireland's "National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2011-2020," particularly regarding priorities, target-setting, and monitoring. It also examines how related initiatives including curriculum redevelopment and standardized testing reform have reflected large-scale assessment findings. Looking ahead, the authors outline how large-scale assessments can inform Ireland's next "National Strategy" to 2033, which encompasses digital literacy along with literacy and numeracy. More broadly, using Ireland as a case study, important issues are identified for policymakers in other countries to consider when using ILSA (international large-scale assessment) data within their own national contexts.
ISSN:2589-7039