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Educational Research Centre - St. Patrick's College - english information

http://www.erc.ie

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Ireland; international

The Centre works at all levels of the education system, from pre-school to third level. Main tasks are national asessments of educational achievements (PISA), evaluations, analysis of education in Ireland and development of assessment instruments. The Centre publishes the Irish Journal of Education (with full texts until 2010)and some reporst and studies of tests and analyses. Under "Test sales" you will find the Test Department that sells commercial tests to schools. Information is given on the tests available.The Educational Research Centre was established on the campus of St Patrick's College, Dublin in January, 1966.

The Centre lists the following areas in which research is undertaken:
* Evaluations of Initiatives and New Programmes
* Evaluations of Services and Existing Provision in Schools
* Critical Analysis of Issues in Education
* Analysis of Public Examination Results
* National Assessments of Educational Achievement
* International Assessments of Educational Achievement
* Development of Assessment Instruments

Keywords

research centre; educational research; evaluation; PISA <Programme for International Student Assessment>; achievement measurement; school; school development; school success; international comparison; Assessment;