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PIRLS 2016 in Northern Ireland: Reading Achievement
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Sizmur, Juliet; Ager, Rob; Classick, Rachel; Lynn, Laura – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2017
This report summarises Year 6 pupils' attainment in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) survey of 2016 in Northern Ireland and explores the context of that attainment. PIRLS is an international comparison study of reading at ages 9-10. PIRLS has a five-yearly cycle. Northern Ireland took part in PIRLS for the second time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Grade 4
PIRLS 2016 in Northern Ireland: Executive Summary
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National Foundation for Educational Research, 2017
This summary accompanies the national report for Northern Ireland (Sizmur et al., 2017). It outlines the attainment of Year 6 pupils in Northern Ireland in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016 survey and explores the context of that attainment. PIRLS is a study of reading at ages 9-10 and has a five-yearly cycle.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Grade 4
LolliPop for Learning Resources: Information Literacy Staff Training within Further Education
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Appleton, Leo – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2010
This paper looks at how the provision of information literacy training is supported in the further education sector. Using a case study, the results demonstrate how an online information literacy programme can be used as a staff development tool, in order that Learning Resources staff are better equipped to support students in their information…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Information Literacy, Staff Development, Case Studies
Reading Lists: A Study of Tutor and Student Perceptions, Expectations and Realities
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Stokes, Peter; Martin, Lindsey – Studies in Higher Education, 2008
The article surfaces, examines and draws conclusions on the varying perceptions, expectations and operationalised "realities" of tutor and student behaviour in relation to reading lists. The argument identifies a paucity of literature on reading lists, but, nevertheless, locates a number of potential literature sources with which to…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Tutors, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Curricula in Schools of Librarianship and Information Studies: An Investigation of Constraints and Possibilities.
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Davinson, Donald; Roberts, Norman – Journal of Documentation, 1985
An investigation was undertaken in 1984 in 14 schools of librarianship and information studies (SLIS) in England and Wales. The extent to which information technology concepts have been incorporated into SLIS syllabuses was studied in conjunction with SLIS heads and by examination of curriculum statements. Six sources are given. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Online Presentations of Research on Adult Literacy: Government Websites as Learning Spaces
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Jacobson, Erik – E-Learning, 2009
This article presents a review of seven national governments' online collections of adult literacy-related research. This study explored the type of learning associated with official web spaces by asking the following research questions: (1) What kind of research do these governments present on their websites? (2) How is the presentation…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Research, Educational Resources, Access to Information