Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2005/2006 (PIRLS-2005/2006)

PIRLS 2005/2006 in New Zealand: A summary of national findings from the second cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)

This brochure summarises some of the national level findings pertaining to Year 5 students from their participation in the 2005/2006 PIRLS assessment.

Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: October 2008

New Zealand Students’ Engagement with the PIRLS 2006 Reading Passages

This paper summarises the findings from an ‘enjoyment’ survey administered to approximately 6300 New Zealand Grade 4 (Year 5) children. The research investigated whether or not the students engaged with the PIRLS 2006 reading passages, why they liked them, and whether their engagement related to their reading achievement as measured by PIRLS.

Author(s): Megan Chamberlain and Robyn Caygill

Date Published: November 2008

Released on Education Counts: 11 November 2009

PIRLS 2005/2006 in New Zealand: An overview of national findings from the second cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)

This document provides an overview of the national-level results from New Zealand's participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2005/2006. This report focuses on the reading literacy achievement of Year 5 students by their ethnicity, and their home and school context. PIRLS-2005/2006 was administered in New Zealand in November 2005.

Author(s): Megan Chamberlain, Research Division [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: October 2008

PIRLS 2005/2006 – a summary of findings for New Zealand

This brochure summarises New Zealand's Year 5 student achievement in 2005/2006 PIRLS assessment in an international context.

Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education

Date Published: November 2007

Reading Literacy in New Zealand: An overview of New Zealand’s results from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2005/2006

This document provides an overview of the results from New Zealand's participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2005/2006 (PIRLS 2005/2006). As well as summarising the key achievement information, the publication gives an overview of the information collected from students' parents, their teachers, and school principals. It also provides some curricular information for context. PIRLS 2005/2006 was administered in New Zealand in November 2005.

Author(s): Megan Chamberlain

Date Published: November 2007