PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2020/21 Publications
Publication Details
PIRLS 2020/21 is the fifth in a cycle of studies designed to measure trends in reading literacy achievement of Year 5 students.
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
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PIRLS 2021: Asian students in Year 5 - a diverse group
New Zealand took part in the fifth cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, ‘PIRLS 2021’ in Term 4, 2020. Because of the scale of the study, PIRLS 2021 provides a unique opportunity to look at the diversity…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: October 2024
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PIRLS 2021: Factors associated with teachers’ confidence to teach reading: An exploratory study
This exploratory study examines teachers’ confidence to teach reading.…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain, with Emel Okur Berberoglu
Date Published: September 2024
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PIRLS 2021: Do your students like to read?
This Teacher Snippet uses data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) to outline four ways teachers are promoting positive attitudes towards reading in Year 5 students.…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education with IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) and AIR (American Institutes for Research)
Date Published: February 2024
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Purposes for and processes of reading: New Zealand’s participation in PIRLS 2021
New Zealand took part in the fifth cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, ‘PIRLS 2021’ in Term 4, 2020. PIRLS provides information on Year 5 students’ reading literacy/comprehension every five years.…
Author(s): Hannah Bennett and Megan Chamberlain [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: October 2023
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Reading literacy at Year 5: New Zealand’s participation in PIRLS 2021
New Zealand took part in the fifth cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, ‘PIRLS 2021’ in Term 4, 2020. PIRLS provides information on Year 5 students’ reading literacy/comprehension every five years.…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain and Jessica Forkert [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: May 2023
Date Updated: February 2025
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PIRLS 2021: COVID-19 Preliminary findings from the implementation of PIRLS in 2020
New Zealand took part in the fifth cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, ‘PIRLS 2021’ in Term 4, 2020. PIRLS provides information on Year 5 students’ reading literacy/comprehension every five years.…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain and Jessica Forkert [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: April 2022
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