Use and Impact of PIRLS
The Abu Dhabi Emirate first participated in PIRLS in 2011 as a benchmarking participant, and PIRLS was the first international reading performance benchmark for Abu Dhabi. The 2011 cycle provided valuable baseline data from which to make comparisons after the initiation of potential project improvements.
PIRLS 2016 will generate student performance data from which Abu Dhabi will be able to quantify improvement over the last five years. Results may indicate the potential impact of change within the system and on the teaching and learning of reading in addition to areas of strength and weakness within the current curriculum. ADEC also will use PIRLS data to validate and draw relationships with the National Assessment Program (namely, the External Measurement of Student Achievement).