new post-primary ireland assessment package · 2018. 3. 12. · post-primary ireland assessment...

Post-Primary Ireland Assessment Package

Supporting post-primary schools to monitor and assess

their 1st year pupils

Exclusive for post-primary

schools in Ireland

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Post-Primary Ireland Assessment Package – a transition-based assessment package designed to support post-primary schools to monitor and assess their 1st year pupils.

The Post-Primary Ireland Assessment Package combines the Cognitive Abilities Test 4: Irish Edition (CAT4) Level E, Progress Test in Maths (PTM), the Pupil Attitudes to Self and School (PASS) survey and the New Group Reading Test (NGRT) A and B, offering schools a suite of assessments that can be used.

Receive data on a pupil’s Verbal, Non-Verbal, Spatial and Quantitative abilities with CAT4

Identify barriers to learning early on during a pupil’s first year in post-primary with PASS

Assess and monitor a pupil’s reading attainment and progress with NGRT and their attainment level in mathematics with PTM

How does a paper/digital package work?

CAT4 paper or digital can be used prior to entry to post-primary, followed by NGRT/PTM digital on entry. These tests can even be administered during English and maths classes to link in with the school Literacy and Numeracy strategy. PASS can then be administered at the end of 1st term. Both NGRT and PASS can also be administered a second time at the end of the school year to show progress. To identify progress in maths, schools can choose to add another maths test to the package.

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The above is an example of when you can use the paper/digital package.

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Package 1 includes CAT4: Group Report for Teachers, Individual Student Report for Teachers and Parent Reports; NGRT x 2 applications for use at beginning and end of school year to track progress in literacy, a Group Report, Individual Student Report for Teachers and a Group Progress Report; PTM: Group Report and an Individual Student Report for Teachers; PASS: Group and Individual reports.

Package 2 includes CAT4: Group Report for Teachers, Individual Student Report for Teachers and Parent Reports; NGRT x 2 applications for use at beginning and end of school year to track progress in literacy, a Group Report, Individual Student Report for Teachers and a Group Progress Report; PTM: Group Report and an Individual Student Report for Teachers.

Package 3 includes CAT4: Group Report for Teachers, Individual Student Report for Teachers and Parent Reports; NGRT x 2 applications for use at beginning and end of school year to track progress in literacy, a Group Report, Individual Student Report for Teachers and a Group Progress Report.

To discuss which package is

best for your school, or to obtain a quote, please call

1800 806 185 or email: [email protected]

quoting GL1980

What packages are available?

There is a choice of three packages available.

Digital Package Products Included Price per pupil

Ire Digital 1 CAT4 Level E, NGRT A, B & C, PTM 11T and PASS €24.75

Ire Digital 2 CAT4 Level E, NGRT A, B & C and PTM11T €23.45

Ire Digital 3 CAT4 Level E, NGRT A, B & C €20.45

CAT4 Paper & Digital Package

Products Included Price per pupil

Ire CAT Paper 1 CAT4 Level E, NGRT A, B & C, PTM11T and PASS €22.15

Ire CAT Paper 2 CAT4 Level E, NGRT A, B & C and PTM11T €19.15

Ire CAT Paper 3 CAT4 + NGRT Levels A, B & C €14.25

VAT, where applicable, is not included *CAT4 books not included

We immediately got a snapshot of how our incoming 1st years are performing in both reading and maths. Combining this information with information from the Primary feeder schools has been invaluable in helping us develop Learning Support English and maths classes for September.

Roger Elvin, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, Royal and Prior School, Co Donegal

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The Cognitive Abilities Test 4: Irish Edition (CAT4) is Ireland’s most widely used test of reasoning abilities. CAT4 identifies pupils’ developed abilities and likely academic potential. It highlights strengths, weaknesses and thinking preferences; providing the opportunity for personalised teaching and learning.

CAT4 Level E for end of 6th Class and Early 1st Year measures abilities of Verbal, Non-Verbal, Quantitative and Spatial Reasoning.

Results enable teachers to:

Identify and support gifted and talented pupils, as well as underachievers

Facilitate evidence-based target setting and personalise teaching and interventions to each pupil

Support pupils in better understanding themselves as learners, e.g. spatial thinkers, who may be likely to excel in STEM subjects can be better identified

Communicate with parents, pupils and stakeholders as well as provide evidence for inspections and self-evaluations.


CAT4 is not only one of the best measures of the transferable skills that constitute the basic building blocks of learning available anywhere in the world. But now that we have recent Irish norms, it is a fantastic resource for supporting teaching, learning and guidance in Irish schools.

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”Professor Michael O’Leary, EdEv, Dublin City University

CAT4 individual student report for teachers

As well as scores and the prof ile summary,

there is a narrative description of the prof ile

with implications for teaching and learning.

In a school setting, a pupil’s attitude to learning can influence their whole experience of education and have significant effects on pupil outcomes, engagement and wellbeing. Administered twice yearly, PASS enables teachers to build a complete picture of a pupil’s motivation, attitudes and engagement in learning. PASS provides invaluable evidence in any School Self-Evaluation (SSE), helping to identify more accurately strengths and areas for development.

An Online Intervention System is also available with over 2000 possible intervention strategies.


Identify and understand any attitudinal barriers to learning that may be affecting attainment

Inform teaching and learning strategies and intervention programmes

Help improve behaviour, attendance and overall achievement

Identify where any intervention may be required

Provide important information for pastoral support and working with parents.

PASS can be administered at beginning and end of school year.

Evidence will prove invaluable

in SSE


PASS provides us with an excellent way of understanding feelings and concerns students may have, as well as identifying students for targeted interventions. It allows us to identify the root causes of why quiet students may be lacking confidence in their ability and it highlights students who may be at risk of disengaging. It is a very admiring exercise for our school self-evaluation when the vast majority of responses about school are so positive.

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”Esther Doyle, Guidance Counsellor, Presentation Secondary School, Waterford City

PASS individual pupil profile

Used with groups to assess and monitor pupil’s reading and comprehension skills – and if necessary, phonemic awareness, NGRT enables teachers to identify pupils’ current levels of reading attainment and ongoing progression, as well as those who may be in need of further screening and support. NGRT is administered twice yearly and reports support schools to monitor progress and identify any pupils who may be in need of further screening and support.


Track pupil progress year-on-year

Set targets and intervention strategies

Identify differences between a pupil’s decoding and comprehension skills

Provide evidence of progress to help achieve the targets laid down in the National Literacy Strategy.

NGRT can be administered at beginning and end of school year.

Fully adaptive, user friendly and

links with the National Literacy Strategy


Using CAT4 with NGRT enables us to identify students who may not be reaching their potential in reading and allows us to carry out further diagnostic testing to see if there is a specific learning difficulty. The NGRT also informs our literacy for learning and life strategy.

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Mary Everard, formerly Assistant Principal, Dunshaughlin Community, Co.Meath, and Educational Psychologist

NGRT Group progress report

The report includes an analysis of comprehension question types for the group.

Any signif icant gap in scores for the two parts of NGRT is f lagged

Progress Test in Maths is ideal for monitoring progress over time. It supports schools in raising standards in mathematics by providing valuable diagnostic information about pupils’ strengths and weaknesses when assessing mathematical skills and knowledge in areas such as number, shape, data handling and algebra.


Benchmark knowledge and measure progress in maths

Identify pupil’s strengths and weaknesses

Set targets and personalise learning

Inform and evaluate intervention strategies

Communicate with parents and provide evidence for inspections.

Schools can also choose to add a follow up maths test.

Helps schools satisfy the aims of the

National Numeracy Strategy


This give excellent information regarding areas of strength and also areas of improvement required, not only for a specific class group, but also for an individual. This information can prove invaluable to staff in the maths department.

“”Michelle Carr, Maths Teacher,

Royal and Prior School, Raphoe Co Donegal

PTM Individual student report for teachers

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