About PIRLS 2026
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is a large-scale study which aims to monitor and compare the reading comprehension achievement of Grade 4 students across participating countries/regions. It provides information to track how different aspects of reading performance have changed over time. Additionally, PIRLS collects background information which allows the participating countries/regions to examine how students’ learning gains are associated with home, school, and classroom contexts. The ETARC of the Faculty of Education (FED) has been designated as the implementing body for Macao by DSEDJ. ETARC will collaborate with schools to oversee the administration, processing, and scoring of the PIRLS 2026 assessment. Additionally, ETARC will be accountable for reporting and disseminating the findings of PIRLS 2026 in Macao, following the guidelines and supervision of DSEDJ.
What’s New for PIRLS 2026?
To facilitate important advances in assessing reading comprehension at the fourth grade, all countries in PIRLS 2026 will participate digitally. The digital assessment system will facilitate the translation process and bring greater uniformity and quality control to data collection methods and procedures.
PIRLS 2026 Key Features
- Completes the transition to a fully digital assessment
- Uses an innovative interface where students can scroll through colorful texts and click on and answer questions
- Integrates the ePIRLS tasks based on simulated websites
- The digital assessment facilitates deep insights from process data
Agenda for Macao- PIRLS 2026
Macao-PIRLS 2026 Schedule Highlights
NOV 2023-DEC 2024
MAR 2025
APR2026
JUL 2026- NOV 2027
DEC 2027
Integrated development
of reading assessmen
t instruments and software
PIRLS 2026
Field Test
PIRLS 2026
Data Collection
Data cleaning
& statistical
analysis
Release of PIRLS 2026 results