Friday 07 / February / 2025
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Studies and Statistical Data, in cooperation with the Arabic Language Learning Evaluation Department, held a training workshop recently to discuss the results of the international study to measure reading skills PIRLS 2021.
The workshop targeted specialists in the Arabic language, and the first field teachers, supervisors, curriculum and evaluation specialists, and training experts, in addition to first-cycle school administrations and administrative supervisors.
The training workshop saw presentation of a number of papers. Fathia Al Maawli, Director of Studies and Statistical Data Department, presented a paper on the general results of the Sultanate of Oman, with a comparative study of to previous sessions.
The second paper was titled “Ways to provide students of the first cycle with reading comprehension skills according to the International Study for Measuring Reading Skills, PIRLS2021” and was presented by Dr. Mahfouz Al Shayadi, a senior learning assessment specialist. The third paper discussed the school environment and its impact on student achievement in the International Study for Measuring Reading Skills, PIRLS2021, presented by Mansour Al Faliti, a senior international studies specialist.
During the course of the workshop, the experiences of two schools - Rawdat Al-Albab School (1-4) from the North Al Batinah Governorate, and Al-Irada School (1-4) from the North Al Sharqiyah Governorate - that achieved outstanding results in the study were reviewed.
