Thriving through the reading pandemic, Hong Kong students attain the top three ranking in the world for four consecutive PIRLS cycles
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
International Report (Hong Kong SAR Section)
Abstract
Hong Kong primary four students ranked second in the PIRLS 2021 study, an international large-scale reading assessment conducted by the IEA. The study involved 57 countries and regions, with HKUs CACLER research team commissioned by the Education Bureau to participate. Key findings show that girls performed better in reading than boys, and students performed better in reading informational texts than literary texts overall. Hong Kong maintained a low proportion of low-performing students, while showing strong reading resilience and no setbacks in reading literacy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2023-05-17
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