Sharjah24: Private schools in the Emirate of Sharjah achieved 519 points and topped the results of the International Study of Progress in World Reading (PIRLS 2021), which measures reading performance worldwide, exceeding the global average set at 500 points. With private school achievements in Sharjah approaching those of nations like Germany and France, the UAE scored the highest out of all participating Arab nations.
2,823 male and female students from 64 private schools out of 118 private schools in the Emirate of Sharjah participated during the 2021 research period, making up 54% of all private schools in the Emirate. With only 32 schools participating in 2016, Sharjah's private school participation has increased from the last study.
The sample chosen from among the 2,823 students attending private schools in the Emirate represents five different curricula: the Australian, Indian, American, British, and Ministry of Education curricula. With an equal number of men and women, 34% of them are Emirati students and 66% are local students.
Five different curricula, including the Australian, Indian, American, British, and Ministry of Education curricula were represented in the sample taken from the 2,823 students, 34% of them are Emirati students and 66% are local ones, enrolled in private schools in the Emirate.
Since 2005, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been in charge of the " PIRLS " international research, which assesses reading performances around the globe. It assesses the performance of fourth-graders in a selection of schools, with four levels, including advanced, high, medium, and low levels that are used to categorise the performance.
It is significant to note that the Emirate of Sharjah will participate in the future round of international evaluations as a benchmark emirate, with all students registered in private schools in the Emirate of Sharjah will be tested as part of the upcoming cycle of international evaluations.
The study analyses how well fourth-graders read in the participant countries' respective native languages. " PIRLS " is built on a thor-ough framework that involves assessing students' understanding of a variety of different texts. The test also measures the student's ability to interact with informational texts to understand the world and what is happening within it.
The result of the average reading test for all private schools in the Emirate of Sharjah was 519, which is higher than the average read-ing test result worldwide. Results of the data analysis show that female students performed significantly better on reading tests than male pupils did.
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