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Internationale Grundschul-Lese-Untersuchung (2011) / Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (2011)
IGLU 2011 (Internationale Grundschul-Lese-Untersuchung) / PIRLS 2011 (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) is a school achievement study initiated by the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement).
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IGLU-PIRLS is an international comparative study of pupils' reading comprehension at the end of the fourth grade, with the aim of obtaining reliable information on the knowledge and skill level of pupils in the participating countries. The aim is to achieve a lasting improvement in the quality of schools and teaching, with IGLU-PIRLS helping to formulate concrete recommendations for action to support and optimise schools.
56 states and regions or education systems took part in IGLU-PIRLS 2011, 9 of them as benchmark participants. The Federal Republic of Germany participates in this study by decision of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK) and in accordance with an agreement between the KMK and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
In order to be able to show development trends, IGLU-PIRLS is repeated every five years. With the 2011 survey, IGLU-PIRLS was conducted for the third time, although Germany had already participated in the first two cycles (IGLU-PIRLS 2001 and IGLU-PIRLS 2006).
In 2011, the survey date of IGLU-PIRLS coincided for the first time with TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study), also an IEA study. In Germany, both studies were conducted with a common sample and thus performance values in three competence domains were determined for the participating pupils.
The main survey was conducted in early summer 2011 in all 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. A sample of fourth grade pupils from 198 primary and special schools, representative for Germany, was examined, with about 4,000 children participating.
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Publication of the results
The publication of the IGLU 2011 results took place on 11 December 2012.
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The most convenient highway exits are on the B 1/A 40 (Dortmund-Barop) (closer to the North Campus) and on the A45 (Dortmund-Eichlinghofen). The university is signposted at both exits. In the local road network you will find signs to Campus Nord, where the Campus Treff is also located. From Emil-Figge-Strasse, entrance no. 18 and from Vogelspothsweg entrance no. 23 lead to parking spaces near the venue.
From Dortmund main station, take the S-Bahn "S1" in the direction of Solingen on track 7 to the stop "Dortmund-Universität" (price level A). The S-Bahn runs every 15 minutes during peak hours on weekdays and takes about 6 minutes. From Düsseldorf, the S-Bahn runs every 30 minutes. Directly at the S-Bahn station you will find the CDI building, which houses the Center for Research on Education and School Development.
One of the university's landmarks is the H-Bahn, which has two terminuses on the North Campus. One is located directly above the S-Bahn station and is easily accessible from it by elevators. The other is located in the center of Campus North at the bridge between the University Library and the Mensa, right next to the Audimax. The H-Bahn runs from here to the South Campus and the Eichlinghofen district.
Dortmund has an airport connected with some destinations in Central Europe. There are regular flights, for example, to Amsterdam, Berlin, Dresden, Katowice, Krakow, Leipzig-Halle, London, Munich, Nuremberg, Paris, Poznan, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich. For the approximately 20 kilometers from the Dortmund airport to the campus, you can take the bus to the main train station and from there the S-Bahn. Faster is usually the use of a cab. Far more international flight connections are offered by the Rhine-Ruhr Airport in Düsseldorf, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.