Gaelscolaíocht chun tosaigh i Mata agus Béarla|Gaelscoileanna score higher in Maths and English

Tá alt foilsithe san Irish Times le déanaí ag Pól ó Muirí a chuireann síos ar thaighde nua an Dochtúir Réamaí Mathers, feidhmeannach le hIontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta i mBéal Feirste, faoi buntáistí na gaelscolaíochta agus an tumtheagasc do fhoghlaimeoirí i suíomh oideachais an tuaiscirt. Dúirt Mathers gur léirigh staitisticí ó Roinn an Oideachais, Tuaisceart Éireann, go raibh leibhéal cumais Béarla agus Mata na bpáistí i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge ní b’fhearr ná scoileanna Béarla an Tuaiscirt.

A recent article published in the Irish Times by Pól ó Muirí describes the benefits of sending children to All-Irish schools and the benefits of immersion education. The reseach is the work of Dr. Réamaí Mathers, Gaelscoileanna Trust in Belfast. Mathers research shows that according to statistics supplied by the Dept. of Education, Northern Ireland pupils in Gaelscoileanna showed greater ability in English and Maths than their peers in English schools.

Dúirt sé gur scrúdaigh sé torthaí Roinn an Oideachais le trí bliana anuas do pháistí bunscoile eochairchéim a dó (páistí idir ocht mbliana agus bliain déag d’aois) agus go raibh na Gaelscoileanna chun cinn ó thaobh an Bhéarla agus Mhata de le linn na tréimhse sin. Is féidir an alt ar fad a léamh anseo.

He said he studied the results for the past three years for pupils at keystage 2 (pupils aged between eight and eleven years of age) and Gaelscoileanna were ahead for maths and English during that period. The full text of the article is available in Irish here.