2013 National Assessment of Dutch (Reading and Listening) in Primary Education in Flanders

In 2013 a national assessment was carried out, which was commissioned by the Flemish government, to assess whether pupils have sufficient skills in reading and listening in Dutch at the end of primary education. Reading was assessed for the third time, with previous assessments in 2002 and 2007. Listening was assessed for the second time, with a previous assessment in 2007. Data were collected through 10 reading tests and 8 viewing and listening tests. A representative sample of 2794 pupils from 107 Flemish primary schools participated. Tests were supplemented with background questionnaires for pupils, parents and teachers. These questionnaires collected, among other things, information on the home environment, the attitude of pupils and their parents, and the learning of the Dutch language in and outside school. The response rates to these questionnaires were nearly 99% for the pupil questionnaire, 94% for the parent questionnaire and 99% for the teacher questionnaire.