Progress in international reading and literacy study 2021 Grade 4 learner reading achievement in isiZulu and English

The data includes information about contextual questionnaires from home, school, learners and teachers. Aspects such as gender, parental engagement, reading materials/resource available at home and school influencing Grade 4 reading achievement literacy performance.

The study used a quantitative methodology with a secondary data analysis (SDA) for collecting and analysing the PIRLS 2021 numeral data was used a secondary data. This study made use of secondary data because it accessed data from PIRLS 2021 gathered by the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) at the University of Pretoria in partnership with the South African Department of Basic Education. For PIRLS 2021, 18 assessment booklets were created to align with the group adaptive assessment design and were used to assess the reading literacy abilities of Grade 4 learners.