ERC DOTS FAQs

ERC DOTS (Drumcondra Online Testing System) is a platform that schools can use to buy and administer standardised tests to students. It supports the administration and reporting of a wide range of ‘Drumcondra’ tests at both primary and post-primary levels, in both English and Irish. Tests of English reading, mathematics, Irish and reasoning (verbal, numeric ability) are available. After you get set up on ERC DOTS, you will be able to manage all aspects of the administration of tests (purchase of tests, scheduling of test sessions, generation of individual student logins and passwords, downloading class- and individual-level reports of results) from within the system. For all queries related to ERC DOTS, please email dots@erc.ie.

You can find out about our different tests here (javascript:void(0))(Primary Tests) and here (javascript:void(0))(Post-Primary Tests).

The tests will run on laptops, PCs, tablets and iPads, and do not need a large bandwidth (i.e., they should run without problems on most internet connections). ERC DOTS works with keyboard or touchscreen, and with or without a mouse. Some of our tests use MathJax (https://www.mathjax.org/)to display mathematical formulae. MathJax does require a certain minimum level of browser functionality. It may not work on some browsers or hardware that are not receiving updates from the manufacturer. This can cause display issues. We highly advise testing your hardware and software on all devices using the test page (https://takethetest.erc.ie/ERC/Index#/testpage)prior to testing We advise checking your hardware prior to testing by accessing our try the test (https://trythetest.erc.ie/ErcTry/Index#/home)w(https://trythetest.erc.ie/ErcTry/Index#/home)ebsite which mirrors testing conditions.