Lifelong Literacy: The integration of key competencies and reading Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report presents the findings of a research project which explored how the key competencies described in The New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) might…
Reshaping the secondary school curriculum: Building the plane while flying it? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report draws on data from the NZCER National Survey of Secondary Schools 2009. The final version of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) was released in…
Evaluation of New Zealand Science Media Centre Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2009 As part of MoRST’s strategy, ‘Engaging New Zealanders with science and technology’, the Ministry established the SMC to "improve the breadth and depth of media coverage…
Evaluation of Vision Mātauranga and the Māori Knowledge and Development output class Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) undertook an evaluation of Vision Mātauranga and the Māori Knowledge and Development Research output class (MKDOC). The evaluation has…
Students’ experiences of learning in virtual classrooms Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 In 2008–09 the Ministry of Education contracted the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) to undertake research about students’ experiences of learning in virtual classrooms.…
Public Sector Financing of Research Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 These reports present statistics about planned public sector funding of researchrelated activities for 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09. The activities covered by the reports include: • The amounts allocated for…
A Focus on Science Achievement Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 This paper summarises data on engagement and achievement in science across primary and secondary schools. This information has been collated across national and international studies undertaken…
Health Delivery Research Landscape: An overview of New Zealands research capability focused on health delivery Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2009 Health research makes critical contributions to the efficiency and effectiveness of health services, their transition to new models of care, and support for better health for…
Ngā Wawata o Ngā Whānau Wharekura Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report is the outcome of a research project undertaken in response to widespread concerns about the educational programmes currently offered in many Māori medium secondary…
Education and enterprise: Learning at the interface Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This is the final report from the Evaluation of the Regional E4E Cluster Initiative, carried out for the Ministry of Education, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise…