Evaluation of Teen Parent Units 2011 Last Publication Date: 05 Mar 2011 This evaluation reports on the quality of education in the 18 Teen Parent Units (TPUs) that ERO reviewed in Term 2, 2010. The reviews focused on…
From "student voice" to "youth–adult partnerships": lessons from working with young people as partners for educational change Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 This working paper describes a series of recent “student voice” projects undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Although these projects varied in…
Monitoring and Evaluating Curriculum Implementation: Final Evaluation Report on the Implementation of The New Zealand Curriculum 2008–2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 This report presents findings from a national evaluation of the implementation of The New Zealand Curriculum. The project sought to establish a national picture of implementation…
Implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum: Synthesis of Research & Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 The revised New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) was launched in November 2007 (Ministry of Education, 2007), following a lengthy period of trialling and consultation, which included the…
Schools’ Provision for International Students Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2011 The evaluation looked at four aspects of international education (schools' self review, pastoral care, quality of education and social integration) and concluded that most schools were…
Evaluation at a Glance: What ERO Knows About Effective Schools Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2011 As well as undertaking the education reviews of schools and early childhood services, ERO produces broader evaluative information on significant educational issues and publishes reports on…
Parent and caregivers perceptions and attitudes towards children's physical activity and physical education: Results of a NZ primary schools physical activity project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 A pilot physical activity project was trialled in 15 primary schools in Christchurch and Auckland, New Zealand, with the aim to increase the quality and quantity…
National Standards, moderation challenges and teacher learning Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 Moderation of student work can support teachers to reach a shared understanding of the meaning of a standard, and to more reliably judge a range of…
Taking a "future focus" in education—what does it mean? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 This working paper describes some of the ideas underpinning NZCER’s Future-Focused Issues (FFI) project. There is a variety of ways to interpret what it means to…
NEMP Writing, Reading and Mathematics Report 2010 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 In 2010 the National Education Monitoring Project (NEMP) examined what a nationally representative sample of New Zealand students in year 4 and year 8 know and…
