Quality early childhood education for under-two-year-olds: What should it look like? A literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 Recent years have seen increasing participation of under-two-year-olds in early childhood education. This literature review draws together relevant research evidence to better understand what quality early…
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…
University Entrance changes consultation for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Last Publication Date: 06 Dec 2010 The Ministry of Youth Development arranged a youth consultation for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) about proposed changes to the University Entrance standard. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)…
NZCER 2010 Primary & Intermediate Schools National Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2010 This survey was conducted in schools in July 2010 in a random sample of 350 schools. It includes the views of principals, teachers, boards of trustees…