Teen Parent Units: An Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 This report presents a national evaluation of Teen Parent Units (TPUs). TPUs are education services, usually connected to a secondary school, that provide education for school…
The CPIT Reading cluster evaluation report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 The professional development initiative at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) was one of two “onsite clusters” started in 2006 where the cluster community is drawn…
Course innovation in the senior secondary curriculum Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This report provides evidence of the extent of course innovation in the senior secondary school, as at July 2007. This evidence has been gathered to inform…
Taking the pulse of NCEA | Findings from the NZCER National Survey of Secondary Schools 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This is the second major thematic report drawing on findings from our 2006 NZCER National Survey of Secondary Schools. It analysed the responses given by parents,…
The Unitec Reading Cluster Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 A key objective of the Learning for Living professional development initiative was to establish communities of learning. Initially these were geographically arranged communities involving clusters of organisations. This…
Te Reo Māori in the Mainstream Professional Development (PD) Pilot Programmes for Primary School Teachers - An Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 In 2005, the Ministry of Education funded four te reo Māori professional development (PD) pilot programmes for mainstream primary school teachers. These pilot programmes were run…
The Collection and Use of Assessment Information in Schools Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 The assessment of student achievement, examining and using information about what students know and can do, is fundamental to effective teaching and learning. This information can…
School planning and reporting in action: The early years of the new framework Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 From 2003, schools have been required to gather data on student learning and engagement, and to use it to set goals for boosting student achievement. This…
School governance in New Zealand - How is it working? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This paper draws on the findings of a number of national surveys of primary schools conducted by NZCER since 1989, and in secondary schools since 2003.…
To clarify and quantify the so called “decline in fitness levels of today’s youth” Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This is a 2007 secondary teachers’ sabbatical report. A longitudinal study traces the fitness levels of Year 9, 10, and 11 students at Hillcrest High School…