Effective Pedagogy in Pāngarau/Mathematics: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES) Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 Mathematics is a powerful social entity. Arguably the most international of all curriculum subjects, mathematics plays a key role in shaping how individuals deal with the…
BES Case Study 9: Use everyday rhymes and waiata to develop spatial skills and awareness Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…
When school’s out: Conversations with parents, carers and children about out of school services Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 This report draws on information from a large consultation exercise that asked a wide range of parents, carers and children how they would like to see OSS…
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…
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…
Lives cut short - Child death by maltreatment Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This report uses New Zealand police data from 1991 to 2000 to identify the characteristics of the children who died and the people who killed them,…
Envirolink evaluation 2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 The Envirolink Scheme was set up in 2005 to promote the dual outcomes of increasing the return on investment in environmental research, science and technology (RS&T)…
Media Analysis of Family Violence Reporting: July-September 2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This July-September 2007 Quarterly Media Analysis is the first in a series of four reports for the Campaign for Action on Family Violence. The Ministry of Social…
Evaluation of the 2006 Secondary Numeracy Project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 In 2005, the Secondary Numeracy Pilot Project (SNP) was introduced in a selection of secondary schools to: improve outcomes for students by raising their achievement in mathematics,…
NEMP Listening & Viewing Assessment Results 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 In 2006, the fourth year of the third cycle of national monitoring, two areas were assessed: health and physical education, and the writing, listening and viewing…