Annual Report on Drinking-water Quality 2011–2012 Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2013 This report describes the microbiological and chemical quality of water in New Zealand drinking-water supplies serving populations of more than 100 people, and progress towards meeting…
e-Learning in science reports Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2013 This series e-Learning in science reports is part of a wider project 'Science in the New Zealand Curriculum'. This series is written for the Ministry Education by The New Zealand Council…
National Education Network Trial Extension: Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2013 This report summarises the findings from the evaluation of the National Education Network Trial Extension (NEN Trial). It focuses on changes to teachers’ practices and the…
Learning to Practise Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 Learning to Practise is a companion paper to Initial teacher education outcomes: Standards for graduating teachers (Aitken, Sinnema, & Meyer, 2013). Its purpose is to describe…
Initial Teacher Education Outcomes: Standards for Graduating Teachers Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 This paper and its companion, Learning to Practise (2013), are designed to inform policy and promote discussion on programme development for initial teacher education and the…
Secondary Literacy Reports Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2013 National and international evidence suggests that in many education systems, including New Zealand, large numbers of students graduate from or leave school without the levels of…
Organisational approaches to e-learning in the tertiary sector: An annotated bibliography Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2013 This report gives an overview of the research literature relating to approaches adopted by tertiary sector organisations when planning or implementing e-learning.
Interpreting science – implications for public understanding, advocacy and policy formation Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2013 In 2011, I released a discussion paper entitled Towards better use of evidence in policy formation which discussed the interaction between knowledge and policy making. It…
Studying engineering at university: Who is eligible and who decides to study it? Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This report considers the question: 'How many students leave school with the pre-requisites that enable them to study engineering?' In addition it investigates the likelihood of…
e-Learning Achievement: Trends, patterns and highlights Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This report presents a view of tertiary e-learning achievement from 2004 to 2009. This report compares completion rates in courses that are delivered with e-learning to…
