Evaluation of the Implementation of Kei Tua o te Pae Assessment for Learning: Early Childhood Exemplars: Impact evaluation of the Kei Tua o te Pae 2006 professional development Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This report presents findings from an impact evaluation of the 2006 Ministry of Education funded Kei Tua o te Pae professional development programme. In 2006, this…
TELA: Laptops for teachers evaluation: Final report years 7 & 8 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme: TELA (referred to from here as the TELA scheme) on…
Tobacco Trends 2007: A brief update on monitoring indicators Last Publication Date: 02 May 2008 Tobacco Trends is an annual monitoring publication reporting on Tobacco use behaviours. Indicators reported on annually include smoking prevalence, tobacco consumption and supply and tobacco use…
Post-school choices: How well does academic achievement predict the tertiary education choices of school leavers? Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 This report examines the association between academic achievement at secondary school and participation in the various types of tertiary education. This new research supports the government's…
The employment and retirement transitions of New Zealanders aged in their 60s Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 This study describes the employment patterns and work-to-retirement transitions of New Zealanders who were who were born between 1 April 1936 and 31 March 1940 and…
Partners in Learning: Schools' Engagement with Parents, Whānau and Communities Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 Research evidence shows that effective partnerships between schools and parents, whānau and communities can result in better outcomes for students. The better the relationship and engagement, the…
Monitoring Teacher Supply 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 The 2008 Monitoring Teacher Supply report provides the Ministry with a snapshot of the number of entitlement staffing vacancies and re-advertised vacancies in schools at the…
How does achievement at school affect achievement in tertiary education? Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 This report explores the relationship between academic achievement at secondary school and first-year achievement in tertiary education. The analysis uses a measure known as 'expected percentile'…
Outcomes of Early Childhood Education: Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 This literature review was commissioned by the Ministry of Education to provide policy makers with a synthesis of research that analyses the impact of early childhood…
Why are there so many short jobs in LEED? Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 The main objective of this paper is to investigate the use of earnings spells in LEED as a measure of job tenure. The paper was motivated…