Reflecting on purposes for learning science science Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This report is one in a series written for the Ministry of Education in the Curriculum support for science strand of a wider project called Science…
Building a future-oriented science education system in New Zealand: How are we doing? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This paper makes the case for deep and radical change to New Zealand's approach to science education. It discusses the implications of recent science education research…
Evaluation at a Glance: Transitions from Primary to Secondary School Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2012 This national report combines current research with findings from recent ERO reports about students' transitions between and through schools. The report discusses the important pastoral care…
Careers Information, Advice, Guidance and Education (CIAGE) in Secondary Schools Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 This is ERO’s first national report on CIAGE since The Quality of Career Education and Guidance in Schools in 2006. In this evaluation ERO examined the…
Literacy and Mathematics in Years 9 and 10: Using Achievement Information to Promote Success Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2012 Years 9 and 10 are vital years in students’ schooling. It is in these years that students build on and consolidate their learning from the primary…
Annual Review of Drinking: Water Quality in New Zealand 2010-2011 Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2012 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…
Supporting future-oriented learning and teaching - a New Zealand perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 This research project draws together findings from new data and more than 10 years of research on current practice and futures-thinking in education. The report discusses some…
Māori Youth Transitions: Gateway Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 This summary is specific to good practice findings in the Gateway programme, which was one of the three programmes or services evaluated. Gateway supports secondary students in…
Science in The New Zealand Curriculum: Years 5 to 8 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2012 ERO’s 2010 report, Science in Years 5 to 8: Capable and Competent Teaching, identified models of good practice in 13 selected schools and also found that…
Te Kōtahitanga Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 The Te Kōtahitanga project sought to investigate how to improve the educational achievement of Māori students in mainstream secondary school classrooms, by talking with Māori students and…
