Measuring New Zealand students' international capabilities: An exploratory study Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2014 This exploratory study considers the feasibility of measuring New Zealand senior secondary (Years 12/13) students' "international capabilities". Building on background work undertaken by the Ministry's International…
Government and sector-level tertiary e-learning initiatives Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This report gives an overview of the literature published between 2004 and 2013 relating to government and sector-level tertiary e-learning initiatives in New Zealand, Australia, Canada,…
Explaining international differences in the prices of tradables and non-tradables (with a New Zealand perspective) Last Publication Date: 06 May 2014 The World Bank‟s International Comparison Program (ICP) 2005 data on national price levels for tradables and non-tradables (and goods compared to services) reveals that New Zealand…
Supporting school improvement through effective principal appraisal Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 This report presents the findings of ERO's 2013 evaluation of principal appraisal in primary and secondary schools.
Inquiry into the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 This inquiry has been very challenging, and has taken a long time to complete. The difficulty we had in completing the inquiry reflects the scale and…
Massive Open Online Courses Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 Internationally, a number of emerging technologies and associated developments are becoming available that could have far‐reaching effects on the delivery of tertiary education. One of these…
Temporary Migrants as Vulnerable Workers: A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014 Although New Zealand has long depended on immigrant settlers to supplement the national supply of labour, there has been a substantial increase recently in the number…
Extramural students’ participation and achievement: Trends, patterns and highlights Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2014 This report presents a view of extramural (or distance education) students’ participation and achievement in tertiary education from 2004 to 2011. It compares participation and completion…
BES (Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis) Programme - What Works Evidence: Hei Kete Raukura Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The Ministry of Education is committed to aligning policy and practice to improve students’ achievement. It must be informed by and respond to information about what…
A validation and norming study of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire in the New Zealand context Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The B4 School Check (B4SC) is a free health and development check provided for all children as soon as possible after they turn four years old.…