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In 1972, after four years of using mechanical calculators in my teaching now and again, I tried electronic calculators. It
was incontestable that they were a help in the classroom. They had a...
| Year published: 1982 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article From time to time the New Zealand Council for Educational Research is asked how test results can contribute to making an Overall Teacher Judgement (OTJ). This is an important and complex question and...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article As National Standards come into force around the country, schools are starting to deal with implementing them in practice. This article explores some ideas about the implementation of National...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article At the beginning of 2005, Red Beach School staff and community began a re-visioning process. We took the time to ask such questions as “What do we believe our school stands for?” Four years down the...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Years 7–8 Asian students identified preferred follow-up activities to guided reading and a preference for reading fiction. Barriers to their engagement and achievement included compulsory reading...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Reading Recovery is offered in most New Zealand schools, yet recent research shows that low-decile schools are less likely to offer it.
This article explores reasons for the lower uptake of...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article In this article Penni Cushman reviews several studies that have surveyed male school-leavers and practising male teachers on their attitudes towards teaching as a career and their experiences in the...
| Year published: 2005 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Over the past 6 years, the National Education Monitoring Project has monitored the educational achievement and attitudes of Year 4 and 8 students in New Zealand schools, covering 15 curriculum areas...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article The literature on curriculum delivery in New Zealand for Years 9 and 10 has acknowledged that differences exist between the delivery styles in primary and secondary schools, but it has offered little...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Over forty years of research and experience show that it is the middle school philosophy and approach, rather than grade span or school organisation, which make middle schools educationally effective...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article