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Who Gets to Teach?

A look at some factors in the selection and training of primary teachers, with some suggestions for a radical change in approach.

| Year published: 1980 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Initial Vocabularies for Reading

These Initial Vocabularies for Reading have been developed by Brian Thompson of the Education Department of Victoria University of Wellington to help teachers in primary schools.

| Year published: 1982 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

What every primary school teacher should know about vocabulary

Author(s): Jannie van Hees, Paul Nation

This book is written for teachers of young children aged from 5 to 12 years in primary schools who want to support students’ English vocabulary. Most of these children will be native...

| Year published: 2017 | Publication type: Book | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Books

The effect of individual teachers’ content knowledge on the identification of gifted students

This article outlines research in which six primary teachers were interviewed and asked to discuss their ability to identify giftedness in a range of domains. Teachers seemed more likely to identify...

| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Inquiry learning, drama and curriculum integration

Connecting Curriculum; Connecting Learning was a 2-year research project conducted by the authors in conjunction with eight teachers across five primary schools in New Zealand. This article...

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Making the most of science learning opportunities in the primary school

Author(s): Ally Bull

There’s a lot that primary school teachers can do to help develop their students’ science learning. This article sets out straightforward possibilities, including encouraging students to observe the...

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Getting off to a good start: Employment status and beginning teachers

Author(s): Lexie Grudnoff

The first year of teaching is a critical stage in a teacher's professional life. Many beginning teachers are employed in short-term positions, but we know very little about how employment status...

| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Primary visual art teaching: Supporting teacher confidence

Author(s): Ian Bowell

Some teachers lack confidence in teaching art. With teacher advisory service support for visual art teaching reduced this year, schools need to find new ways to help teachers gain confidence. This...

| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Developing teaching knowledge in primary technology

Author(s): Alister Jones, Bronwen Cowie, Kathrin Otrel-Cass

This article focuses on planning as a strategy for enhancing teacher pedagogical content knowledge.

| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

The active construction of curricula: Primary teachers' perspectives

Interviews with primary teachers revealed questions of control of operational curricula. Schools hold significant power over curricula through their organisation, planning, and assessment...