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How Chinese higher education students perceive and engage in self-assessment within the Integrated Quality Assessment (IQA) system: Threats to the validity of IQA self-assessment

The Integrated Quality Assessment (IQA) in China is an officially mandated system that uses student self-assessment in addition to information provided by tests and examinations and other sources to...
| Year published: 2021 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Fijian Indian students' perceptions towards group work in New Zealand classrooms

A wide research base in general Pacific education literature supports active learning activities that encourage students to work collaboratively. Many schools engage Pacific students in group-based...
| Year published: 2022 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Key factors that influence students’ motivation to learn: Implications for teaching

Multiple motivation factors work together to influence how students learn and achieve. Motivation can be enhanced by instruction that supports learning-related expectancies of success and strengthens...
| Year published: 2022 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: PDF icon Set2022_2_037.pdf | Content type: Set article

“How can we teach them when they won’t listen?”: How teacher beliefs about Pasifika values and Pasifika ways of learning affect student behaviour and achievement

  This article describes a study in which a mirror was held up to the complexities of classroom interactions across cultures. Both the teachers and Pasifika students were able to discuss what...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Children’s views about geometry tasks in Māori-medium schools: Meeting Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori pāngarau (National Standards in mathematics)

  Learning mathematics for children in Māori medium is about fulfilling their potential as Māori and as mathematicians. While there has been a strong focus on numeracy in many New Zealand...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Rethinking large-scale assessment

This paper examines the implications of using large-scale assessment results (a) to make judgements about student achievement of educational goals and (b) to provide educators with directions for...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article