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How do teachers support children’s social–emotional competence? Strategies for teachers

Social–emotional skills provide a critical foundation for learning and wellbeing in early childhood and beyond. In this article we present specific teaching strategies that teachers can implement...

| Year published: 2017 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text:

ECF2017_2_021.pdf | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article

Purposeful problem-solving practices in Te Kākano

Mathematical learning is an integral part of early childhood education (ECE). In Aotearoa New Zealand there is a range of valuable curriculum resources including Te Kākano, a “living, evolving”...

| Year published: 2020 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article

“But I had it first!” Young children, possession, and social problem solving

This qualitative case study research explored children’s social disputes in one New Zealand kindergarten. The disputes typically related to the possession of resources and space. “First possession”...

| Year published: 2020 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article

Solving – Not Solving: Learning and Remembering Solutions to Problems

Being told the answer can actually stop you remembering it. When and how the answer is given is very important. This research from the frontiers of science may be the beginning of big...

| Year published: 1991 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Primary school technology curriculum’s computational thinking

This article unpacks the computational thinking for digital technologies (CTDT) technological area of the New Zealand primary curriculum that became mandatory in 2020. It explores computational...

| Year published: 2023 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Beyond quick answers: Encouraging a problem-solving mindset in assessments

In this edition of Assessment News, Charles Darr uses a case study from the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) to highlight how students can benefit from activating deliberate...