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In the best of all possible worlds, so goes the myth, students go to university because of their ability and interest, and the subjects they choose they choose for the same two reasons. Because of...
| Year published: 1982 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article A famous discussion of the issues raised when a student at Harvard received an A for an examination he did, for fun, in a subject he had never studied.
| Year published: 1993 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article In 1975 and again in 1977, Anne Bray and Bruce McMillan carried out a family survey as a class exercise in Stage I Education at Otago University. Students were asked to provide descriptive data about...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Of those students entering with University Entrance as their highest school-leaving qualification, 47% are in the 17- 18 age bracket. This is a similar percentage to those holding an 'A' Bursary and...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article What happens if the local context where a higher education curriculum is being delivered shifts in a dramatic and undeniable way? Would or could the curriculum and pedagogy be adapted to address that...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article Assessment practices in higher education focus on evaluating student learning. Institutions are now expected to provide improvement-oriented assessments that help students to improve their...
| Year published: 2014 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article Nairn, K., Higgins, J., & Sligo, J. (2012). Children of Rogernomics: A neoliberal generation leaves school. Otago University Press. Reviewed by Jennifer Tatebe
Kalantzis, M., & Cope,...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article What makes one student successful in his or her first year of university study, and another struggle or fail? First year students were followed, questioned, and the results point to...
| Year published: 1991 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article