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Lifting student attendance, as well as understanding the drivers for non-attendance through data, are government priorities ...
Since 1996 in Aotearoa/New Zealand, we have had a bicultural early childhood curriculum, Te Whariki (Ministry of Education, 1996). This document was developed with regard to the early childhood ...
The role and place of Māori people as the indigenous people of this land has influenced the culturally centred development of evaluation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Within this article the cultural value ...
The overlaps between the requirements of good research and good practice provide both a foundation and a rationale for the development of teachers as researchers. Viviane Robinson examines some of the ...
Advancing research-based classroom assessment (CA) in K-12 schools is a difficult and often opaque process. Rather than challenges that can be overcome, educators striving to more fully implement ...
As schools gear up for Term 1, assessment will be at the forefront of many teachers' minds. NZCER offers many options for assessing literacy and mathematics, from our suite of Progressive Achievement ...
The latest report from New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) provides a fresh perspective of literacy in early childhood, suggesting a wider, more inclusive view of the subject.
Supporting vulnerable students, having too much asked of their school and recruiting quality teachers are among the biggest issues facing secondary schools in Aotearoa, new NZCER research has found.
What happens when people become critically aware of our local Māori and colonial histories? How does this awareness impact on our own sense of self, and connection to place? How might this awareness ...
In 2024, NZCER introduced PAT Pānui, a refreshed version of PAT Reading Comprehension featuring new texts and questions designed to engage a diverse range of New Zealand students effectively. It is ...
Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs) are standardised tests available for students in Years 3-10, and are one of the options available to schools in 2025 as they are encouraged to assess twice yearly ...
We want to hear what you think about AI! NZCER is conducting online surveys to explore perceptions and use of generative AI in New Zealand primary schools. We are inviting Year 5–8 teachers and ...
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