This article started life as a literature review I completed as the final paper in the Postgraduate Diploma in Social Science Evaluation Research at Massey University. As a busy researcher and evaluator, “doing” evaluation doesn’t leave much time for “thinking” about evaluation, and even less time for “writing” about evaluation.
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Read rest of post: The overall evaluative conclusion as an element of evaluation practice
Date posted: 28 January 2020
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This week at the NZ Association for Educational Researchers (NZARE) annual conference I spoke about the Educational Leadership Capability Framework that provides a backbone for the Leadership Strategy launched last year by the then Education, now Teaching Council. [See the presentation to download below]
Date posted: 21 November 2019
Dr. Linda Bonne reflects on 30 years of the NZCER National Survey of schools, as the Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce’s review report is soon to be released.
Read rest of post: NZCER National Survey of schools - 30 years on
Date posted: 7 November 2019
At this time of year I’m remembering the questions we used to have in our school about the PATs - ‘Term 4 is coming up - what week shall we do the PATs in?’ ‘Have we got enough Test 3s for the Year 5s?’ ‘When’s the BOT report due - we need to have it sorted by then?’. You know those conversations I’m sure.
Read rest of post: PATs - doing what you've always done in term four?
Date posted: 5 November 2019
By Cathie Johnson
Focussed school-wide inquiry is a powerful way for school leaders to engage staff and make a difference for students’ learning outcomes.
Read rest of post: School-wide inquiry: how can leaders decide on a focus?
Date posted: 11 January 2019
What happens when four teachers in a senior primary syndicate launch confidently into a term-long inquiry process based around games?
Read rest of post: Opening the door to games at Hutt Central School
Date posted: 12 December 2018
Read rest of post: Game design: an object lesson in seeking and receiving feedback
Date posted: 8 May 2018
Read rest of post: Game design is hard. That's why your students should do it.
Date posted: 10 April 2018
In case you missed it...
We've put out a call for contributions to a special issue of set: Research information for teachers on the theme of "Playing, gaming, and learning"
Are you keen to write for this special issue?
Extended abstracts of up to 800 words are due by Friday April 20, 2018.
Read rest of post: Call for papers: set special issue on playing, gaming, and learning
Date posted: 6 April 2018
Over the past two summers I've posted some recommendations for things to read, watch, listen to, or play if you're interested in games, gamification, and game design for learning.
Read rest of post: Rachel's recommended reads, views, and listens (repost)
Date posted: 16 March 2018