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Taku Reo and Te Reo Māori tools - A powerful combination

31 January 2020

The results data from Taku Reo and Te Reo Māori tools provide powerful information to help schools understand student perception of, and capabilities in te reo Māori.

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Many ways to belong during emerging adulthood

Making a place in the world: Experiences of those who took less conventional paths from school is the latest report from the NZCER longitudinal study Competent Learners that has followed young New Zealanders from their final months in early childhood education to age 26.

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Call for papers Set 2020: no 3

21 January 2020

Set: Research Information for Teachers special issue call for papers: Climate change, education, and a sustainable future.

This Set special issue invites contributions that bring fresh and diverse perspectives about climate change education and a restorative future to the conversation.

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Schools integrate curriculum areas to offer more relevant and equitable learning

19 December 2019

A New NZCER study shows that principals and teachers saw their curriculum integration experiences as successful. Curriculum integration is common in primary schools and nearly two-thirds of secondary schools are combining two or more learning areas at some level of the school.

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Research projects to improve outcomes for learners share $1.7 million in funding

10 December 2019

The Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) supports partnerships between researchers and educators by funding projects expected to improve outcomes for learners.

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Researcher vacancy - exciting opportunity to join NZCER

09 December 2019

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere
Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao!

Exciting opportunity to join a leading educational research organisation.

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NMSSA 2018 reports on Social Studies and Maths released

19 December 2019

The National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA), is an annual programme to assess and understand student achievement across the curriculum in Years 4 and 8 in English-medium schools.

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Thinking Critically about PISA

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 results have been released and as usual they have generated media interest. This Rangahau Whakarāpopoto is a research brief, recently published in our jounral Set outlines things to watch out for as you think about what the