A literacy project aimed to raise the reading achievement of Māori students was conducted using Ripene Āwhina ki te Pānui Pukapuka (RĀPP), a tape-assisted reading resource for students learning to read in te reo Māori.

Teachers in a Māori-medium immersion bilingual unit explored teaching Māori bilingual students how to transfer their literacy skills in their first language (English) to become literate in Māori.

A group of trainee teachers was surveyed to find out if there were gaps in their knowledge of key linguistic ideas for teaching reading and spelling, and if these could be reduced through lectures as part of their coursework.

It’s a great pleasure for me to launch The Hidden Lives of Learners, a book which distils and clearly expresses the fruits of Professor Graham Nuthall’s outstanding academic career.

Over half a century Graham Nuthall pioneered research into how students learn, how teachers teach, and what happens between a ...

This is an account of Red Beach Primary School's experience in using the power of student voice to record development of the students as lifelong learners and to guide decision making.

Students' perspectives on teacher questioning are discussed as a component of formative assessment in a Year 13 chemistry class at a large coeducational urban New Zealand high school. The authors offer suggestions for improved practice.

Using assessment  information formatively to contribute to teaching skills and knowledge that underpin the key competencies.   The example used is from a study of 600 student scripts answering questions on the water cycle.

This Assessment News article explores the possibilities for "noticing" when there are opportunities for providing feedback about key ...

This article summarises the key features of the transition support, offered to students at seven low-decile schools, which impacted on their career decision making and postschool destinations.  This article reports results from an NZCER study: Innovative pathways from school.

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A review of school self-management across several research surveys and sources of data leads Cathy Wylie to recommend five measures to help support school boards of trustees.  

See also her full report: School governance in New Zealand—how is it working?