How well do our students learn what we set out to teach them? There are many opinions, but not enough facts. This article summarises the results of 35 years of international surveys of achievement in reading, mathematics, and science. There is some support for our reading programmes in the cross-national ...

Given that children's achievement appears to be enhanced in schools (particularly low-decile schools) with ICT-rich environments, research into what might help staff at a low-decile school integrate ICT into their school curriculum is timely. The authors also looked for ways teacher education providers might encourage the effective integration of ICT ...

This article describes a pilot behaviour intervention programme for boys aged 7–9 with severe, challenging behaviours. The pilot was based on the Canadian SNAP™ (Stop Now and Plan) programme and developed jointly by the Ministry of Education/Special Education and primary and secondary RTLBs.

This article explores the perceptions of parents/caregivers, teachers, and students in an intermediate school about the success of this approach to reporting on learning.

Accessing children’s understandings through traditional methods of assessment can be problematic for teachers. This article explores how the use of drawings by a group of Year 5 children to answer questions about mathematics allowed them to describe their ideas more clearly, and contributed to a deeper knowledge of their beliefs ...

Who should decide what students learn at school? I’ve grown increasingly interested in this question since becoming an educational researcher, but writing this article also reminded me of something that happened when I was still at secondary school.

What is research, what does it involve, and how can you plan research so that it is effective? This article, written for educational practitioners who are (or would like to be) involved in planning and undertaking research, gives an overview of the research process, guidance on planning a research project ...

The authors argue the case for teachers to engage in and make use of research. Drawing on their experiences as consultants working in English schools they show how the "research-engaged" school can make an important contribution to self-evaluation, improvement, and the professional learning of staff. Their article explores the powerful ...

Reading Recovery is offered in most New Zealand schools, yet recent research shows that low-decile schools are less likely to offer it.

This article explores reasons for the lower uptake of Reading Recovery in low-decile schools, identifies some of the challenges they face in implementing it, and presents some solutions ...

This article, the fourth of a series about student research activities, examines the underlying reasons why it is important for students to have rich opportunities to carry out research-related activities. The author discusses the nature of research as enquiry, identifies some common themes in advocacy for future-focused education, and links ...