Mathematics is more than numbers and measurement. It is a way of thinking which allows concepts to be built up; problems to be explored and solved; conjectures to be made and examined; and complex ideas about the world to be communicated. Developing a problem-solving focus to deal with mathematics requires ...

Most children have trouble understanding decimals - they confuse them with whole numbers or with fractions. Here are some concrete suggestions for how children can use their everyday knowledge to overcome the difficulty of realising decimals are a result of division.

There is growing pressure for all teachers to become teachers of values. Here are some ways in which mathematics teachers can incorporate values education into their existing mathematics programme without needing to make any major changes to either the content or teaching approaches.

The 1996 National School English Literacy Survey is unique among national literacy surveys in that it was based on a broad definition of literacy; teachers were central to the collection of achievement data; and student achievement was reported against scales describing typical growth in writing, spelling, reading, viewing, speaking, and ...

Diagnostic information from the science assessment resource banks can provide valuable national information about what students know about a particular subject. This information can help teachers sharpen their classroom planning.

The introduction of information skills into the New Zealand Curriculum has signalled a change in direction for education from teacher-centred learning to student-centred learning. However, before teachers will commit themselves to use this learning process they need evidence that the teaching of these skills will achieve the desired outcomes.

Education vouchers are controversial. Advocates call them a panacea; critics say they exacerbate existing inequalities of education opportunity. What does the research say?

A model of professional development for principals based on peer-assisted leadership development, involving work-place shadowing, reflective interviewing, and evaluative feedback. Principals discovered their personal theories-of-action and learnt new theories which helped them address many of the dilemmas and issues they faced.

What happens to the children who just miss out on selection for the early intervention programme, Reading Recovery?

Is interactive television the latest high-tech white elephant, or can it become a valuable educational technology for schools? Answers from research into the implementation process of interactive television within two rural primary schools and a town secondary college.