In 1990 it may be relatively easy to set up state-funded schools in New Zealand which do not teach in English. Although many countries have parallel school systems teaching in different languages, somehow, in Australia and New Zealand the idea seems strange. What are the facts about going to school ...

Early this century one particular piece of 'wisdom' about human nature gained endorsement from very different sources. These suggested that early characteristics, whether genetically or environmentally influenced, were set into a fixed mould, thereafter changing with the greatest difficulty or not at all. In advance of reliable empirical evidence these ...

This article describes a project which we hope gives some clear pointers to all teachers, and infant teachers in particular, about how
1. to gain and sustain the attention of pupils;
2. to pre-empt or forestall breakdowns in classroom order;
3. to redress breakdowns in order and attention once they ...

The teacher who completes the daily attendance sheet, the school secretary who collates and enters the 'data' into registers or computers, the programmer who's ensured that the computer will collect and sift attendance and enrolment figures, the attendance counsellor, truant officer, or principal who acts (or fails to act) on ...

Assessment in education serves several purposes. It can provide diagnoses of learning and teaching deficiencies. It can establish the level of achievement of a student or a group of students with reference to defined standards or with reference to the achievements of other students. It can indicate the areas in ...

Teachers and pupils see school work quite differently. Quality counts for teachers, but most children just want to finish. We can help by uncovering skills which are already enjoyed without the drive to finish.

Teachers and pupils see school work quite differently. Quality counts for teachers, but most children just want to finish. We can help by uncovering skills which are already enjoyed without the drive to finish.

No matter what we might like, home and school are held apart by lots of things. For example, by the fact that school is, in most cases, not just across the road. Or by the fact that school takes place at the same time as work. Or by the tone ...

When children start primary school they acquire a range of learning strategies which help them to tackle school tasks. Strategies such .as checking instructions, and referring to books, charts or other classroom aids, help children to work systematically in school. Children who are good readers and achieve well on other ...

What number concepts and skills do children have when they start school? How has their understanding changed after a year? How aware are teachers of what the children know? What number concepts and skills are taught in the first year? These questions are important. If we underestimate what children can ...