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Author(s): Josie Roberts
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Author(s): Angela Feekery and Carla Jeffrey

Evaluating information quality is a key skill students need to develop as they navigate the complex information landscape. Students need to develop an awareness of effective ways to evaluate...

Author(s): Katie Gormley, Sally Birdsall, and Bev France

Socio-scientific issues (SSIs) are real-life problems which have a scientific basis yet require the consideration of social concerns. Using SSIs has been advocated as an approach to engage...

Author(s): Maree Logan, Glenda Anthony, and Peter Rawlins

This article is based on a case study conducted within a newly established Year 7 and Year 8 innovative learning environment (ILE). Drawing on the voices of students and teachers, this article...

Author(s): Judy Clark with Rosemary Erlam

The PM Benchmark Reading Assessment Resource (PM Benchmarks) provides information about primary students’ level of achievement in reading accurately, fluently, and in understanding unseen texts....

Author(s): Rose Yukich

Inspired by my research into the government-sponsored Curriculum Review Committee of the mid-1980s, this article considers the possibilities of the Treaty of Waitangi as a “warm idea” for...

Author(s): Alison Davis

The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of student agency when applied to learning across The New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007). To explore agency the author...

Author(s): Rosemary Hipkins

PISA will be in the news again this year. The 2018 results are due to be released at the end of 2019 and they usually generate media interest. This Rangahau Whakarāpopoto is a research brief which...

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Author(s): Darcy Fawcett

This Assessment News article introduces readers to a statistical approach to making sense of student assessment data in order to help teachers understand whether or not changes in practice have...