This report presents the findings of an evaluation conducted in 2002 of the Learning Media developed, electronic storybook The Game and other stories. The resource targets reluctant readers at Years 7-10, particularly Māori and Pasifika boys.
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Publication type: Research report
7 June 2011
Publication type: Conference paper
A discussion of what has been learned about issues and possibilities for building staff:parent relationships in a research project, "Parent involvement in children's learning", undertaken collaboratively by teams of teachers, professional development advisers and researchers in New Zealand and Australia.
Keynote address to the Eighth Early Childhood Convention, "Making change for children now: Shaping early childhood today", 22-25 September 2003, Palmerston North.
7 June 2011
Publication type: Conference paper
Evaluative research is a powerful tool for education researchers. It is through evaluative research that the process of reflection and learning-in-action can occur for many practitioners in the field of education: from policy to the classroom and teacher practice.
It has been argued that the most reliable and valid technique of evaluative research is the utilisation of externally contracted researchers. The intention is to enable results to be, to the greatest extent possible, transparent and reflective of the perspectives of all involved in the evaluated programme.
7 June 2011
Publication type: Conference paper
Average literacy and numeracy performance among children from low-income homes is lower than others. But some children perform as well as their peers from more advantaged homes.
This paper uses material from the longitudinal Competent Children research project, following children from rising 5 to age 12, to look at the factors which seem to make a difference for these children, against a background discussing the international literature on risk and resilience.
Implications for policy and those working with children and families are also canvassed.
3 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
This research report evaluates an initiative called The Business of Science, a Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) initiative that ran in the Waikato region in 2003. The initiative was targeted at Year 13 students who have studied science subjects at school, but intend to enter courses such as business, law, or commerce at tertiary level. The aim of the project was to encourage these students to retain some science (or science/technology) papers in their tertiary degrees.
2 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
Report on an evaluation of how the professional development, offered on a national basis to schools over a two-year period commencing 2001, supported the initial implementation of Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum.
This included a survey of participants on their views of the issues they and their schools faced in implementing the curriculum and how they considered the professional development assisted them in addressing these issues.
2 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
Arts Professional Development Online commenced nationally during 2001 to support the implementation of Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum, targeted specifically at rural and isolated schools.
This report details the outcome of an evaluation of this professional development that was carried out late 2002.
2 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
This research reports on the assessment practices of teachers in New Zealand classrooms including:
- the assessment tools and strategies that are being used
- why particular assessments are used
- which assessments teachers find most useful.
While teachers use a variety of assessment tools and strategies as a basis for:
1 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
The aim of the Secondary-Tertiary Alignment Resource (STAR) programme is to enable schools to facilitate smooth transition and access from schooling to assist student transition to further education or employment.
This evaluation of STAR was undertaken to provide sound information on the operation of STAR in schools and gather the views of key stakeholders (students, teachers, tertiary providers, and industry/employers) on how successfully STAR achieves its aims.
1 June 2011
Publication type: Literature review
This literature review focuses on international and New Zealand research into the involvement of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or small businesses in formal training.
The review identifies a number of barriers to formal training, which are:
1 May 2012