This paper attempts to illuminate ancient pedagogies, which resonate within contemporary educational contexts. Findings from the research on Māori traditional child rearing and teaching and learning practices could inform and contribute positively to today's learning environments. It is worth noting that ancient conventions in education are sometimes replicated in what is currently termed best practice.
Paper presented at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) conference, University of Waikato, Hamilton, 30 November - 3 December 2000.
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Publication type: Conference paper
9 June 2011
Publication type: Conference paper
Paper presented at the 26th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) annual conference, Jerusalem, 14-19 May 2000.
THE POTENTIAL OF ASSESSMENT RESOURCE BANKS AS SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND FOR CURRICULUM EVALUATION
Paper to 26th IAEA Annual Conference, Jerusalem
May 14–19, 2000
Cedric Croft
Chief Research Officer
9 June 2011
Publication type: Conference paper
The Assessment Resource Banks (ARBs) are computerised banks of assessment material that are available on the Internet. They are linked to the current New Zealand curriculum statements in mathematics, science, and English. This workshop will introduce and demonstrate the ARBs. This will be followed by a description of the diagnostic potential of the ARBs. The final part will be an interactive discussion of the diagnostic dimension of a selection of resources from the mathematics ARB.
9 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
This report analyses the available statistical material on changes in the proportion of women at different levels of the teaching profession in a set of OECD countries. It shows whether these changes affected women's access to principalships, teachers' pay and conditions.
This report was published in Geneva by the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme as Working Paper A100 20499 999.
9 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
This small-scale, exploratory study was designed to include around 6 families from each of 5 ethnic groups (Cook Islands, Niue, Samoan, Tokelauan, and Tongan). The intention was to provide an account of the experiences of children, parents, and teachers focusing on language and other aspects of children's move from Pacific Islands early childhood centres into English-language primary schools.
The report includes a literature review. It outlines key issues that emerged and gives suggestions for further research.
9 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
The Picking up the Pieces review of special education is available on the Education Counts website.
7 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
How well Māori children do at school is strongly linked with how well parents and children relate to school staff.
Māori parents want their children to have a better education than they had, and have a strong wish to be involved in their child's schooling, concludes Māori parents and education.
But Māori parents need more guidance on how best to support their children's education at home, and how to access information or services to help them give that support.
2 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
A learning story is a documented account of a child's learning event. These stories are structured around five key behaviours: taking an interest, being involved, persisting with difficulty, expressing a point of view or a feeling, and taking responsibility. A teaching story, on the other hand, is about evaluating practice.
2 June 2011
Publication type: Book
The third stage of the Competent Children project looked at what might be making a difference to children's competency scores at age 8. The analysis included some things children experienced at this age, such as the type of school they went to, their out-of-school activities, and their reading at home. It also included some experiences from the time before they started school, and from the time they were 6, such as their early childhood education, or their family's income at age 5, the amount of television they watched, and their access to a computer at home.
13 June 2011
Publication type: Research report
This report gives the findings of the sixth survey on the impact of New Zealand education reforms since 1989, and compares them with earlier findings. Principals, trustees, parents, and teachers from a new sample of 350 schools answered comprehensive questionnaires about the impact of the reforms. Some major findings are summarised below.
Overall, while the reforms brought some positive gains, these came at a cost and were unequally spread.
8 June 2011