School-Wide Assessment: Evidence of Student Achievement focuses on processes for gathering, analysing, and using evidence of student learning in portfolio systems - both student-centred and school/department standards-referenced. Types of portfolios are described and supported by case studies of portfolio development from primary, intermediate, and secondary schools.

This paper provides more detail and practical examples of what is meant by a "library of experiences" in the report by the same author, Primary science education for the 21st century: How, what, why?

This paper provides more detail and practical examples of what is meant by a "junior version of the whole game of science" in the paper by the same author, Primary science education for the 21st century: How, what, why?

This is a case study for the U.S. Department of Education commissioned by WestEd.

New Zealand — a small country of 4.3 million people — has a single national education system, a system in which other countries might benefit from.

This case study:

• Provides an overview of the New Zealand education system, including curriculum and assessment; school type; resources and funding; and student population
• Explores the country’s school improvement efforts, including policy ...

Te Wāhanga worked with the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR) on a project about future food technologies and Māori well-being. It explored the question of how can dialogue with diverse Māori communities support sustainable decision-making on future food technologies such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, sustainable agriculture and functional foods. Working with kaupapa Māori principles, we interviewed Māori scientists, government workers and whānau.

We produced a four-page brochure on ...

Professional collaboration within schools, supporting ongoing adult learning, is one of the most promising ways to improve student performance. This paper charts teacher experiences of a range of collaborative activities in New Zealand schools. Although these schools enjoy considerable flexibility that should support such collaboration, national survey data shows that it varies widely and is not widespread at the high school level. The paper considers reasons for this, including the ...

The purpose of this literature review is to contribute to the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) research project Engagement of Youth in Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) Skills Development. As specified by the Department of Labour (the Department), the objective of the whole project is “to enhance the knowledge base on the engagement, recruitment, retention and support of youth in literacy, language, and numeracy (LLN) skills development”.

Literature ...

The Department of Labour (the Department) is responsible for a cross-government programme of research and evaluation on workforce literacy, language and numeracy skills. Its purpose is to build the evidence base to inform practice and policy development around improving adult literacy, language and numeracy skills. This is in partnership with the Tertiary Education Commission, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social Development.

This report provides a summary of ...

The Department of Labour (the Department) is responsible for a cross-government programme of research and evaluation on workforce literacy, language and numeracy skills. Its purpose is to build the evidence base to inform practice and policy development around improving adult literacy, language and numeracy skills. This is in partnership with the Tertiary Education Commission, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social Development.

Between February and October 2009, NZCER ...

Around 40% of adults in Aotearoa, New Zealand have literacy and numeracy skills below a level needed to use and understand the increasingly difficult texts and tasks that characterise a knowledge society and information economy: hence increasing Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) is a key strategic priority for the government, and the nation.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Ako Aotearoa commissioned a summary of nine LLN research reports ...