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Until very recently, computer assisted instruction was a sophisticated area of research that involved very large computer systems. Often the computer was centrally based at a university or...
| Year published: 1980 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
It is the right of every child to be educated according to his age, ability and aptitude: all pupils should be given the opportunity to develop their full potential. These principles have long...
| Year published: 1980 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Pupils with IQs in the range 70- 90 are usually in regular secondary school classes. They make up some 5% to 10% of the average first year high school intake. Such pupils are frequently reported...
| Year published: 1982 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The financial cost to a family with a handicapped child, whether living at home or away, is often very considerable. The Living with Handicap report of 1970 found the need for financial help...
| Year published: 1977 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Last year the Hamilton branch of the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children produced a radio programme, broadcast by 1YW Hamilton, on the gifted child and the school situation. The...
| Year published: 1978 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
One of the most persistent and frustrating challenges facing those concerned with specific learning disability is to formulate a definition that will serve the needs of teachers, parents and the...
| Year published: 1978 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This paper suggests The New Zealand Curriculum Exemplars for Learners with Special Education Needs and the accompanying booklet, Narrative Assessment: A Guide for Teachers, can potentially transform...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: AM2012_4_110.pdf | Content type: Assessment Matters article
Many 5- and 6-year-old students in low socioeconomic schools have difficulty expressing ideas fluently and coherently in English, which impacts on their ability to participate fully in the classroom...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Assumptions about disability play a key role in how disabled students are treated at school. Using a case study as a focus, Bernadette Macartney argues that every child has the right to be viewed...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
For the teachers at Botany Downs Kindergarten, inclusion is an attitude and a set of values. They don’t just focus on special-needs children; they create a welcoming, inclusive environment for...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article