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The literature about 21st century learning argues that we need to think differently about education. Rather than simply “knowing about” things, we want students to be able to do new things with what...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The water cycle is an important context for school science, but the uncritical use of diagrams to simplify ideas may lead to misconceptions. Incorporating learning about how representations such as...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2008_2_010.pdf | Content type: Set article
Using assessment information formatively to contribute to teaching skills and knowledge that underpin the key competencies. The example used is from a study of 600 student...
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article proposes that if we want students to care about and for the environment they need to develop an understanding of the "big picture"—that is, how the separate elements of a system interact...
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This small study provides some evidence that even at a young age, students are able to begin developing self-regulation skills in the context of science investigations.
| Year published: 2005 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2005_2_038.pdf | Content type: Set article