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The requirement to report school entry assessment data to the Ministry of Education makes SEA a high stakes activity. But how well is it working? In this study, all teachers raised concerns such as...
| Year published: 2000 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
What excites primary pupils about writing in school and what switches them off? This was the question explored by one Cambridgeshire primary school in a classroom-based investigation focusing on...
| Year published: 2000 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article reports on research from two surveys: one which investigated the prevalence of students with emotional/behavioural disorders; the other investigated students' views on schoolwork,...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Most children have trouble understanding decimals - they confuse them with whole numbers or with fractions. Here are some concrete suggestions for how children can use their everyday knowledge to...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
There is growing pressure for all teachers to become teachers of values. Here are some ways in which mathematics teachers can incorporate values education into their existing mathematics programme...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Social interactions are very much an individual matter, but what factors in a school setting also influence students with disabilities in developing social relationships?
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
What happens to the children who just miss out on selection for the early intervention programme, Reading Recovery?
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
A fascinating insight into how children learn "to do school". This study identifies the ways in which children make use of peer modelling and assistance as they first adjust to the classroom climate...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Understanding the number system is the key to teaching and learning mathematics. Here is a framework which shows how children's understanding about the number system becomes more sophisticated as...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
It is not always clear how the educational system can best alleviate the feelings of stress and pressure on young people, especially in their final year. Here the students have their say.
| Year published: 1998 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article