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Two teachers research the documentation, continuity and complexity of key competencies in their combined new entrant, Year 1 and Year 2 classroom. They wanted to find ways to make the continuity...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article considers the delicate positioning of social studies in a context of curriculum integration. The common primary school practice of integrating social studies as part of a wider inquiry...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article explores the shift from "essential skills" to "key competencies" in the school curriculum. Drawing on information gathered from teacher interviews and observations at a New Zealand...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article explores the notion of “relational pedagogy” in the Arts (drama, dance, music, and visual art) starting with the teacher–child relationship, peer relationships, and building communities...
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: Relational_pedagogy_set2007_1_042.pdf | Content type: Set article
Spelling is an important aspect of literacy – but not something that children can “pick up” during reading or writing. Here are some practical suggestions for combining spelling with writing in the...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Curriculum integration is much misunderstood. As a curriculum design and a pedagogy, it requires a commitment to power sharing when making curriculum decisions with students. When teachers negotiate...
| Year published: 2000 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Two ERUDITE (Educational Research Underpinning Development in Teacher Education) case studies of teacher-child interactions during a social studies curriculum unit focus on a Samoan boy who is a...
| Year published: 2000 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
There is a common perception in Australian schools that social studies is one of the learning areas least liked by students. This research looked at the attitudes of students at primary schools, and...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Spelling research is making good progress. Two of the areas it is finding very fruitful are:
1 an examination of the words children write - and subsequently misspell;
2 investigation of how we...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Some of the findings from a research project that aimed to document the role that a visit to one New Zealand science and technology centre played in the educational activities of six visiting primary...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article