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Neville Bennett's controversial research into primary teaching styles unearthed one informal teacher who obtained higher learning gains for her children then any other teacher in the sample. E...
| Year published: 1979 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Maori and other Polynesian children underachieve in the New Zealand school system and educators have often suggested that more research is needed to find out why. More specifically, what skills do...
| Year published: 1979 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
What do New Zealand teachers expect of their pupils? Are their expectations culturally stereotyped? Do they treat some pupils differently because of their stereotypes?
| Year published: 1980 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
For some years now we have been studying the behaviour of preschool children in nurseries and playgroups. From our early observations a feature which most caught our attention was the difference...
| Year published: 1981 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
A group of Waikato University researchers watched as a Year 6 class experimented with Scratch, a child-oriented programming language. The software is designed for children to explore programming—it...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Readers need to focus their attention on detail if they are to engage with big ideas. When a reader interprets details they produce knowledge; the production of knowledge allows them to gain insight...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
A series in which we ask a leading researcher to distil three key ideas from their work over the years.
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2008_3_02.pdf | Content type: Set article
This article looks at ways of bridging the discontinuities young children experience between three settings: the home environment, the early childhood setting, and the new entrant classroom. It...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This New Zealand study proposes that the ethos and culture of schools can be a major protective factor in helping children to cope with violent and traumatic events. Implications for teachers are...
| Year published: 2004 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Teaching technology to very young students is achievable and is a valuable addition to their work in the classroom. There are teacher strategies and techniques that enable students to work in a more...
| Year published: 2004 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article