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What can a teacher, faced by the problem of helping immigrant second-language pupils in his or her class, learn from recent research? One important research project has made us aware of the sort...
| Year published: 1980 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Teachers have always needed valid tests to assess students' proficiency so that the most appropriate classroom instruction can be used. This is particularly true in the current educational...
| Year published: 1981 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
In both Australia and New Zealand there has been a history of tension and prejudice as the English speaking majority has reacted to the presence of minorities. The basic tension revolved around...
| Year published: 1982 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
There is little research that relates formative assessment to writing, particularly in a foreign-language context. Furthermore, few studies have investigated processes of change when teachers and...
| Year published: 2015 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article
The PM Benchmark Reading Assessment Resource (PM Benchmarks) provides information about primary students’ level of achievement in reading accurately, fluently, and in understanding unseen texts. As...
| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Grounded in a research project relating to the use of academic reading to support learning for TESSOL (Teaching English to Speakers in Schools of Other Languages) teachers, this article focuses on...
| Year published: 2018 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article
“Most time I can’t understand”: Lessons from Chinese international students at risk of not achieving
This article explores the experiences of Chinese international secondary school students who were in danger of not achieving NCEA credits. Research suggests schools value the income students bring,...
| Year published: 2018 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article explores how two pairs of secondary content teachers drew on their knowledge of language and second-language acquisition to plan and implement a language-focused lesson sequence in their...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Starting teaching in a new country and a new culture is like being a beginning teacher again. If you come from a Confucian culture where teachers are automatically respected, the New Zealand...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article