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As National Standards come into force around the country, schools are starting to deal with implementing them in practice. This article explores some ideas about the implementation of National...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
What could we be looking for in student work when it comes to summative assessment? This article explores some of the challenges related to assessment in social studies. It then traces some of the...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The aim of any subject-choice process should be to provide better educational outcomes for all students. This study, however, found that many students do not understand the full implications of their...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Few studies have ever shown the improved results of an intervention project continuing after that programme has finished. Is it possible to achieve sustainability and what factors would contribute to...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
NZCER is committed to developing new assessment tools for use by New Zealand schools. Here we describe three of the development projects that are currently underway that may be of interest to...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
One of the hot topics at a small science education conference I recently attended was the Nature of Science strand of the new curriculum. There was considerable discussion about the kind of support...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Fractions are known to be difficult. Jonathan Fisher explores why this is so, looking in particular at the crucial foundation concepts of part-whole relationships and partitioning. He outlines common...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2009_2_012.pdf | Content type: Set article
Sometimes a test can be too easy for some or all of the test takers, resulting in a large number of perfect or near-perfect scores. When this happens the test results are sometimes described as...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Assumptions about disability play a key role in how disabled students are treated at school. Using a case study as a focus, Bernadette Macartney argues that every child has the right to be viewed...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Feedback is a key component of assessment for learning. This study explored whether a sample of students in Years 3–6 understood their teachers' feedback. The results showed some mismatch between...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article