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Learning only testable facts will not be enough for survival. Learning fact-finding skills will not be enough. Independent thinking, being able to make good decisions, having clear values and a store...
| Year published: 1989 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Homework is tradition that has survived waves of enthusiasm and of disenchantment. The famous report in the USA called A Nation at Risk, prescribed 'more homework' as one remedy for education's many...
| Year published: 1988 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: Set1988_1_015.pdf | Content type: Set article
Schools do not create jobs. They do create school leavers. However, there is no reason why they should create school-leavers who do not have the practical know how to participate competently in life...
| Year published: 1987 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
What are the essential elements to motivate students and bring about positive outcomes for all? This article briefly explores some of the conceptual models developed to help teachers work with young...
| Year published: 2000 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The ancient Greeks urged the student: 'Know thyself At the beginning of this century, John Dewey talked of 'reflective self-awareness'; today, we invoke metacognition. All refer to a concept that has...
| Year published: 1987 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Recognising that students have different learning styles is the first step towards planning programs which accomodate these differences.
| Year published: 1996 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
An Australian study of the reasons given by students for their academic success and failure.
| Year published: 1997 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The quotation in the title of this article comes from Ryan, a New Zealand secondary-school student, in a statement to his teachers. Ryan wanted his teachers to recognise his impairment-related needs...
| Year published: 2004 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2004_2_044.pdf | Content type: Set article
Being told the answer can actually stop you remembering it. When and how the answer is given is very important. This research from the frontiers of science may be the beginning of big...
| Year published: 1991 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
How many children do their homework with the TV on? Does it help or hinder? This research from audience surveys in the UK makes us pause before automatically condemning homework with...
| Year published: 1991 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
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