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Ages, Stages, Classes, Years, Grades, and Systems compared
| Year published: 1980 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Memorising a large repertoire of basic facts takes a significant cognitive load off the brain, allowing greater focus on the mathematics being explored. Neill outlines the benefits of having...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
As we know, a pessimist is someone who sees the glass of wine as half empty while the optimist is someone who sees it as half full. The pessimistic perspective with its emphasis on problems, often...
| Year published: 2007 | 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: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Findings from a collaborative research project looking at benefits from hosting international students and related concerns. Changes are recommended for practice in terms of national policy...
| Year published: 2004 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Recently we have been hearing a great deal about something called the “knowledge society”. What is all this about, and why hasn’t there been much discussion of the educational implications of...
| Year published: 2003 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The authors look at the differences between the primary, intermediate/middle and secondary “islands” in the educational “sea”, the structural reasons for their separateness, the impact of this on...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article reports on research from two surveys: one which investigated the prevalence of students with emotional/behavioural disorders; the other investigated students' views on schoolwork,...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Those who think that the education system should be fostering the competencies that make for enterprise are correct. However, the barriers that need to be overcome are surprising. This...
| Year published: 1992 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
No matter what we might like, home and school are held apart by lots of things. For example, by the fact that school is, in most cases, not just across the road. Or by the fact that school takes...
| Year published: 1988 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article