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Recent changes to New Zealand’s senior secondary school qualifications include the introduction of standards that allow students to demonstrate evidence of competency in literacy and numeracy via “...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article
Feeling respected is important to students. Classroom respect, crucial for creating effective teacher−student relationships, is essential for maximising achievement. This article discusses...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Since the introduction of senior social studies for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA ) in 2002, some progress has been made towards developing a unique identity for the...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article
Reprinted from Practical Research for Education, 41, 2009
The British Gaining Ground project aimed to develop a fresh approach to engaging young people excluded from mainstream education....
| 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
Students' perspectives on teacher questioning are discussed as a component of formative assessment in a Year 13 chemistry class at a large coeducational urban New Zealand high school. The authors...
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article looks at the current organisation of senior secondary curriculum in New Zealand, and raises some key questions that will need to be considered as we seek to develop a senior secondary...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article
While a wide variety of activities can contribute to students’ experiences of carrying out research, comments from secondary school students involved in the Learning Curves project suggest that many...
| Year published: 2005 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This study of decision-making strategies used by students in their last year at high school opens the discussion on the effectiveness of the transition from school to the work place or higher...
| Year published: 1996 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Fictional article written from the perspective of a senior secondary student from the year 2030.
Inspired by the NZCER book Disciplining and drafting or 21st century learning? Rethinking the...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article