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Mapping Assessment for Learning (AfL) communities in schools

This article reports findings from a nationwide research project conducted in Norway to determine the impact of the national programme called Assessment for Learning (AfL, 2010–2014) on school...

| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Can culturally responsive policies improve Māori achievement?

This article analyses research literature and policy texts to investigate the extent to which culturally responsive education policies can improve Māori achievement in schools. It presents a snapshot...

| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article

Assessment for learning in the classroom: Barriers to implementation and possibilities for teacher professional learning

Assessment for learning (AfL) has been touted as one of the most promising pedagogical approaches for enhancing student learning. Research suggests that engaging students in AfL helps to improve...

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Assessment that matters: The transformative potential of narrative assessment for students with special education needs

This paper suggests The New Zealand Curriculum Exemplars for Learners with Special Education Needs and the accompanying booklet, Narrative Assessment: A Guide for Teachers, can potentially transform...

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text:

AM2012_4_110.pdf | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Commentary: Directions for Assessment in New Zealand

Directions for Assessment in New Zealand (DANZ), published in March 2009, was written to provide strategic advice to the Ministry of Education to guide and inform the design of new and improved...

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Commentary | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Integrating culturally responsive teaching and learning pedagogy in line with Ka Hikitia

Liz Patara, principal of Clyde Quay School, Wellington, responds to a question from Mark Bradley of Wellington College: "What advice would you give to someone who is new to teaching in Aotearoa New...

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Student inquiry and curriculum integration: Shared origins and points of difference (Part A)

Author(s): Rosemary (Rose) Hipkins MNZM, Sally Boyd

This is the first of two articles about student inquiry and curriculum integration. These articles aim to help educators to consider the ideas about learning that underpin different integrated and...

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

The interview: Geraldine McDonald

This is one of a series about researchers whose work has made a difference in the area of early years education. Sarah Boyd interviews Geraldine McDonald.

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text:

ECFolio_16_2_2012_003.pdf | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article

What makes performance tasks motivating: Influences of task characteristics, gender and ethnicity

The characteristics of performance tasks that make them appealing to students in a low-stakes environment were investigated with data from the National Education Monitoring Project (NEMP) of New...