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A key way students develop their statistical understanding at primary school level is by undertaking data-rich investigations. This article suggests scaffolding students through a statistical enquiry...
| Year published: 2012 | 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
At the beginning of July I attended Scicon, a conference for teachers of science. One of the keynote speakers was Amanda Berry, a teacher-educator from Monash University in Victoria, Australia. Her...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Readers need to focus their attention on detail if they are to engage with big ideas. When a reader interprets details they produce knowledge; the production of knowledge allows them to gain insight...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article offers a new look at students' comprehension of poetry. Its findings will be of particular interest to English teachers and teachers working with students to extend their...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2006_2_007_0.pdf | Content type: Set article