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Fractions are important mathematically and in everyday life but are complicated and difficult to learn. Teachers therefore need to be able to work out what students understand about fractions and...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Before I trot out my starter-kit proposal, however, I need to make sure we are considering the same entity here, so let me first offer a definition of formative assessment and, after that, provide a...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article
How well do our students learn what we set out to teach them? There are many opinions, but not enough facts. This article summarises the results of 35 years of international surveys of achievement in...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The introduction of information skills into the New Zealand Curriculum has signalled a change in direction for education from teacher-centred learning to student-centred learning. However, before...
| Year published: 1999 | 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