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 ...

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 their ...

If this book were a film, it would be rated M—with a caution that "some viewers may be disturbed by some scenes." In Catching the Knowledge Wave? Jane Gilbert takes apart many long-held ideas about ...

In 2024, NZCER was engaged by NZQA to evaluate the NCEA me te Whānau and NCEA ma le Pasifika workshops. These workshops aim to empower whānau Māori and Pacific families by providing them with the ...

We have been receiving a number of questions this past week regarding the future of the Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs), so I'd like to take a moment to clarify our position. NZCER is the ...

This report outlines findings from a literature review of trends in assessment policy and practice, which was commissioned by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry). The primary purpose of this ...

Early childhood education is a critical cultural and social space where children learn to live with and alongside others. Yet the education system in Aotearoa New Zealand is rarely responsive to queer ...

Working theories form an overarching learning outcome interdependent with learning dispositions in Te Whāriki. Working theories encompass children’s embodied, communicative, and social efforts to ...

The national COVID-19 lockdown during school Term 1 and continuing in Term 2 2020, provided a unique context to investigate children’s experiences of informal, everyday learning in their household ...

Teachers and principals know that students learn best when involved, challenged and inspired. An integrated curriculum offers teachers the tools to engage, extend and enthuse students. Yet today’s ...

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 ...