Publications on Education Counts

Te Kotahitanga: Maintaining, replicating and sustaining change

2012-02-09

The purpose of this report is to document the outcomes of the implementation of Te Kotahitanga in Phase 3 and 4 secondary schools from 2007 to 2010. During these four years, the Phase 3 schools were in their fourth to seventh year of implementing the project in their schools. Phase 4 schools were in their first to fourth years of the programme. The project will report on whether the Phase 3 schools were able to maintain the gains they had made in teacher practices and student achievement during the first three years of the project. The report will also examine if the Phase 4 schools are following a similar pathway to the earlier group of schools (Phase 3) in their implementation of the project. The research project sought to identify the conditions necessary for the schools to sustain and embed the practices and learnings from Te Kotahitanga.

Attendance in New Zealand schools 2011

2012-02-09

This survey on attendance was carried out in June 2011 as part of the Ministry’s ongoing monitoring of attendance in New Zealand schools. The survey aims to inform the Ministry’s work to improve student engagement in education.

Going abroad: What do we know about people going overseas after tertiary study?

2012-01-10

This report looks at people who used the Student Loan Scheme while undertaking tertiary study, and then went overseas. It profiles those overseas and looks at the characteristics of those who return to New Zealand and of those who stay away

New Zealand Year 5 students' strengths and weaknesses from TIMSS 2006 and 2007

2011-12-01

These booklets are intended as a resource for Year 5 mathematics and science teachers. They contain a selection of the TIMSS 2006 and 2007 released test questions, along with their expected answers and tables showing other countries’ results for comparison. Where New Zealand students struggled, there are also some suggested resources for teaching these particular topics.

Learning More about Support Staff in Schools: Results from Surveys of Principals and Support Staff Members

2011-12-05

This research report presents results from surveys of principals and school support staff members carried out in late 2010 in a random sample of schools. It complements an earlier report School Support Staff: Collectively Making Resources Count (May 2011), produced by the Support Staff Working Group. The Working Group was established as a shared initiative between the New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA), the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI), and the Ministry of Education. Through a process of consultation and research this tripartite Working Group sought, among other things, to 'identify and assess whether there are potential workforce issues which are seen to hinder the effective use of support staff'

What do our students think about New Zealand, democracy and freedom?

2011-11-01

This is the second of a series of publications based on the results of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS). It focuses on the view of Year 9 students on New Zealand and its institutions, and on issues of democracy, freedom, equal rights and religion within the context of civic and citizenship education.

Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2011

2011-10-27

The Annual Report for 2011 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2010, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2011. This year's report is structured so that the information aligns with the outcomes framework developed by the agencies that manage and administer the scheme.

Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Te Reo Research Project

2011-10-12

The purpose of this research project was to gather information to help inform a review and refinement of the draft Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Te Reo, and also to identify the support required for the implementation of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Te Reo and how whānau would like student progress and achievement reported to them. The project was undertaken by the University of Waikato and used a mixed method approach to collect the information.

Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Pāngarau Research Project

2011-10-12

In this research project undertaken by the University of Waikato three schools were selected as case studies to provide information about professional development they were involved in to support them implement Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Pāngarau and how parents would like the progress and achievement of their children reported to them.

Annual Monitoring of Reading Recovery: the Data for 2010

2011-10-10

This report presents data on state and state-integrated schools that offered Reading Recovery in 2010, and the students who received support from this intervention. In general, the results for 2010 were consistent with trends observed in previous years.

New Zealand Schools: Ngā Kura o Aotearoa (2010)

2011-09-30

This report of the Minister of Education on the compulsory schools sector in New Zealand pertains to 2010 (also known as the Schools Sector Report). Other educations are available on the New Zealand Schools publication home page.

Competent Learners at Age 20

2011-09-26

This summary gives some key findings from the age 20 phase of the Competent Learners study. If you would like to know more, please look at our main report (Forming Adulthood: Past, present and future in the experiences and views of Competent Learners at 20), and our follow-up report: (Tracks to Adulthood Post school experiences of 21 year olds - The qualitative component of Competent Learners at 20).

Forming Adulthood

2011-09-26

Tracks to Adulthood

2011-09-26

The longitudinal Competent Learners study has followed the progress of a group of around 500 young people from just before they started school. Information was collected at two-yearly intervals from age 4 until the age 16. The latest phase of the study revisited 401 of the participants at age 20 and looked at how they had fared since they left school, their current situation and experiences, what role their school experiences and performance played as they progressed into early adulthood and what they were gaining from current study and employment. This report details the findings of an in-depth, follow-up study undertaken with 29 of the study participants one year later (aged 21). These young people were chosen because their paths into adulthood seemed less straightforward than others and they had not followed a ‘well-lit path’ from secondary school to tertiary education.

Review of Developmental Orientation and Mobility Service Delivery

2011-09-23

The purpose of the review was to provide the Ministry with ideas and options for how best to meet children’s DOM needs within existing resource constraints. The Ministry wanted the review to consider the funding, management, service models and provision of DOM services as well as future workforce needs and implications. The needs of Māori, Pasifika and children with complex needs were also considered.

Evaluation of Two Autism Spectrum Disorder Parent Education Programmes

2011-09-20

Since 2001, the Ministries of Education and Health have co-purchased autism spectrum disorder (ASD) parent education programmes for parents and whānau of young children (from 0 to starting school age) with ASD. Over this time, two programmes have been purchased:

EarlyBird – a group parent education programme designed and owned by the National Autistic Society in the UK, and delivered by Autism New Zealand in most of the North Island.
ASD Plus – family and whānau education designed and delivered by Idea Services that can be offered face-to-face or via distance with technology, and is suitable for individual families/whānau or group delivery. Idea Services delivers ASD Plus in the South Island and Northland.

ASD parent education aims to improve parent and whānau knowledge of the impact of ASD, and increase family and whānau members’ ability and confidence to enhance their child’s communication, self-management and social interaction skills. The Ministries of Education and Health commissioned an evaluation of government-funded ASD parent education services to investigate the quality and impact of these programmes. Litmus undertook these evaluations concurrently between 6 August 2010 and 10 November 2010. Evaluation findings are presented in this report.

Review of the Literature on Individual Education Plans

2011-09-20

A literature review of national and international developments in the use of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) with schools and families, with particular attention to special education assessment practice(s) and their relationship to the IEP process.

External Research Income Earned by New Zealand Universities

2011-09-16

This Factsheet uses information collected as part of Statistics New Zealand's Research and Development Survey to analyse trends in the source of university external research income (ERI) between 2000 and 2009.

Do People with Doctoral Degrees get Jobs in New Zealand Post Study?

2011-09-13

This study uses an integrated dataset maintained by Statistics New Zealand to analyse what percentage of a cohort of recent domestic doctoral graduates was employed in New Zealand and their industry destination up to four years post study.

What do Men and Women Earn After their Tertiary Education?

2011-09-09

This paper looks at the relationship between young peoples’ tertiary education qualifications and their employment and earnings once they finish their tertiary study. It has a particular focus on differences in the post-study earnings between males and females, using the Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Education (EOTE) dataset.

2010 Tertiary Education Enrolments

2011-08-31

This report includes information on students: choice of provider, qualifications taken, and other important characteristics of people undertaking tertiary education study.

An Evaluation of the Language and Culture Immersion Experiences for Teachers Programme: Their Impact on Teachers and their Contribution to Effective Second Language Learning

2011-08-31

This report was commissioned in 2008 by the Ministry of Education to determine the effectiveness of the language and culture immersion experiences for teachers on Language and Culture Immersion Experiences (LCIE) programmes. This report provides recommendations which will inform future language and culture immersion initiatives and assist with our long term planning for languages support and delivery. It covers a research period from 2005 to 2009.

National Standards: School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project 2010

2011-08-22

This report presents the findings of the School Sample Study: Monitoring and Evaluation Project in 2010. A variety of data sources were used, including Overall Teacher Judgments (OTJs) of students’ achievement in relation to the National Standards, copies of students’ end-of-year reports, and survey data from principals, teachers, and Board of Trustees chairpersons. The extent to which National Standards were operating as intended was described and evaluated.

Evaluation of He Ara Tika

2011-08-18

This report presents findings from an evaluation of He Ara Tika, conducted for the Ministry of Education in May/June 2010.The overarching aim of the evaluation was to inform Ministry thinking about the use of mentoring as a tool to support student engagement in a secondary school context. It documents the contribution of He Ara Tika, and in particular mentoring, to participation and achievement of Māori secondary school students. Further, the evaluation provides an overall judgment of the contribution of He Ara Tika to the Ka Hikitia goal of Māori learners enjoying education success as Māori.

Labour Market Returns to Further Education for Working Adults

2011-08-04

The Department of Labour (DoL) has released a report that investigates the effects of non-degree, provider-based tertiary education on the earnings of older learners. This study uses the Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Education dataset, held by Statistics New Zealand which contains information derived from tax and benefit data collections and the education system.

Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Analysis of Feedback from Readiness Workshops

2011-08-03

The Ministry of Education held a series of readiness workshops with the Māori medium sector about the implementation of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori. The purpose of the workshops was to provide key information to school leaders, Boards of Trustees and In-Service Teacher educators to ensure they are well prepared and have a clear understanding of what they are required to do when implementing Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori. At the workshops feedback was sought from attendees on their confidence towards implementing Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori, any challenges that existed and what further support was required. This report outlines the findings of the feedback from the Readiness Workshops.

Mid-term Review of the Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012

2011-08-02

This paper sets out the key findings of a mid-term review of the Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012 (the Plan. It outlines the next steps to be taken to accelerate progress including future areas of focus that will form the basis of a new Plan to be developed in 2012.

Locality-based evaluation of Pathways to the Future - Ngā Huarahi Arataki

2011-07-26

Pathways to the Future: Ngā Huarahi Arataki was a 10-year strategic plan for early childhood education published by the Ministry of Education in 2002. This report synthesises findings from a locality-based longitudinal evaluation of Pathways to the Future: Ngā Huarahi Arataki.

School Support Staff - Collectively Making Resources Count

2011-07-13

In this project, the Support Staff Working Group’s brief was to consider what could be done, within current school management and funding arrangements, to optimise the efficiency and effectiveness of the support staff workforce in contributing to learning outcomes for students. Current policy setting with regard to the funding of support staff was outside the terms of reference for this project.

This report of the Working Group is centrally about the characteristics of support staff in New Zealand schools and about management capability and practices in schools with respect to the employment of support staff.

Monitoring Teacher Supply 2011

2011-06-29

The Research Division of the Ministry of Education conducts the Survey of Staffing annually to provide the Ministry with a snapshot of the number of entitlement staffing vacancies1 and re-advertised vacancies in schools at the start of Term 1. In 2011, the survey was completed by 90% of all state and state-integrated schools.

Digital readers at age 15: An overview of the PISA 2009 Electronic Reading Assessment

2011-06-28

The Electronic Reading Assessment is a new and innovative component of PISA that acknowledges the increasing relevance of electronic text and recognises its importance as a feature of reading. Those students who took part in the Electronic Reading Assessment (ERA) were given a 10 minute practice session and then asked to complete a 40 minute computer based assessment. The texts used in this assessment were hypertexts. Hypertexts are where the user has navigation tools and features that allow them to move through pages of text freely in numerous ways.

Acheivement in formal tertiary education

2011-06-23

This analyses looks at whether rates of achievement have been improving and whether there are differences in achievement for men and women, or between ethnic groups. It looks at 10 cohorts of domestic tertiary education students. The first cohort of students started study in 1996 and the last cohort of students started study in 2005. For each cohort, the rate of qualification completion was calculated five years after starting study.

Literacy skills of young adult New Zealanders

2011-06-23

This report explores how the literacy of young adults (aged 16-24) in New Zealand varies according to a wide range of factors. Literacy here refers to literacy in English only, and the main aspect of literacy considered is document literacy, which refers to the ability to read and interpret non-continuous texts, such as tables, diagrams and maps. To highlight the relationships of the factors with the document literacy scores of young adults, comparisons are made with the effects of the factors in the population aged 25-65.

Factors linked to young adult literacy

2011-06-23

This report explores the factors linked to the literacy of young adults (aged 16-24) in New Zealand using statistical modelling. Literacy here refers to literacy in English only, and the particular aspect of literacy considered is document literacy, which refers to the ability to read and interpret non-continuous texts, such as tables, diagrams and maps. To identify the factors especially important to young people, it compares these with the factors related to document literacy in the population aged 25-65.

Doing a bachelors degree

2011-06-16

This paper looks at differences in the performance of young people who leave school and progress on to bachelors degree study. It compares the performance of students with different levels of school achievement. It also compares the performance of young degree students at polytechnics and universities. We use qualification completion rates and first-year course completion rates as the measures of performance in tertiary study. We look only at young students studying on a full-time basis, and we take account of the achievement of the students in secondary school.

School's out - what next?

2011-06-15

This study looked at the destinations of young New Zealanders after they left school. It considered the likelihood of a student choosing a destination from a range of post-secondary school activities—no further study, targeted training, lower-level certificate study, industry training, Modern Apprenticeships, and non-degree study at level 4 or above—diplomas and certificates at level 4.

E-Learning Provision and Participation: Trends, Patterns and Highlights

2011-05-31

This report analyses tertiary sector e-learning provision at a system, sub-sector and course level from 2004 to 2008. The sub-sectors focused on in the report are universities and polytechnics and the course levels bachelors degrees and certificates (Levels 1-4). Participation in e-learning course at these levels over the same time period is analysed by focusing on the following learner groups: 18-19 year olds, the 40+ age group, Māori, Pasifika and European and females and males

Literacy and numeracy at work

2011-05-31

This report looks at the use of literacy and numeracy skills at work, and how this relates to the skills and education of employees. It uses data from the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) survey to look at how well employees’ skills match the literacy and numeracy practices that they undertake at work. It looks at how skills and education relate to different sets of practices, such as financial literacy and numeracy. It also identifies which groups of employees are more likely to have a skills shortfall or skills excess, and some of the barriers to further training for those with a skills shortfall.

An Evaluation of Network Learning Communities — Main Report

2011-05-02

This report presents findings from a study evaluating the Network Learning Communities initiative in 2010.

An Evaluation of Network Learning Communities — Technical Report

2011-05-02

This is the technical report from a study evaluating the Network Learning Communities initiative in 2010. It contains detailed analyses of two surveys and presented 10 case study summaries.

An Evaluation of Network Learning Communities — Summary Report

2011-05-02

This is the short summary report from a study evaluating the Network Learning Communities initiative in 2010.

Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies 2

2011-05-02

This is the final report from the Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies (CIES) project. It reports on ways in which innovative schools and teachers have been working to implement The New Zealand Curriculum across all three years of the project.

Summary of Submissions in Response to the Deaf Education Discussion Paper 2010

2011-04-27

The Review of Special Education sought feedback on a broad range of issues. In deaf education there are a number of specific drivers for change and we asked you to help improve specialist education services for deaf and hearing impaired children and young people.

OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes

2011-04-26

In 2010 New Zealand participated in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes. The purpose of the review was to explore how systems of evaluation and assessment can be used to improve outcomes in primary and secondary schooling.

Final Report for the Evaluation of the Parent Mentoring Project in Manukau

2011-04-26

This report presents the findings from an outcome evaluation of the Parent Mentoring Project in Manukau initiated in 2007. It is submitted by Auckland UniServices Limited on behalf of the researchers, Dr. Deborah Widdowson and Assoc. Prof. Robyn Dixon, at the Centre for Child and Family Research, the University of Auckland.

Provision of School Support Services — an evaluation

2011-04-22

This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the provision of School Support Services (SSS). This multi-year evaluation of the provision of SSS was initiated to inform decisions and considerations about future professional learning and development provision.

International Student Enrolments in New Zealand 2004 - 2010

2011-04-20

This report is the latest in a series of annual summaries of the publicly available data, from three main sources, on the number of enrolments of international students with New Zealand education providers.

Quality early childhood education for under-two-year-olds: What should it look like? A literature review

2011-04-11

Recent years have seen increasing participation of under-two-year-olds in early childhood education. This literature review draws together relevant research evidence to better understand what quality early childhood education for children under-two-years of age should look like.

Implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum: Synthesis of Research and Evaluation

2011-04-01

The revised New Zealand Curriculum was launched in November 2007, with schools required to give full effect to the curriculum by February 2010. Progress towards this has been monitored using evidence reported by the Education Review Office and research teams commissioned by the Ministry of Education. This report synthesises this evidence.

Monitoring and Evaluating Curriculum Implementation: Final Evaluation Report on the Implementation of The New Zealand Curriculum 2008–2009

2011-04-01

This report presents findings from a national evaluation of the implementation of The New Zealand Curriculum. The project sought to establish a national picture of implementation progress in English-medium schools in the first two years following the curriculum's launch in November 2007.

Case 1: Developing communities of mathematical inquiry

2011-03-28

Case 1, ‘Developing communities of mathematical inquiry’, illustrates how two teachers developed teaching practices that were highly effective for diverse learners. The case focuses on how these teachers accelerated the mathematics achievement of their year 4 to 6 students, most of whom were Maori or Pasifika.

Analysis of the Board of Trustee Elections: 2010

2011-03-11

This report summarises the information received from returning officers following the triennial elections for parent and staff representatives to school boards of trustees held in 2010.

Report on the Evaluation of the Early Childhood Centres of Innovation Programme

2011-02-01

This report presents findings of an evaluation of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Centres of Innovation (COI) programme, which ran between 2003 and 2009. The evaluation focused on centres that entered the programme between 2003 and 2006 (Rounds One to Three). The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the impact of the COI programme within COI services and in the wider ECE sector on teachers practices and children's learning outcomes.

Evidence Matters - Issue 5: October-December 2010

2011-01-18

Welcome to Evidence Matters – a quick and easy way to keep up-to-date with the latest evidence, research and analysis on Education Counts. Subscribe and receive regular, concise updates about recent publications from any of our topic areas and key publication series.

Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Case Studies

2010-12-16

This book is intended for teachers of languages at all levels in New Zealand schools. The underlying goal of this book is to provide a tool for teacher self-development.

Scoping Support for New Zealand Sign Language Users Accessing the Curriculum Part I: An International Literature Review

2010-12-15

This literature review has focused on the needs of those deaf children for whom visual communication through a Sign Language is beneficial for their educational development. The aim is to allow the sector to constantly and critically re-examine its work and approaches, as is called for in the literature (Schick et al 2006).

Scoping Support for New Zealand Sign Language Users Accessing the Curriculum Part II: A New Zealand Overview

2010-12-15

Language instruction to children with hearing loss requires the highest level of competency at the earliest age levels in order to optimize neural plasticity providing the child the best opportunity to develop age or cognitively appropriate language development. This document addresses the need for children with hearing loss and their families to have high quality opportunities in visual communication, as we would also strive to provide for auditory/spoken language communication.

How can tertiary education deliver better value to the economy?

2010-12-14

This paper asks how tertiary education can deliver better value to the economy. It is based on a presentation given at the New Zealand conference of the Association of Tertiary Education Management in Auckland in July 2010.

Centre of innovation research: An exploration of the practices and systems that foster a sense of wellbeing and belonging for young children and their families as they transition from home to a 'formal' home-based care and education

2010-12-10

This report describes the Centre of Innovation (COI) action research project carried out by Hutt Family Day Care (HFDC) in Lower Hutt, Wellington from January 2006 to end of 2007.

Career Education Networks and Communities of Practice

2010-12-08

A report from the School-Communities strand of the Education Employment Linkages Project (EEL). Research Report No. 6 published on behalf of the EEL Research Programme by AERU Research Unit, Lincoln University, PO Box 84, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand.

PISA 2009: Our 21st century learners at age 15

2010-12-07

PISA assesses three key areas of knowledge and skills – reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy – and has a focus on one of these literacy areas each time PISA is administered.

Education that fits: Review of international trends in the education of students with special educational needs

2010-12-01

The purpose of this review is to outline international trends in the education of students with special educational needs, with the aim of informing the Ministry of Education’s current review of special education.

Facing the challenge: Tertiary Education Strategy monitoring 2010

2010-12-01

This is the 2010 annual monitoring report for the Tertiary Education Strategy. It provides baseline data to monitor progress against the 2010-15 Strategy. The report is framed around the seven priority areas of the Strategy. Each section discusses key indicators relating to the priority, includes a summary of key points and identifies key challenges for achieving the goals of the Strategy.

Outputs and outcomes of the government’s tertiary education expenditure 2005-2009

2010-11-23

This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the government’s tertiary education expenditure over the period 2005 to 2009 in eight key funds. In total, these funds distributed around $4.3 billion to providers and students in 2009.

What do New Zealand students understand about civic knowledge and citizenship?

2010-11-23

This is the first of a series of publications based on the results of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS). This report focuses on New Zealand Year 9 students' achievement in civic knowledge in comparison with their peers from other countries.

Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2010

2010-10-29

The Annual Report for 2010 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2009, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2010.

Summary of the Evaluation of Te Kotahitanga: 2004-2008

2010-10-28

This summary report outlines the key findings of the evaluation of Te Kotahitanga in 22 schools from phase three and four of the programme, from 2004 – 2008. Substantive findings from the evaluation report concluded that Te Kotahitanga is a sound and effective process for improving classroom teaching and learning for Maori students.

Evaluation of Te Kotahitanga: 2004-2008

2010-10-28

This is the full technical report of the evaluation of Te Kotahitanga in 22 schools from phase three and four of the programme, from 2004 – 2008. Substantive findings from the evaluation report concluded that Te Kotahitanga is a sound and effective process for improving classroom teaching and learning for Maori students.

Annual Monitoring of Reading Recovery: the Data for 2009

2010-10-27

This report presents data on state and state-integrated schools that offered Reading Recovery in 2009, and the students who received support from this intervention. In general, the results for 2009 were consistent with trends observed in previous years.

Education for Sustainability in New Zealand Schools: Summary Report

2010-10-22

This Summary Report summarises an evaluation of three Education for Sustainability (EfS) professional development programmes being funded by the Ministry of Education: the Enviroschools Programme, the National EfS (NEfS) Team and Mātauranga Taiao. It is supported by a more extensive Overview Report on the evaluation of these three initiatives and an individual report on each initiative.

National Standards: School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project

2010-10-21

This is the first report from the National Standards School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project 2010-2013, a 3 year monitoring and evaluation project on National Standards implementation in a representative sample of schools.

Te Piko o te Mahuri: Nga ahuatanga matua o te Kura Kaupapa Maori whai angitu

2010-10-05

Ko te tino take o te rangahau, ko te rapu he aha nga huanga matua o te Kura Kaupapa Maori e whai angitu ana.

Te Piko o te Mahuri: The key attributes of successful Kura Kaupapa Maori

2010-10-05

The research project examines the key attributes of successful kura and how and why the attributes contribute to kura being successful. The research adopted a strengths based approach and focused on what is working, the strengths and resilience of kura, with the intention of promoting and building on the successes. The methodology implemented a case study approach involving 5 successful kura. The report addresses the outcomes and experiences sought and valued by whānau and iwi of the respective case study kura.

New Zealand Schools: Nga Kura o Aotearoa (2009)

2010-09-30

This report of the Minister of Education on the compulsory schools sector in New Zealand pertains to 2009 (also known as the Schools Sector Report). Other editions are available on the New Zealand Schools publication home page.

Toitu te Reo: Evaluation of Taiki E!, Haumi E!, Toi te Kupu and Eke Panuku

2010-09-13

This evaluative study, Toitu te Reo Evaluation of Taiki E, Haumi E, Toi te Kupu and Eke Panuku, provides a critical evaluation for the Ministry of Education of student materials used in the Maori medium sector.

How does New Zealand's education system compare? OECD's Education at a Glance 2010

2010-09-08

Every year, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) publishes Education at a Glance, a set of indicators that compares the education systems of its member countries, and participating partner countries.

Analysing the performance of New Zealand universities in the 2010 Annual Ranking of World Universities

2010-09-03

This occasional paper examines the performance of New Zealand universities in the 2010 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Annual Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In particular, the analysis examines the data behind the overall rankings to get a more comprehensive picture of the level of performance of New Zealand universities.

Industry Training stocks and flows... and the effects of the economic downturn

2010-09-03

This paper examines the new starts, terminations and other exits in industry training, looking at the relationship between industry training take-up and the business cycle. Because participants in industry training must have jobs to enter training, and because industry shares some of the cost of training, it is expected that flows of learners into, within, and out of industry training will match changes in the business cycle.

Involving Children and Young People in Research in Educational Settings

2010-09-01

This report describes a project to explore what digital information literacy is and how it could be most effectively applied in tertiary education. It provides an initial definition of digital information literacy based on a review of the national and international literature. It identifies methods to develop adults' digital skills and capabilities, and to understand how these contribute to lifelong learning.

Digital Information Literacy: Supported Development of Capability in Tertiary Environments

2010-08-25

Social and economic indicators of education

2010-08-22

This report uses data from the 2008 New Zealand General Social Survey to explore how a range of 30 social and economic indicators vary with education. It provides evidence supporting known economic benefits, and new evidence on a range of social indicators, including health and safety, voting, volunteering, social cohesion, national identity, tolerance and environmental practices.

Education Statistics of New Zealand: 2009

2010-08-13

Education Statistics of New Zealand: 2009 is a booklet containing basic education statistics. Data relates to roll counts, teacher numbers and institution numbers, as well as, information on government funding, selected education sector indicators, and the strategies Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success: The Maori Education Strategy 2008-2012 and the Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012. The booklet is produced so that a simple summary of the education sector is available.

Profile and Trends 2009: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector

2010-08-09

This is edition 12 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile and Trends 2008 has three supporting booklets – The tertiary education system, What the sector provides and Finding out more about tertiary education. It also has an associated set of tables available on the Tertiary Education Statistics page here on Education Counts.

Effective Learning in Early Childhood Education? The Impact of the ECE ICT PL Programme: A Synthesis Report

2010-08-06

This report provides an overview of the impact of the Early Childhood Education Information and Communication Technologies Professional Learning (ECE ICT PL) programme, 2006–2009.

Classroom Context: The Classroom Context for Year 5 Students' Mathematics and Science Achievement in 2006

2010-08-04

This report examines student, teacher, and principal responses to questions on teaching and learning within the classroom context; these questions were contained in background questionnaires in the TIMSS 2006/07 study. Characteristics of teachers, including their preparedness to teach mathematics and science, teaching activities that took place within mathematics and science lessons, resource, and teacher attitudes and perceptions are explored. Comparisons have also been made with New Zealand across cycles and also with other countries.

School Context: The School Context for Year Five Students' Mathematics and Science Achievement in 2006

2010-08-04

This report examines student, teacher, and principal responses to questions on school context contained in background questionnaires in the TIMSS 2006/07 study. Characteristics of schools, school management, resources and climate have been explored. Comparisons have been made within New Zealand across cycles and also with other countries.

Are particular school subjects associated with better performance at university?

2010-07-29

This analysis looks at the association of school subject and school achievement on university performance. The school subjects considered are those on the 'approved list' of subjects for the New Zealand university entrance requirement.

Comparing Modern Apprenticeships and industry training

2010-07-29

The Modern Apprenticeships programme was introduced nation-wide in 2001 to address participation problems in workplace industry training by young people. It is aimed at 15 to 21 year olds wishing to participate in formalised workplace-based training, and is intended to lead to national qualifications.

Literature Review: Transition from Early Childhood Education to School

2010-07-21

The review's purpose was to deepen understanding of transition to school by critically analysing research literature. The focus was on what successful transitions to school look like, the factors that play a role in how well children transition from ECE to school, and the ways in which children can be supported by teachers and families to transition as successfully as possible.

Adult literacy and numeracy in New Zealand - A regional analysis

2010-07-20

This report analyses the distribution of literacy and numeracy skills among people aged 25 to 65 in New Zealand in 2006, using data from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey. It investigates whether there were geographical concentrations of people with higher literacy and numeracy and with low literacy and numeracy. Three key factors provide a good account for the distribution of high and low literacy and numeracy: completed education, first language (English or not), and computer use, especially at work. The factor which most closely paralleled the regional distribution of literacy and numeracy was the percentage of people in a region using a computer at work.

Adult literacy and numeracy in New Zealand - Key factors

2010-07-20

This report explores a range of factors associated with English literacy and numeracy among people aged 25-65, using data from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey 2006. It finds that three key factors can account for a large part of the variation between people in their literacy and numeracy skills: completed education, language background and computer use. Computer use was strongly associated with higher literacy and numeracy, especially the combination of work and home computer use. Computer use was associated with intensive and extensive reading, writing and numeracy practices. Work computer use or non-use divided jobs broadly into those that required higher literacy and numeracy and those that did not. There was a large overlap between the groups of people with low literacy and low numeracy, and the group of people who did not use a computer at work.

TEU LE VA - Relationships across research and policy in Pasifika education

2010-07-15

Teu le va is a tool primarily for educational researchers, to help them plan and implement research that contributes to the development of effective policy and practice in respect of Pasifika students in our schools.

Literacy teaching and learning in e-Learning contexts

2010-07-06

This report presents the findings of a research project on literacy teaching and learning in e-Learning contexts carried out by CORE Education and the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) for the Ministry of Education in 2009.

e-Learning and implications for New Zealand schools: a literature review

2010-07-06

This e-Learning literature review examined texts across a range of countries, but within a relatively short time frame of the preceding five years. A range of criteria were used to select or eliminate studies for closer review (see Methodology and Methods section). Some key terms are defined for the purpose of this review: outcomes, e-Learning, tools, affordances, Web 2.0.

Laptops for Teachers: An evaluation of the TELA scheme in Waikato schools (Years 1 to 3)

2010-07-05

The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme (TELA) on Years 1 to 3 teachers' work in the Waikato region.

Laptops for Teachers: An evaluation of the TELA scheme in Waikato schools (Years 4 to 6)

2010-07-05

The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme (referred to from here as the TELA scheme) on Years 4 to 6 teachers' work over a period of three years (2004-2006) and to record emerging changes in laptop use. The investigation focused on the Ministry of Education expectation (Ministry of Education, 2004) that teacher access to a laptop for their individual professional use would lead to gains in confidence and expertise in the use of ICTs, to efficiencies in administration, would contribute to teacher collaboration and support the preparation of high quality lesson resources. It was also anticipated that teacher would use their laptop in the classroom for teaching and learning.

Laptops for Teachers: An evaluation of the TELA scheme in Otago schools

2010-07-05

The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme (TELA) on primary schools within the Otago region.

Laptops for Teachers: An evaluation of the TELA scheme in Auckland schools

2010-07-05

The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme (TELA) on primary schools within the Greater Auckland area.

Changes in Student Allowances in 2009

2010-06-29

From 2006 to 2008 the number of student allowances recipients rose by 5 percent each year, reaching 65,700 in 2008. In this three-year period to 2008 the allowances expenditure also increased by 15 percent and reached 397 million. These changes resulted from the introduction of a number of policy initiatives designed to widen access to allowances especially for a targeted group of students.

E-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: a case study of a polytechnic

2010-06-15

This case study describes how a New Zealand polytechnic uses e-learning to help students with literacy, language and numeracy needs.

E-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: a review of the literature

2010-06-15

This report reviews the international literature on e-learning and on adult literacy, language and numeracy. It identifies how to engage adults successfully in e-learning to improve their literacy, language and numeracy skills.

E-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: summary of findings

2010-06-15

This report summarises the main findings of a research project on how e-learning can help to improve adults' literacy, language and numeracy skills.

Numeracy for adults: building skills with online learning links

2010-06-15

This report describes a project that supplemented workplace learning with online numeracy activities. It found that simple online tasks that trainees completed in their own time helped them to improve their numeracy skills.

One size does not fit all: how five tertiary education organisations embed literacy, language and numeracy: case study findings

2010-06-15

This report describes how a wānanga, a polytechnic, two private training establishments and an industry training organisation teach literacy, language and numeracy skills as part of their programmes.

One size does not fit all: how five tertiary education organisations embed literacy, language and numeracy: summary report

2010-06-15

This report summarises the findings of a project on how different tertiary education organisations teach literacy, language and numeracy skills as part of their programmes.

School Roll Summary Report: March 2010

2010-06-11

This report summarises the results from the March 2010 annual statistical return from schools. It includes information on the number of schools, school rolls, numbers of international fee-paying students and numbers of students involved in Māori Medium Education. The March roll return primarily collects information on full-time equivalent students (FTEs), including regular and international fee-paying students and those in alternative education. All information refers to FTEs unless otherwise stated.

An introduction to the concept of intercultural communicative language teaching and learning: A summary for teachers

2010-06-04

This document is an introduction for language teachers to the concept known as intercultural communicative language teaching and learning. It is a summary of a Ministry of Education-commissioned report, Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching: Implications for Effective Teaching and Learning, produced through Victoria University of Wellington by Jonathan Newton, Eric Yates, Sandra Shearn, and Werner Nowitzki (the Newton report).

Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching: Implications for Effective Teaching and Learning

2010-06-04

This report on intercultural communicative language teaching was commissioned by the Ministry of Education in the context of the development of the 2007 New Zealand Curriculum, with its new learning area of learning languages.

Easing the Transition from Primary to Secondary Schooling: Helpful information for schools to consider

2010-06-03

The present report is the last in a series of three. Each report presents findings from a Ministry of Education project A Study of Students' Transition from Primary to Secondary Schooling.

Student Engagement in the Middle Years of Schooling (Years 7-10): A Literature Review

2010-06-03

Research undertaken in New Zealand and other countries consistently suggests that student engagement in school and learning decreases during the middle years of schooling. The aim of this literature review, which was undertaken by Evaluation Associates and Massey University on behalf of the Ministry of Education, was to explore the relationship between academic engagement and student achievement and what can be done to raise levels of engagement in New Zealand schools.

The Education of Years 7 to 10 Students: A focus on their teaching and learning needs

2010-06-03

Previous research shows that New Zealand students are generally positive about their school experiences during the middle schooling years. But at the same time, students' perceptions of aspects of teaching and learning at school become increasingly negative during these years and there is evidence that their overall levels of engagement in learning show a decline. To help gain greater insights into the needs of students in the middle years of schooling the Ministry of Education designed and undertook an exploratory study to seek the views of principals, teachers and students regarding teaching and learning in Years 7 to 10. This research collected the views of principals, teachers and students in 185 schools throughout New Zealand on the education needs of students in Years 7 to 10 and whether those who teach this age group need specialised knowledge, skills or personal attributes.

The Education of Years 7 to 10 Students: A Focus on their Teaching and Learning Needs — Summary Report

2010-06-03

To help gain greater insights into the teaching and learning needs of students in the middle years of schooling in New Zealand the Ministry of Education designed and undertook an exploratory study in 2008. This brochure provides an outline of the study, The Education of Years 7 to 10 Students: A focus on their teaching and learning needs (Durling, Ng, and Bishop, 2010), together with a summary of key findings.

Nga Haeata Matauranga - The Annual Report on Maori Education, 2008/09

2010-05-24

Nga Haeata Matauranga is a series of annual reports that monitor the achievement of government's key priorities for the education success of Maori learners and their families.

Tertiary education enrolments - 2009

2010-05-24

This report includes information on students: choice of provider, qualifications taken, and other important characteristics of people undertaking tertiary education study.

Outcomes for Teachers and Students in the ICT PD School Clusters Programme 2006-2008 - A National Overview

2010-05-24

This report focuses on the effectiveness of the 2006-2008 Information and Communication Technologies Professional Development (ICT PD) School Clusters programmes and supplements previous evaluations of the first six ICT PD programmes. It is the last report of an ongoing evaluation of the ICT PD teacher professional development initiative, which has been implemented in New Zealand since 1999.

Academic performance of first-year bachelors students at university

2010-05-18

The study considered a population of first-year bachelors-degree students at university, who had all achieved the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 and attained the University Entrance standard.

Benefits of Tertiary Certificates and Diplomas – exploring economic and social outcomes

2010-05-18

This report examines the economic and social benefits of tertiary certificates and diplomas and provides new evidence of the value of a significant part of the tertiary education system. It makes use of a range of data to look at the association of tertiary certificates and diplomas to economic outcomes (employment and income) and social outcomes (well-being, social participation and intergenerational benefits).

International Student Enrolments in New Zealand 2003-2009

2010-05-14

This report summarises the publicly available data, from four main sources, on enrolments of international students within New Zealand education provider sectors from 2003 to 2009. Summary information is also stated on the numbers of approved student visas and permits during 2003 to 2009.

Evaluation of Teacher Professional Development Languages (TPDL) for teachers of languages in Years 7-10 and the Impact on Language Learning Opportunities and Outcomes for Students

2010-05-12

This study was carried out during 2008 and aims to inform the Ministry about the TPDL and the impact on language learning opportunities and outcomes for students.

A Curriculum Whāriki of Multimodal Literacies Wadestown Kindergarten's Centre of Innovation Research

2010-05-06

Wadestown Kindergarten's Centre of Innovation (COI) action research project was undertaken from 2005 to 2008. The aim of the project was to explore the nature and roles of different literacy modes in communicative competence and in shaping the ways in which children view and operate in the world. We also examined how literacy modes are mediated by the people, places and practices in the kindergarten, home and wider community.

Inclusion at Botany Downs Kindergarten Centre of Innovation 2006-2008

2010-05-06

The Centre of Innovation (COI) research shared in this report focuses on inclusion in an early childhood education centre, Botany Downs Kindergarten (BDK) in Howick, Auckland.

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Bush Street Centre of Innovation - 2006-08

2010-05-06

This report describes the New Zealand Early Childhood Centre of Innovation research project at Kidsfirst Kindergartens in Bush Street (Bush Street), Rangiora.

Early Childhood Education centred-based Parent Support and Development - Final Report

2010-04-30

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) centre-based Parent Support and Development (PSD) programme trialled by the Ministry of Education was intended to provide early interventions that targeted vulnerable parents through a universal service.

Technical Review of Published Research on Applied Behaviour Analysis Interventions for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2010-04-30

'Technical Review of Published Research on Applied Behaviour Analysis Interventions for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder' New Zealand Ministries of Education and of Health requested a technical review of the evidence base on the effectiveness of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

The Effectiveness of Applied Behaviour Analysis Interventions for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2010-04-30

This systematic review considers the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions grounded in the principles of applied behaviour analysis for people with autism spectrum disorder.

Resource Teachers: Literacy Annual Report 2008

2010-04-28

This report presents data on students who received support from Resource Teachers: Literacy (RT:Lit) during 2008. A new reporting form designed to improve the quality of data used to report students' literacy gains as a result of the intervention was introduced in Term 4 of 2008. As a result, some of the results for 2008 are not directly comparable with those presented in previous years.

Youth Training - Statistical Profile 1999 to 2008

2010-04-14

This report provides participation and labour market outcome analysis of the Youth Training programme between 1999 and 2008, using the Youth Training administrative dataset. This is the first time this information has been made available in a single analysis.

A Literature Review focused on Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) and e-Learning in the Context of Te Reo Māori and Kaupapa Māori Education

2010-03-26

The Ministry of Education has identified the need to further explore the use of Virtual Learning Environments particularly in the context of te reo Maori and kaupapa Maori education. This literature review was sought to provide further understanding for the Ministry of Education in this area.

Labour market outcomes of skills and qualifications

2010-03-25

This paper looks at the employment and income benefits of literacy skills and qualifications.It draws on data from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) survey. The results of the analysis show that the benefit of increased literacy without higher qualifications is limited in the New Zealand labour market. The major benefit comes from improved literacy in combination with gaining a qualification, which can result in greater opportunities to move into higher paid jobs.

Quarterly Birth and Migration Report: December 2009 Quarter

2010-03-25

In the year ending 31 December 2009 there were 62,540 live births registered in New Zealand, a decrease of 2.8% from the December 2008 year.

School leavers' progression to bachelors-level study

2010-03-25

This study looks at the likelihood of people leaving school for bachelors level study. It considered school leavers who had gained the University Entrance standard. The study investigated how the decision to go on to bachelors-level study was affected by the students' standard of performance in NCEA, their ethnic group and gender, the socio-economic ranking (decile) of the school they attended, and whether or not they progressed directly to tertiary study after leaving school. The study used a method of reporting ethnicity that allowed for comparisons both within and between ethnic groups.

Skills, qualifications, experience and the distribution of wages

2010-03-25

This paper extends previous work on skills, qualifications and wages to look at the relationship between literacy skills and qualifications to the distribution of wages. It draws on data from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey. It shows that people with higher levels of literacy have significantly greater opportunities to earn higher incomes, where they are earning above the median wage.

What do international rankings tell us about the performance of New Zealand universities?

2010-03-25

This report analysed the data behind the Annual Rankings of World Universities Top 500 and Times Higher Education Supplement Top 200 university rankings to see what they can tell us about the performance of New Zealand universities.

PISA 2006: Scientific Literacy - How ready are our 15-year-olds for tomorrow's world?

2010-03-24

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), assesses three key areas of knowledge and skills: reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy. It is administered every three years, and each survey assesses one subject in more detail. In 2006 the main focus was scientific literacy.

Enhancing and Igniting Talent Development Initiatives: Research to determine effectiveness

2010-03-22

This report presents the findings from research involving five Talent Development Initiatives for improving outcomes for gifted and talented students or their teachers. The purpose of the research was to consider how well the objectives of each participating initiative had been achieved, how the initiative contributed to improved outcomes for gifted and talented learners or their teachers, and how planning to continue to meet the learners' needs after 2008 had been considered.

Non-formal and formal learning – Adults in education

2010-03-09

This fact sheet looks at the percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 engaged in some form of study in 2006. In particular, it includes new information on the total rate at which adults participated in non-formal learning. The fact sheet also looks at hours spent in non-formal learning, and whether adults were doing this for work-related or personal reasons, and explores how these differ by gender, age, education level, and labour force status.

Pasifika peoples in tertiary education in New Zealand: 2008

2010-03-09

This is edition three in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. There is an associated set of tables available on the Pasifika education statistics page here on Education Counts.

Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity: 2008

2010-03-09

This is edition three in an annual series on the Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity. There is an associated set of tables available on the Pasifika education statistics page here on Education Counts.

Attendance in New Zealand Schools in 2009

2010-03-02

This survey on attendance was carried out in June 2009. The survey aims to inform the Ministry's work to improve student engagement in education.

Comparing university tuition fees with PBRF performance

2010-02-23

This report examines the association between the price of bachelors-level tuition at New Zealand universities with the results of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation.

Tertiary education, skills and productivity

2010-02-23

This paper updates and extends an article that was first published in Profile and Trends 2007 (Ministry of Education, 2008). It provides an overview of the information and literature relating to the link between tertiary education, skills and productivity in New Zealand.

Training Opportunities: Exploring what happens two months later

2010-02-23

This paper builds on previous statistical analysis published by the Ministry of Education on Training Opportunities, a programme designed to help people get into the labour force through providing training and foundation skills.

Ua Aoina le Manogi o le Lolo: Pasifika Schooling Improvement Research - Summary Report

2010-02-18

The Schooling Improvement team of the Ministry of Education sought to examine the current state of Pasifika academic achievement in Schooling Improvement initiatives and in individual schools. Part of the examination was to identify aspects of Schooling Improvement (SI) work that has been shown to enhance or hinder academic achievement for Pasifika students and to offer some recommendations. This report is a summary of a detailed technical report from Auckland UniServices Limited prepared by the Woolf Fisher Research Centre. Details of each of the sections summarised here are contained in 'Ua aoina le manogi o le lolo: Pasifika Schooling Improvement Full Technical Report' (Amituanai-Toloa, McNaughton, Lai, & Airini, 2009).

Ua Aoina le Manogi o le Lolo: Pasifika Schooling Improvement Research - Final Report

2010-02-18

The current project focuses on the effectiveness of Schooling Improvement initiatives for Pasifika. The purposes were to identify the practices that work to raise achievement and close the gaps for Pasifika students especially at the classroom, school and cluster levels; to find out how effective existing Schooling Improvement initiatives are in raising achievement for Pasifika students; and to provide information to help existing and new initiatives to improve their effectiveness for Pasifika students.

Survey of Special Education Resourcing

2010-02-10

In 2007/08 an independent survey was undertaken to inform the Government about the level of special education resources received by schools and the allocation of special education resources to students.