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Evaluation of the Manaiakalani Digital Teaching Academy
This report outlines findings from an evaluation of the first year of a pilot initiative called the Manaiakalani Digital Teaching Academy (hereafter MDTA). The Manaiakalani Education Trust and the schools within its network are described in Section 2 to provide…
Author(s): Rosemary Hipkins, Jenny Whatman and Jo MacDonald, New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2015 Addendum 2016
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Innovations in Partnership Schools Kura Hourua
The Ministry of Education has a clear focus on improving student achievement, and employs a range of approaches to support the sector’s efforts, including provision of strategic leadership, resources, and targeted interventions. Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua (PSKH) is a…
Author(s): Martin, Jenkins & Associates. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: Ocotober 2015
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Insights for Teachers: How teachers and principals of Year 7-10 students use their time
This is the second 'Insights for Teachers' focusing on TALIS. In this 'Insights for Teachers' we report on the activities of New Zealand teachers and principals, and the high levels of job satisfaction they reported in the OECD Teaching and
Author(s): Chris Cockerill, Debra Taylor and Nicola Marshall, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2015
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2014 Annual Evaluation Report for the Teach First NZ programme pilot: Delivered in partnership with the University of Auckland
This report is the second annual evaluation report for the Teach First NZ pilot programme. The first report focused on the programme’s first year, Cohort 13. This second report focuses on Year 2 for Cohort 13 and Year 1 for…
Author(s): Jenny Whatman, Jo MacDonald and Liesje Stevens, New Zealand Council of Education Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2015
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Attendance in New Zealand Schools
This is the home page for the Attendance and Absence in New Zealand Schools publication series. These reports document the surveys of state and state integrated schools designed to capture student attendance and absence over one week. You can also…
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
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Evaluation of Te Kōtahitanga Phase 5 (2010-2012)
This report analyses the impact of Te Kotahitanga Phase 5 on Māori student achievement and wellbeing and explores the design and implementation features that enabled such accelerated improvement. It has implications for policy makers, teachers, middle and senior leaders, principals,…
Author(s): Adrienne Alton-Lee, PhD, Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) Programme, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2015
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Insights for Teachers: A profile of teachers who teach Year 7-10 students and their principals
In this 'Insights for Teachers' we report on the first New Zealand findings from the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). TALIS asks teachers who teach students in any of Years 7, 8, 9 or 10, and their principals,…
Author(s): Chris Cockerill, Debra Taylor and Nicola Marshall, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2015
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Insights for Teachers: New Zealand student self-belief and confidence, and implications for achievement
Findings and implications from PISA for teaching and learning mathematics.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2015
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PISA 2012: Series on the Learning Environment Volume I: Opportunities to learn maths
In this report factors relating to opportunities students have to learn different mathematical concepts are brought together to provide a picture of the learning environment and how it relates to maths achievement in the PISA 2012 assessment. First of all,…
Author(s): Michelle Lamy with Steve May, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2014
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PISA 2012: Series on the Learning Environment Volume II: Delivery of Maths
In this report, how mathematical content is delivered in classrooms is examined. First, some information on maths teaching staff is presented, including teacher qualifications, participation in professional development with a focus on maths, maths teacher-student ratio, and principals’ reports of…
Author(s): Michelle Lamy with Steve May, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2014
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PISA 2012: Series on the Learning Environment Volume III: Student Behaviour
In this report student behaviour, behaviour demonstrated by 15-year-olds that hinders learning, is put under scrutiny. Students' reports of the disciplinary climate in maths lessons are presented together with principals' reports of student factors that hindered learning at school, and…
Author(s): Michelle Lamy with Steve May, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2014
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Monitoring Teacher Supply
This is the home page for the Monitoring Teacher Supply publication series. Since 1997 the Research Division of the Ministry of Education has undertaken a Teacher Vacancy Survey of all state and state integrated schools at the beginning of each…
Author(s): Various
Date Published: November 2014
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Resource teachers literacy: Operational and policy review
This report has been prepared by the Ministry of education to conduct an evaluation of the Resource Teachers Literacy (RTLit Service. The RTLit Service is designed to provide short, intensive support to students with high literacy needs, and to identify…
Author(s): Martin Jenkins & Associates Limited for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2014
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TELA Laptops Scheme school survey 2013
This report outlines the results of the TELA Laptops Scheme School Survey for 2013. This survey was conducted in order to determine whether the current products offered by the TELA Scheme are meeting user needs and to examine the quality…
Author(s): Emanuel Kalafatelis, Katrina Magill and Hayley Stirling, Research New Zealand. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2014
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Measuring New Zealand students' international capabilities: An exploratory study
This exploratory study considers the feasibility of measuring New Zealand senior secondary (Years 12/13) students' "international capabilities". Building on background work undertaken by the Ministry's International Division, the methodology had three components. Analysis of New Zealand and international literature pertinent…
Author(s): Rachel Bolstad, Rosemary Hipkins and Liesje Stevens, New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: July 2014
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International capabilities: A summary report for schools
This a summary report for schools, drawn from research and analysis by the Ministry of Education and an explorative study completed by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research into international capabilities for students in New Zealand schools.…
Author(s): International Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2014
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PISA 2012: New Zealand financial literacy report
The results of PISA 2012 were released internationally in December 2013, and New Zealand students’ achievement declined in all three domains of the study – mathematics, reading and science. The OECD international release of financial literacy results is scheduled for…
Author(s): Lynne Whitney, Steve May and Michelle Lamy, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2014
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2013 Annual Evaluation Report for the Teach First NZ programme pilot: Delivered in partnership with the University of Auckland
This evaluation’s main purpose is to understand how well the programme has been implemented and to what extent it has achieved its objectives. The key evaluation questions are: How well (effectively and efficiently) has the programme been implemented? To what…
Author(s): Jenny Whatman, Marie Cameron, Liesje Stevens and Lorraine Spiller, New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: June 2014
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Te Puni Rumaki: Strengthening the preparation, capability and retention of Māori-medium teacher trainees (2014)
The main aim of the research project Te Puni Rumaki was to gather information about practices and strategies that successfully prepare and retain Māori-medium initial teacher education students so that they are well equipped to teach in Māori-medium contexts. It…
Author(s): Margie Hōhepa, Ngārewa Hāwera, Karaitiana Tamatea & Sharyn Heaton. Report Commissioned by the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2014
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Whānau Advisory Group Research Project
The Whānau Advisory Group (WAG) initiative aspires to foster quality engagement between schools and their Māori communities in order to improve Māori student achievement.This report examines the impact of the Whānau Advisory Group initiative in fostering quality engagement between schools…
Author(s): Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated.
Date Published: April 2014
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