Tertiary
Digital Information Literacy: Supported Development of Capability in Tertiary Environments
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.
Its key findings are that having dedicated time, support and the opportunity to experiment with a range of ICT tools were essential for developing digital information literacy. The research showed that this could be achieved in a relatively short and intensive period of professional development and that this resulted in large changes to participants’ digital information behaviour and skills.
Author(s): Bronwyn Hegarty and Merrolee Penman (Otago Polytechnic), Oriel Kelly (Manukau Institute of Technology), Lynn Jeffrey (Massey University), Dawn Coburn and Jenny McDonald (University of Otago)
Date Published: August 2010
Social and economic indicators of education
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.
Author(s): David Scott, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: August 2010
Education Statistics of New Zealand
This is the home page for the Education Statistics of New Zealand publication series. These publications provide basic information on the education sector.Basic information is provided for early childhood education, primary and secondary schooling, and tertiary education. Education Statistics of New Zealand is provided in Booklet format(as PDF downloads) and as Statistical Table format (as MS Excel downloads).
Author(s): Data Management and Analysis Division, Ministry of Education
Date Published: Annually
Profile & Trends 2009: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector
This is edition 12 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Key findings from the 2009 report are:
- 469,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2009, including 43,500 international students. There were 202,000 industry trainees in 2009.
- Young tertiary students are studying at a more advanced level. More than three out of four young tertiary students are now studying level 4 qualifications and above.
- International tertiary student numbers increased by more than 9 percent in 2009. In 2010, international enrolments are expected to increase by about 8 percent, while domestic enrolments are expected to increase slightly.
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: August 2010
Are particular school subjects associated with better performance at university?
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.
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Senior Research Analyst, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Report [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: July 2010
Comparing Modern Apprenticeships and industry training
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.
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Senior Research Analyst, Tertiary Sector Performance, Analysis and Reporting [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: July 2010
Changes in Student Allowances in 2009
From 2006 to 2008 the number of student allowances recipients rose by 5 percent each year, reaching 65,700 in 2008. In 2009, the number of recipients increased by 16,900 (or 26 percent) and reached 82,6002. The increase was largely due to high unemployment, particularly for younger age-groups, due to the economic recession. The reduction of the parental income testing age to 24, and increase to parental income thresholds both contributed to increases in allowance recipients.
Author(s): Central Forecasting and Modelling Unit [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: June 2010
E-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: a case study of a polytechnic
This case study describes how a New Zealand polytechnic uses e-learning to help students with literacy, language and numeracy needs.
Author(s): Niki Davis, Jo Fletcher & Irene Absalom
Date Published: June 2010
E-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: a review of the literature
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.
Author(s): Niki Davis and Jo Fletcher with Dr Barry Brooker, Professor John Everatt, Professor Gail Gillon, Julie Mackey and Dr Donna Morrow
Date Published: June 2010
'One size does not fit all’: how five tertiary education organisations embed literacy, language and numeracy: case study findings
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.
Author(s): Linda Leach, Nick Zepke, Penny Haworth and Peter Isaacs
Date Published: June 2010
'One size does not fit all’: how five tertiary education organisations embed literacy, language and numeracy: summary report
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.
Author(s): Linda Leach, Nick Zepke, Penny Haworth [Massey University] and Peter Isaacs
Date Published: June 2010
E-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: summary of findings
This report summarises the main findings of a research project on how e-learning can help to improve adults’ literacy, language and numeracy skills.
Author(s): Niki Davis & Jo Fletcher
Date Published: June 2010
Numeracy for adults: building skills with online learning links
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.
Author(s): Gill Thomas & Jenny Ward
Date Published: June 2010
2009 Tertiary Education Enrolments
- New Zealanders up-skill as more students take on higher study.
- Strong upward movement in international student numbers.
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2010
Academic performance of first-year bachelors students at university
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.
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Senior Research Analyst, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Report [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: May 2010
Benefits of Tertiary Certificates and Diplomas – exploring economic and social outcomes
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).
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: May 2010
Youth Training - Statistical Profile 1999 to 2008
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.
The report provides analyses of participation in the programme, and provides statistical modelling of the factors related to transition to Youth Training from school, and the factors associated with labour market outcomes two months after leaving placements.
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Senior Research Analyst, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: February 2010
Released on Education Counts: April 2010Labour market outcomes of skills and qualifications
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.
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
School leavers’ progression to bachelors-level study
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.
The report finds that those students with higher levels of success in NCEA were significantly more likely to go on to bachelors-level study. The decile of the school attended made no difference to this likelihood for Asian and European students, but Māori and some Pasifika students, with higher levels of academic ability, and who came from lower-decile schools, were significantly less likely to go on to bachelors study than similar students from higher-decile schools.
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: March 2010
Skills, qualifications, experience and the distribution of wages
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.
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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