BES (Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis) Programme - What Works Evidence
Hei Kete Raukura
The touchstone of the programme is its focus on explaining and optimising influences on valued outcomes for diverse (all) learners. The series of BESs is designed to be a catalyst for systemic and ongoing improvement in education.
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What's New
The latest information from BES about using evidence to accelerate improvement in education.
BES Exemplars for Quality Teaching
The BES exemplars focus on how to make a much bigger difference in education. The BES exemplars highlight the potential for disciplined innovation to accelerate systemic improvement in areas of need in schooling.
Spotlight on Mathematics/Pāngarau
This page brings together a range of resources designed to help those interested in improving students’ achievement levels in mathematics in New Zealand.
BESs and cases
The main outputs of the Iterative BES Programme are Best Evidence Synthesis Iterations (BESs). Each BES is available on this page. To date eight BESs have been completed. The cases presented here come out of the four most recent BESs and are the latest addition to our website.
The A3 Overview qives a quick introduction to BES/Hei Kete Raukura.
Summaries of BESs
The following International Academy of Education summaries are based on the key findings of both the Teacher Professional Learning and Development Best Evidence Synthesis and the Effective Pedagogy in Mathematics Pāngarau Best Evidence Synthesis.
System-wide improvement in education
How to bring about lasting, system-wide improvement in schooling performance?
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Research Behind the BESs
This service is for New Zealand educators working in early childhood or schooling who are seeking access to studies cited in best evidence syntheses.
NZ Education Theses Database - Te Putunga Kōrero Mātauranga o Aotearoa
The Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis Programme has commissioned the New Zealand Council for Educational Research to produce a national database of New Zealand education theses.
BES Programme Information
The Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) programme is a collaborative knowledge building strategy designed to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand.
Useful Links
(International Websites)
This page contains links to international research and international websites of interest. It also has information on the 'School Leadership in a School-home Partnership: Reading Together' Study.
Contact Us
Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis Programme Ministry of Education P O Box 1666 Thorndon, Wellington 6140 New Zealand Phone: +64 4 463-7572 Fax: +64 4 463-8088
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