Social Sciences Publications
Social sciences is one of the eight learning areas in the New Zealand Curriculum. The NMSSA assessed all learning areas over a five year cycle.
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NMSSA 2018 Insights for Teachers: Social Studies
This report is designed to support social studies learning and teaching in New Zealand classrooms. It draws on insights generated from the assessment of social studies, within the social sciences learning area, carried out by the National Monitoring Study of…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: February 2020
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NMSSA 2018: Social Studies - Key Findings
This report is designed to provide a succinct overview of key findings from the 2018 social studies study, compare changes in student achievement since 2014, and report on contextual factors. The report is supplemented by a report focused on curriculum…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: December 2019
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NMSSA 2018: Technical Information
In 2018 the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) study focused on the learning areas of mathematics and statistics and social studies. This report provides technical information for mathematics and statistics and social studies.…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: December 2019
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Social Studies: 2014 Overview
In 2014, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – English: reading and social studies. This report is an overview of…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: July 2016
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Social Studies 2014: Contextual Report
In 2014, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – English: reading and social studies. This report examines a range of…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: July 2016
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Māori Student Achievement in Social Studies
In 2014, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – English: reading and social studies. This brief report presents the results…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: July 2016
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Pasifika Student Achievement in Social Studies
In 2014, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – English: reading and social studies. This brief report presents the results…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: July 2016
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Achievement of Students with Special Education Needs in Social Studies
In 2014, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – English: reading and social studies. This brief report presents the results…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: July 2016
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Technical Information 2014: Social Studies and English: Reading
In 2014, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – English: reading and social studies. This report provides technical information for…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2016
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