Large Scale International Studies Publications
Research and data from the large school focussed international studies, namely, PISA, PIRLS, TIMSS, TALIS, ICCS.
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PISA 2009: Our 21st century learners at age 15
This report provides a high level picture of New Zealand’s 15-year-old performance in reading literacy (main focus), mathematical literacy and scientific literacy. It compares New Zealand’s results with other top- and high-performing countries. In July and August 2009 4,643 New…
Author(s): Maree Telford with Steve May, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2010
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What do New Zealand students understand about civic knowledge and citizenship?
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…
Author(s): Kate Lang, Research, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2010
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PISA 2006: Scientific Literacy - How ready are our 15-year-olds for tomorrow's world?
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…
Author(s): Maree Telford, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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PISA 2003: Mathematics skills for tomorrow’s world
This PISA-03 thematic report assesses the ability of New Zealand 15-year-old students to apply their mathematical knowledge, skills and competencies in ways that will help them in the world outside school.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2009
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PISA 2003: Reading skills for tomorrow’s world
This PISA-03 thematic report assesses the ability of New Zealand 15-year-old students to understand, use and reflect on a written text in order to achieve their own goals, to develop their knowledge and potential and to participate in society.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2009
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PISA 2003: Student learning approaches for tomorrow’s world
This PISA-03 thematic report tells us about the extent to which New Zealand 15-year-old students feel engaged in learning, display self-belief in learning particular subjects, and adopt various learning strategies.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2009
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PISA 2003: Science skills for tomorrows' world
This PISA-03 thematic report explores the ability of New Zealand 15-year-old students to apply their science knowledge and skills to real-life situations.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2009
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PISA 2003: Learning for tomorrow’s world: Brochure
This brochure summarises the key findings of the PISA 2003 study, which included a series of five thematic reports for a more comprehensive analysis.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2009
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PISA 2003: Problem solving for tomorrows' world
This PISA-03 thematic report explores the problem-solving skills of New Zealand 15-year-old students. The problem-solving component examines their overall capacity to solve problems in real-life situations beyond the context of the school curriculum.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2009
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New Zealand students' engagement with the PIRLS 2006 reading passages
This paper summarises the findings from an ‘enjoyment’ survey administered to approximately 6300 New Zealand Grade 4 (Year 5) children. The research investigated whether or not the students engaged with the PIRLS 2006 reading passages, why they liked them, and…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain and Robyn Caygill
Date Published: November 2008
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PIRLS 2005/06 in New Zealand: An overview of national findings
This document provides an overview of the national-level results from New Zealand's participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2005/2006. This report focuses on the reading literacy achievement of Year 5 students by their ethnicity, and their home…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2008
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PIRLS 2005/06 in New Zealand: A summary of national findings
This brochure summarises some of the national level findings pertaining to Year 5 students from their participation in the 2005/2006 PIRLS assessment.…
Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2008
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PISA 2006: School context of science achievement: How ready are our 15-year-olds for tomorrow's world?
This report examines the school context in which the science learning of 15-year-old students takes place. The findings presented come from the administration of PISA 2006, where the main subject of interest was science.…
Author(s): Robyn Caygill and Saila Sok, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2008
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PISA 2006: Student attitudes to and engagement with science: How ready are our 15-year-olds for tomorrow's world?
This report examines the attitudes of 15-year-old students to science, along with a measure of their engagement with science.…
Author(s): Robyn Caygill, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2008
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PISA 2006: Mathematical Literacy - How ready are our 15-year-olds for tomorrow's world?
This report describes New Zealand’s results for mathematical literacy in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006, which covers 57 countries. It expands on information already released in international and national reports in December 2007. In 2006, mathematical literacy…
Author(s): Robyn Caygill, Nicola Marshall and Steve May, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2008
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PISA 2006: Reading Literacy - How ready are our 15-year-olds for tomorrow’s world?
This report describes New Zealand's results for reading literacy in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006, which covers 57 countries. It expands on information already released in international and national reports in December 2007. In 2006, reading literacy…
Author(s): Nicola Marshall, Robyn Caygill and Steve May, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2008
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PISA 2006: How ready are our 15-year-olds for tomorrow’s world?
This document provides a summary of the results from New Zealand’s participation in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006. This assessment involved almost 5,000 New Zealand 15 year-old students, looking at their performance in science literacy (main focus),…
Author(s): Maree Telford and Robyn Caygill, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2007
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PIRLS 2005/06: A summary of findings for New Zealand
This brochure summarises New Zealand's Year 5 student achievement in 2005/2006 PIRLS assessment in an international context.…
Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2007
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PIRLS 2005/06 Reading literacy in New Zealand: An overview of results
This document provides an overview of the results from New Zealand's participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2005/2006 (PIRLS 2005/2006). As well as summarising the key achievement information, the publication gives an overview of the information collected…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain
Date Published: November 2007
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TIMSS 2002/03: An overview of some key national Year 5 and Year 9 student achievement results
This summary presents some of the main national level results from New Zealand ’s participation in the third cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study in 2002-2003. As well as providing countries with a snapshot of achievement…
Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education
Date Published: March 2006
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