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A study of in-school facilitation in two Teacher Professional Development Programmes
This report evaluates the in-school facilitation component of two projects, Te Kauhua and Te Kotahitanga.…
Author(s): Rawiri Hindle, Meri Marshall, Joanna Higgins and Sandi Tait-McCutcheon
Date Published: October 2007
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An investigation into current e-learning activities in New Zealand Industry Training Organisations
This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation in collaboration with the Waikato Institute of Technology. The report identified and described how: Information and communication technologies, software simulations and digital training packages…
Author(s): John Clayton and Richard Elliott, Waikato Institute of Technology. Leah Wood and Doug Pouwhare, Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2007
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Evaluations of the 2006 Secondary Numeracy Project (SNP)
This report presents the research undertaken alongside the SNP in the second year of its implementation.…
Author(s): Kevin Hannah
Date Published: 2007
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Findings from the New Zealand Numeracy Development Projects 2006
Findings from the New Zealand Numeracy Development Projects in 2006 were released by Minister of Education Steve Maharey at St Brigid’s School in Wellington on Thursday 19 July 2007.…
Author(s): Derek Holton
Date Published: 2007
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Longitudinal Research on NCEA and Student Motivation
The Longitudinal Research on the Relationship between the NCEA and Student Motivation and Achievement was funded by a Ministry of Education research contract awarded to researchers at Victoria University.…
Author(s): Luanna Meyer, Kirsty Weir, John McClure, Frank Walkey & Lynanne McKenzie
Date Published: 15 July 2007
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Review of the Specialist Classroom Teacher Pilot Full Report (2006)
This review was undertaken alongside the implementation of the Specialist Classroom Teacher scheme, in state and integrated secondary schools across NZ, in 2006. This is the Full Report page, the Summary Report page is found here.…
Author(s): Lorrae Ward
Date Published: 6 July 2007
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School staffing improvements: Evaluation of the impact of additional teaching staff provided through the School Staffing Review
This evaluation was carried out by the Education Review Office under contract to the Ministry of Education in 2004.…
Author(s): Education Review Office
Date Published: July 2007
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Instructed second language acquisition: A literature review
The purpose of this literature review is to examine theory and research that has addressed what constitutes effective pedagogy for the acquisition of a second language (L2) in a classroom context. In other words, the review seeks to answer the…
Author(s): Professor R. Ellis, Auckland Uniservices Limited. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 2005
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Student Engagement
These reports provide analysis of stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions, expulsions, and early leaving exemptions for students enrolled in state or state-integrated schools. These reports are based on the Ministry's Stand-down and Suspension database, which was developed in July 1999, after the…
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
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Review of the Specialist Classroom Teacher Pilot Summary Report (2006)
This review was undertaken alongside the implementation of the Specialist Classroom Teacher scheme, in state and integrated secondary schools across NZ, in 2006. This is the Summary Report page, the Full Report page is found here.…
Author(s): Lorrae Ward
Date Published: May 2007
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Achievement at Māori immersion and bilingual schools
The achievement patterns of candidates involved in Māori-medium education, and whether they differ from the general population, are of interest to many groups, including school communities and policy makers.…
Author(s): Siobhan Murray, Ministry of Education
Date Published: Various
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Effective professional learning in physical activity
An evaluative research report in 2007 on the impact of effective professional learning in curricular and co-curricular physical activity in primary schools. This report will inform schools communities, educational researchers, pre-service teacher educators, in-service advisors, community support agencies and teachers…
Author(s): Kirsten Petrie, Alister Jones & Anne McKim
Date Published: March 2007
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School ICT Network Infrastructure Upgrade Project: Evaluation of Early Impacts
This report reviews the early impacts of the Network Infrastructure Upgrade Project which provides small schools with either an upgrade to an outdated computer network, or installs a new network if none exists. 50 schools were selected to participate in…
Author(s): Dr Lorrae Ward, Bronwyn Weston and Tracy Bowker, Cognition Consulting. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2007
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Te Kōtahitanga
This is the homepage for the Te Kōtahitanga publication series. The project sought to investigate how to improve the educational achievement of Māori students in mainstream secondary school classrooms, by talking with Māori students and other participants in their education.…
Author(s): Russell Bishop, Mere Berryman, Janice Wearmouth, M. Peter, Sandra Clapham, Tom Cavanagh Lani Teddy, Alison Powell, Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai and Cath Richardson
Date Published: Various Years
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Evaluation of the Flaxmere Project: When families learn the language of school
The Flaxmere Project is about establishing and implementing processes through which the Flaxmere schools collectively engage with the community and caregivers of childre in order to improve the current and long term education outcomes for children. (MOE, 2001)…
Author(s): Dr Janet Clinton, Professor John Hattie, and Associate Professor Robyn Dixon, University of Auckland. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 2007
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Secondary Qualifications Statistics
The annual Secondary Qualifications Statistics publications provide access to secondary school qualifications dating back to 2001.…
Author(s): New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Date Published: 2007
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Te Reo Māori in the Mainstream Professional Development (PD) Pilot Programmes for primary school teachers: An evaluation
In 2005, the Ministry of Education funded four te reo Māori professional development (PD) pilot programmes for mainstream primary school teachers. These pilot programmes were run in different areas of the country by four different providers.…
Author(s): K. Murrow, K. Hammond, E. Kalafatelis, K. Fryer and H. Edwards
Date Published: January 2007
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Bilingual education in Aotearoa | New Zealand
This report highlights some of the key findings from Professor May’s literature review that relate to Māori-medium education.…
Author(s): S. May, R. Hill and S.Tiakiwai. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2006
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SOIK (Student Outcome Information Kits)
This is the Student Outcome Information Kit (SOIK) home page. SOIK describes student achievement in reading, writing and mathematics. He Kete Raraunga describes achievement in pānui, tuhituhi and pāngarau.…
Author(s): Research Division, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2006
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Staying at school consultation report
The Ministry of Education commissioned a consultation exercise with principals, education sector representatives and with students who have left school before turning 16 to identify the key barriers and incentives around student retention in New Zealand.…
Author(s): TNS and Monarch Consulting. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2006
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