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PISA 2018: Global competence of New Zealand 15-year-olds
This report focuses on findings from the PISA 2018 global competence questionnaire items and is organised into four parts: Part I provides an overview of how global competence is defined and measured in PISA 2018. Part II covers the findings…
Author(s): Emma Medina, Ryan Sutcliffe, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2020
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PISA 2018 Opportunities to Learn: Learning time and school support for study
This report uses data from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment to answer two questions: How long do New Zealand students spend in classroom instruction, and is this related to reading performance? What kinds of support do New Zealand…
Author(s): Ryan Sutcliffe, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2020
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PISA 2018: Resources for learning: Access, quality and capacity
This report uses data from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment to answer two questions: Do 15-year-old New Zealand students have access to quality resources at their school? Do schools (attended by 15-year-olds) have the capacity to use the…
Author(s): Emma Medina, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2020
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PISA 2018: Selecting and sorting students
This report uses data from PISA 2018 to examine how students are sorted between and within schools, and if any relationships exist with sorting practices and variation in reading achievement, overall reading achievement and equity.…
Author(s): Emma Medina, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2020
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PISA 2018: Uses of Assessment, School Accountability, and Quality Assurance
This report uses data from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment to examine schools’ reasons for assessing students, how they use achievement data for accountability, and the actions they take to uphold and improve educational quality. Of particular interest…
Author(s): Ryan Sutcliffe, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2020
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TALIS 2018: Professional collaboration among New Zealand Year 7-10 teachers
New Zealand Year 7-10 teachers engaged more frequently in exchange and co-ordination activities than in deeper forms of collaboration. Teachers’ self-confidence in teaching was positively associated with more frequent professional collaboration. This report draws on findings from TALIS 2018 Results…
Author(s): Nicola Marshall with Sarah Rendall, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2020
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TALIS 2018: New Zealand Year 7-10 Teacher Wellbeing
In 2017, most New Zealand year 7-10 teachers reported positive levels of wellbeing. They were satisfied with their job, their school and the teaching profession in general. However, they felt undervalued by society and many reported high levels of stress…
Author(s): Sarah Rendall and Nicola Marshall, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2020
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He Whakaaro: School principals in New Zealand
Strong and stable school leadership is critical to the success of our schools and kura, but little is known about the rate at which principals leave and move around the workforce. This paper provides new insights into trends in turnover and…
Author(s): David Jagger, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2020
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He Whakaaro: The educational experiences of disabled learners
New Zealand is committed to providing an inclusive education system, ensuring that disabled students are supported to achieve their potential, and can participate fully in society. To what extent have we achieved this? This research uses Statistics NZ’s Integrated Data…
Author(s): Mercy Mhuru, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2020
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Reading Recovery Evaluation
This report presents a summative process and outcome evaluation of Reading Recovery in Aotearoa. An overview of the findings, evaluative judgements and considerations is presented in Section 4. This evaluation was a rapid review conducted from April to July 2019.…
Author(s): Dr Sarah Appleton-Dyer, Angela Boswell and Josie Reynolds
Date Published: June 2020
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He Whakaaro: The importance of identity, language and culture for ākonga Māori
This paper summarizes the findings of recent research completed by researchers at Kōtātā Insight using the Te Kupenga survey of Māori wellbeing. The research creates a new measure of Māori identity, language and culture, and links Te Kupenga respondents to…
Author(s): Mercy Mhuru, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2020
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He Whakaaro: Who exercises school choice? An analysis of out-of-zone-students
Most families in Aotearoa New Zealand have the choice of which school to attend, and many opt to attend schools other than their nearest school. This paper uses linked administrative data from Statistics NZ’s Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) to examine…
Author(s): Andrew Webber, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2020
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He Whakaaro: How does school type impact on student outcomes?
The question of what structure of schooling works best for students in the middle years is the subject of debate, but has been less studied by researchers. This report aims to find whether some school types are better or worse…
Author(s): Marian Loader and Andrew Webber, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2020
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Ngā Tamariki o Te Kupenga
This research examines the interrelationship between whānau characteristics (such as knowledge of tikanga, use of te reo Māori, and engagement with Māori culture), student characteristics, and school characteristics. For a shorter summary of the main findings of this research, see
Author(s): Conal Smith, Luisa Beltran-Castillon and Atawhai Tibble from Kōtātā Insight Behvioural Economic and Social Analysis.
Date Published: March 2020
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He Whakaaro: School attendance and student wellbeing
Student wellbeing is a key priority of the education system, as well as the government as a whole. The government’s new Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy aims to make New Zealand the best place in the world to be a…
Author(s): Alexandra McGregor and Andrew Webber, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2020
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He Whakaaro: What is the relationship between attendance and attainment?
School attendance is the most crucial prerequisite for quality education - students cannot learn if they are not in school. Attendance is included as a key educational measure of wellbeing in the government’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy (DPMC, 2019),…
Author(s): Andrew Webber, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2020
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New Zealand Schools Attendance Survey: Term 2, 2019
Student attendance data is published annually as part of a series of attendance information the Ministry of Education publishes. The report provides a picture of attendance in New Zealand schools to help schools, Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako and…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2020
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He Whakaaro: How can teachers and whanau effectively teach and support reading?
This report is mainly based on major meta-analyses that have been conducted on how to teach reading, as well as some literature reviews and individual studies. Meta-analyses and literature reviews both aim to summarise the research literature on a topic,…
Author(s): Emma Medina and Andrew Webber, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2019
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PISA 2018: New Zealand students' wellbeing - School climate & student mindsets of 15-year-olds
This report summarises aspects of PISA 2018 data related to students’ wellbeing in New Zealand, such as literacy levels, support from parents and teachers, relationships with peers, experiences of bullying, behavioural climate at school and student mindsets.…
Author(s): Adam Jang-Jones with Alexandra McGregor, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2019
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PISA 2018: Reading in New Zealand - Reading achievement and experiences of 15-year-olds
Reading literacy is the foundation for achievement across nearly all subjects and for meaningful participation in society throughout life. This report summarises the PISA 2018 reading achievement story in New Zealand and explores major contributors to student success in reading…
Author(s): Emma Medina with Alexandra McGregor, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2019
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