The term developmental evaluation was coined by Michael Quinn Patton in the mid-1990s to describe the role of evaluators in the development of an innovative initiative. Core evaluation skills, such as ...

Education for the environment is invariably considered to be the fundamental element in education "in, about, and for" the environment. However, research from New Zealand and elsewhere suggests that ...

This article clarifies the confusion between constructivism as a learning theory and the process of constructing knowledge.

In this article, we discuss findings from a study of how 22 teachers in kindergartens and education and care centres in Aotearoa New Zealand spent their time at work. The teachers filled in time-use ...

NZCER research projects are initiatives that encompass multiple outputs over a longer period of time. This may include our own Te Pae Tawhiti or Te Wāhanga research, as well as multi-year projects on ...

Being aware of validity and how it can be threatened can help teachers make decisions about what assessments are worth making and what they can be used for ...

Junior Science: Thinking with Evidence Science: Thinking with Evidence STAR Reading Test Supplementary Spelling Assessments (SSpA) BURT Word Reading Test Te Urungi - te reo Māori assessment ...

Psychological Test Services (PTS) supplies a wide range of psychometric tests for professional use in education, clinical psychology and human resources. We offer psychological tests from respected ...

Here you will find our Pūrongo ā-tau (Annual Reports), Te Rautaki a Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa 2021–2025 (the NZCER Strategy), as well as our recent Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Education.

Statistical investigations | Te tūhuratanga tauanga: Understanding progressions in The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa ...

As schools gear up for Term 1, assessment will be at the forefront of many teachers' minds. NZCER offers many options for assessing literacy and mathematics, from our suite of Progressive Achievement ...

We framed our session as an opportunity to explore climate transitions. One of the challenges of climate change is that it can feel big, scary, overwhelming, and outside of our control. Talking about ...