•Relationships and interactions between teachers and students in the classroom are key to effective teaching of Māori students. •Effective teachers take a positive, nondeficit view of Māori students, ...

This research report draws together findings from new data and more than 10 years of research on current practice and futures-thinking in education. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Education to ...

Ongoing research-practice conversations between teachers and researchers have identified a practical tension faced by teachers of upper primary/early secondary students whose progress has slowed.

This article explores how schools and educators can create learning environments that foster the innate mana of students. Mana is a concept that comes from a Māori worldview and refers to a person’s ...

In 2015/16 Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa (ACYA) prepared, produced and presented New Zealand’s fifth civil society, non-government organisations’ Alternative Report to the UN Committee on the ...

Supporting vulnerable students, having too much asked of their school and recruiting quality teachers are among the biggest issues facing secondary schools in Aotearoa, new NZCER research has found.

NZCER has completed work on interim mapping tables that support the interpretation of PAT Pānui | Reading Comprehension and PAT Pāngarau | Mathematics results in relation to the Ministry of ...

With assessment high on the agenda for many schools, we have seen a strong takeup of the Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs) so far this term. But how can you make sure you're getting the most out of ...

With change on the horizon for school assessment, it is worth pausing to take stock of the current landscape. The government’s move toward requiring schools to use standardised tests twice a year, ...

We have been receiving a number of questions this past week regarding the future of the Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs), so I'd like to take a moment to clarify our position. NZCER is the ...

What happens when people become critically aware of our local Māori and colonial histories? How does this awareness impact on our own sense of self, and connection to place? How might this awareness ...

The latest report from New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) provides a fresh perspective of literacy in early childhood, suggesting a wider, more inclusive view of the subject.