With the introduction of PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing, NZCER is now offering a pair of introductory webinars for this new ...

NZCER is excited to announce that PAT Tuhituhi, the newest addition to our Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs), is now live ...

This study, conducted in partnership with Hutt City Kindergartens, explores story sharing - a critical aspect of early ...

Constructivism: Clearing up the confusion between a theory of learning and “constructing” knowledge ...

This paper discusses challenges and issues arising from NZCER's future-focused programme of research. It takes learning itself as an idea worthy of critical scrutiny and addresses some of the tensions ...

This article presents the findings from a collaborative action research (CAR) study undertaken by a small group of early childhood education teachers working in a New Zealand setting with children ...

Evaluation Matters—He Take Tō Te Aromatawai is an online, international, interdisciplinary journal published annually by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), in conjunction with ...

This working paper describes some of the ideas underpinning NZCER’s Future-Focused Issues (FFI) project. There is a variety of ways to interpret what it means to take a “future focus” in education.

In the 70s the chainsaws were busy opening up separate classrooms; in the 80s some walls were rebuilt. But open-plan as a philosophy is still highly regarded ...

This article analyses research literature and policy texts to investigate the extent to which culturally responsive education policies can improve Māori achievement in schools. It presents a snapshot ...

ISBN: 978-1-927231-08-1 About Key Competencies for the Future How should we educate today’s students so that they will be proactive, confident future-builders in the uncertain times ahead? This book ...

This article responds to increasing school and cross-sector interest surrounding culturally responsive pedagogy and the multiple ways that it is being discussed and understood. We try to bring clarity ...