Over 800 adolescents were asked their opinions of school-based sexuality education. Although this controversial topic will affect all young students in some way or other, their voices are not often ...

This article endeavours to inform early childhood education teachers about the issue of poverty. It draws on a body of literature to argue for the critical importance of teachers being reflective and ...

“Playing with possibilities and thinking on our feet”: Early childhood education kaiako talk about curriculum innovation in Aotearoa New Zealand ...

Through rich examples from ealy learning centres across Aotearoa New Zealand, this book explores how collaborative investigations support deep engagement, critical thinking, creativity, and democratic ...

Recognising that assessment literacy is a complex construct comprised of knowledge, skills, and dispositions, the authors sought to better understand how teacher candidates develop assessment literacy ...

This evaluation report is intended to support Ministry of Education’s decision making about the future of the NEX initiative. The evaluation findings also provide useful insights that contribute to ...

Te Whariki has two learning outcomes: dispositions and working theories. The concept of dispositions has been developed much more fully, while working theories has tended to be the "neglected sibling" ...

The quality of early childhood education and care fundamentally depends on teachers’ wise practice. However, the environments in which that education and care occur can influence, inform, and shape ...

In this study, NZCER provides a snapshot of how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging in teaching and learning ...

Formative assessment is a crucial aspect of teaching and learning in the classroom, but there is evidence that there has been a lack of effective implementation of formative assessment in practice. In ...

With the introduction of PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing, NZCER is now offering a pair of introductory webinars for this new auto-marked, online assessment tool. These will be brief half-hour sessions with ...

NZCER is excited to announce that PAT Tuhituhi, the newest addition to our Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs), is now live for schools to use. PAT Tuhituhi is an online, standardised writing ...