Aotearoa New Zealand is experiencing a rise in challenging student behaviour in classrooms. Managing such behaviour has ...

From 2005?8 Mangere Bridge Kindergarten carried out a Centre of Innovation research project exploring the transition between early childhood education and school. Three teacher researchers, supported ...

Multiple motivation factors work together to influence how students learn and achieve. Motivation can be enhanced by instruction that supports learning-related expectancies of success and strengthens ...

Freire, P. (1974). The banking concept in education. Set: Research Information for Teachers, 1. https://doi.org/10.18296/set.1476 ...

Emergent learning refers to the unplanned and unexpected learning that can occur through student engagement with complex curricular tasks. In this article, we explore expanded conceptions and ...

Learning maths is difficult at the best of times - but when it comes to rational numbers, there is an entire conceptual shift ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...