This report summarises feedback on the draft English learning area content for Years 0–6, released in August 2024. Feedback ...

NZCER is conducting online surveys to explore perceptions and use of generative AI in New Zealand primary schools. We are ...

Effective Leadership in Early Childhood Services and Primary School Education in Aotearoa New Zealand offers a collection of chapters examining effective leadership within specific contexts or sectors ...

For the young immigrant child what the teacher does to help her acquire new words is more important than persuading her parents to speak English at home.

Building a future-oriented science education system in New Zealand: How are we doing? Research publication 2013 Building a science curriculum with an effective nature of science component Research ...

Capabilities for living and lifelong learning: What's science got to do with it? Research publication 2015 Rethinking professional learning and development in primary science Research publication 2014 ...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories is being incorporated into The New Zealand Curriculum, and Te Takanga o te Wā is being incorporated into Te Marautanga o Aotearoa with the intent that schools and kura ...

In 2021, NZCER was contracted by the Ministry of Education to analyse and report the findings from the public engagement about the Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories in The New Zealand Curriculum and Te ...

The importance of high expectations is widely recognised in Aotearoa New Zealand. Although much is known about the importance of teacher expectations, far less attention has been paid to the concept ...

This article examines the different outcomes that have emerged in the framing of knowledge for senior secondary school subjects through the process of aligning curriculum and assessment. By tracing ...

The aim of this project is to explore early literacy practices in family homes and diverse early childhood education (ECE) settings for children aged 2-5 years. Specifically, we want to build a ...

Traditional sole-teacher classrooms are being replaced by large, open, flexible learning environments in New Zealand schools. Teacher collaboration within these shared teaching and learning spaces ...