The mapping tables align scale scores on PAT Pānui and Pāngarau with an indicative best-fit progress descriptor for each year ...

Using an interpretive, qualitative case study methodology, the current study investigated 20 primary school teachers' beliefs and understandings about feedback, and the use of feedback to enhance ...

There is increasing recognition that the underachievement of Māori, Pasifika, and other diverse students in New Zealand schools is in large part owing to systemic factors that disadvantage these ...

This study, initiated in 2026, aims to better understand Māori and non-Māori teachers’ motivations, experiences, and career decisions across different career stages, and how these relate to their ...

Liz Patara, principal of Clyde Quay School, Wellington, responds to a question from Mark Bradley of Wellington College: "What advice would you give to someone who is new to teaching in Aotearoa New ...

Mathematics learning in early childhood education is strongly supported by existing resources of a mathematical framework (Te Kākano) and a curriculum tool, Te Aho Tukutuku. With the publication of ...

Mutch, C. (2009). Editorial: Curriculum: What, how and for whom? Curriculum Matters, 5, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.18296/cm.0114 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

As a researcher, I'm always interested in the way digital technologies are talked about in education. This morning there was an announcement about new government investment regarding digital ...

Whānau reports are designed to be simple summaries of how an ākonga has done in a PAT, including national averages and the margin of error. As with all PAT ...