Thursday 28 November 2013

Friday, 29 November 2013


National Standards survey dismissed

Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata has dismissed research showingNational Standards have done more harm than good. In the latest figures out today, 80 per cent of teachers surveyed by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) said the ...
(RAINS) Final Report: National Standards and the Damage Done

Principals and Teachers slam National Standards

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Mrs Nowotarski said the NZCER study confirmed the findings of a three-year research project released yesterday by Waikato University into the effect of National Standards on schools and student learning. It found primary education in New Zealand has ...

Primary teachers find little gain in national standards

A lead researcher at the Council for Educational Research says teachers' views of national standards in reading, writing and maths have been tainted by their rushed introduction.

National Standards 'doesn't make much difference'

TVNZ
In the latest figures out today, 80 per cent of teachers surveyed by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) said the policy had not made a big difference to student achievement. EducationMinister Hekia Parata herself acknowledged ...
Minister disingenuous about National Standards funding

Four out of ten principals say special needs are underfunded

A survey conducted by the New Zealand Council of Education Research found that almost 40% of the primary school principals surveyed said there was insufficient support for students with special needs is a challenge in their school.

Bad report for Year 8s in writing and science

Children in their final year of primary or intermediate school are falling behind in writing and science, a new study shows.

More than $31 million for Building on Success

Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced the Government will spend more than $31 million over the next three years to accelerate Māori secondary school student achievement, under the new Building on Success programme. Speaking at the Iwi Chairs Forum in Gisborne, Ms Parata said Building on Success would extend the great progress made through the current Māori achievement programmes, including Te Kotahitanga, He Kākano and Starpath. ...

Speech to the Iwi Chairs Forum

Hekia Parata | Education
Five years ago New Zealanders overwhelmingly voted National into Government. The National-led Government immediately set about implementing its plans, and we have made steady progress to help deliver more jobs and higher incomes for New Zealanders. We were also determined to focus on education; which we felt had been neglected for too long. We found quite a bit that needed attention. ...

Martin Thrupp: National Standards data fixation barrier to useful change

This year the Government has produced more than 100 regional and national infographics related to the National Standards in primary schools for anyone who wants to look at them. The data for individual schools is also online for the...

Damage of National Standards outweigh benefits

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
That's the view of University of Waikato Professor Martin Thrupp, who has just released the third and final RAINS (Research, Analysis and Insight into National Standards) report at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Association for Research in ...

Most teachers says national standards not worth the effort

Reports this week deliver bad news about the state of primary schools: one revealing most year-8 students are behind in writing and science, and; a Waikato University study says the national standards in reading writing and maths are doing more harm than good.

NZ education facing a bad report

Education Minister Hekia Parata is preparing for an embarrassing drop in New Zealand's education rankings in an international survey next week.She says a drop in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) is...

Funding boost for Maori schools

Stuff.co.nz
The Government will pour more than $31 million into Maori secondary school students to lift achievement levels, Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced. Speaking at the Iwi Chairs Forum in Gisborne, Parata said the new Building on Success ...
More than $31 million for Building on Success

NZ set to slip on international education table

New Zealand Herald
She indicated it was modelled on an existing local model run with the Whanganui Iwi Education Authority and private education provider Cognition Education. The stated aim of the programme is to achieve accelerate and equitable outcomes for Maori ...

Joyce and Francey argue funding again | TEU - Tertiary Education ...

Lesley Francey told National Radio's Morning Report on Tuesday that the government needs to increase the rate of funding per student to reduce.

Teacher turns maths into fun

Auckland stuff.co.nz
"As soon as you stand in front of a classroom of kids you need to dazzle with inspiration," he says. "If you have strong knowledge that is a way to inspire them or even how to look at things and share your insights." Mr Choong dazzles with the most ...

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