Search

You have 31 results for your search terms

Alternative Education: An Evaluation of the Pedagogical Leadership Initiative

Published: 02 Oct 2012

In 2011 the Ministry of Education introduced funding for pedagogical leadership in alternative education to improve the quality of teaching and learning. This evaluation examined the impact of that funding initiative by looking at the work of 10 clusters providing alternative education. It also identified a set of principles to provide guidance on good practice.

Audience:: Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Alternative education (AE); Private training organisations; Church-based groups

Early mathematics: a guide for improving teaching and learning

Published: 22 Mar 2016

This guide describes how children can be supported to become confident and capable mathematical learners in the early years.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Early childhood curriculum; Early Childhood Education (ECE); Mathematics; Early mathematics

Awareness and confidence to work with Te Whāriki (2017)

Published: 12 Jul 2018

In this evaluation, ERO wanted to find out how aware and confident leaders and kaiako in early learning services were as they began to work with the updated curriculum, Te Whāriki (2017).

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Teachers | Kaiako

Shining a Light on Science: Good Practice in Early Childhood Services

Published: 14 Apr 2021

This report is the companion report to Science in the Early Years: Early Childhood and Years 1-4. This report looks at, in more depth, good practice in science teaching and learning in English-Medium early childhood education. It presents examples of good practice of science in the curriculum, from eight services identified during their ERO reviews.

Audience:: Early learning; Education; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

Te Tāmata Huaroa: Te Reo Māori in English-medium Schooling

Published: 18 Jun 2020

This report gives a snapshot of the current provision of te reo Māori teaching and learning in a representative sample of English-medium primary and secondary schools. The education sector is seen as an important lever in the Government’s Maihi Karauna strategy for language revitalisation.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Māori-medium; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te reo Māori; English-medium; Language; Māori; Bilingual; Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori; Te Pou Mataaho | Evaluation and Research Māori

Internal evaluation as a catalyst for change

Published: 29 Sep 2021

This resource draws on recent Education Review Office (ERO) national evaluation reports to highlight how schools, both primary and secondary, have been evaluating teaching and learning and then using the findings to improve outcomes for students. ERO found that schools that significantly improved outcomes for students based their priorities for action on the findings from high-quality internal evaluation.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Collaboration in Action: Lessons from a Community of Practice

Published: 10 May 2021

This short report accompanies our report Exploring Collaboration in Action: Kahukura Community of Practice. It looks at the lessons that can be learnt from the Kahukura community of practice, drawing out key lessons on collaboration and providing seven key implications for schools who are interested in collaborating to consider.

Audience:: Academics; Early learning; Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre; Collaboration; Decision making; English-medium; Evaluation; Guidance; Improvement; Intermediate; Internal evaluation; Knowledge building; Primary; Relationships; School leaders; Schools; Secondary; Students; Teachers | Kaiako; Teaching

Case studies - Aotea College Case Study: Improving Māori student wellbeing and achievement

Published: 28 May 2018

Improvement in Action brings to life ERO’s School Evaluation Indicators and illustrates what works to achieve successful outcomes for all children and young people in the education system.

The case studies complement the video sequences in Improvement in Action.

Audience:: Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Educultural Wheel; Tātaiako; Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L); Communities of Learning | Kāhui ako

Te Whāriki (2017): Awareness Towards Implementation

Published: 12 Dec 2019

ERO’s final report in the Te Whāriki series summarises the findings of previous reports and includes the last two focus areas for the curriculum – how services decide ‘what learning matters here’ and how well they were developing learning-focused partnerships with parents and whānau.

Audience:: Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Te Marautanga o Aotearoa; Teachers | Kaiako

Ako Panuku Evaluation 2021

Published: 09 Sep 2022

In February 2021, the MOE requested that the Education Review Office (ERO) carry out an evaluation of the professional development programme, Ako Panuku. The purpose of this evaluation, to consider the programme, its content, delivery modes, resources, and support. In addition, report on the strengths, challenges, and future opportunities.

Audience:: Education

Content type:: Research

Measuring Change in Education Systems – Summary

Published: 23 Nov 2021

Measuring changes to education systems, let alone performance, is complex. With education systems consisting of many moving parts, there are multiple approaches to assessing education system performance across the world, reflecting the reality of this complexity. This summary explores global practice for measuring education system change.

Audience:: Academics; Education

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

Measuring Change in Education Systems: A Review

Published: 24 Nov 2021

This work explores global best practice for measuring education system change. It considers the variation found between different approaches to measuring education system change, looking particularly at how select individual countries and multilaterals each approach this. This work will also consider what can support countries to monitor education performance.

Audience:: Academics; Education

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

E kore au e ngaro, Evaluation Report for Ngā Kura ā-Iwi

Published: 19 Nov 2021

This report is the reflection of Kura ā-Iwi on their developmental journeys, both as individuals, whānau and as kura. Their collective aspirations are captured within the summary of conditions outlined as Ako: Teaching & Learning, Whānau & Connectedness, Tikanga Māori (Māori process and protocol), and Tuakiri: Identity.

Audience:: Māori-medium

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Kōhanga Reo; Te Kōhanga Reo

Preparedness to implement Te Whāriki (2017)

Published: 27 Jun 2019

ERO is undertaking a series of evaluations on the implementation of Te Whāriki: He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa. This report examines how prepared services are to implement Te Whāriki, including their engagement with professional learning and development, and determining 'what matters here' and next steps.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Professional capability; Teachers | Kaiako

Collaboration in practice: insights into implementation

Published: 02 Apr 2019

This case study report features experiences of three Kāhui Ako and includes the strategies and approaches used to create, build, and strengthen collaboration between schools and early learning services to improve outcomes for learners.

Audience:: Early learning; Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Collaboration; Communities of Learning | Kāhui ako

Mahi Ngātahi, Tupu Ngātahi, Evaluation Report for Kura Kaupapa Māori

Published: 17 Nov 2021

Central to this report is the common reflection of participating kura kaupapa Māori, that their journeys, both as individuals and as kura whānau, are stories of collective aspirations held within the narrative of establishment, building and subsequent maintenance of their respective kura and kaupapa.

Audience:: Māori-medium

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Kōhanga Reo; Te Kōhanga Reo

Science in the Early Years: Early Childhood and Years 1-4

Published: 12 Apr 2021

This report looks at how well science is led in services and schools, how well science is woven through the curriculum, and how well kaiako/ teachers include science in a responsive curriculum. Each section of this report provides leaders, kaiako, and teachers with reflective questions to consider, which could support improvements. We also identify opportunities for improvement at both the individual service / school level, and for the system.

Audience:: Early learning; Education

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Science; Early learning; Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

On your marks ... get set... go! A tale of six schools and the digital technologies curriculum content

Published: 23 Jan 2020

ERO conducted case studies of six schools’ implementation of the digital technologies curriculum content in Term 1, 2019. Schools that had successfully integrated the curriculum had leaders who promoted a growth mindset for teachers and looked to integrate digital technologies into existing curriculum. Timely professional development for teachers and positive community connections also enhanced schools’ ability to integrate the digital technologies curriculum.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: New Zealand Curriculum; Digital Technologies | Hangarau Matihiko; Information and Communications Technology; Literacy

Āhuru Mōwai, Evaluation report for Te Kōhanga Reo

Published: 29 Nov 2021

This report is the reflection of Kōhanga Reo on their particular educational approach. Their collective aspirations are captured within the summary of conditions outlined as Whanaungatanga, Strategy, Tikanga Māori, Te Reo Resurgence, Kaumātua, Ako: Teaching and Learning, and Leadership.

Audience:: Māori-medium

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Kōhanga Reo; Te Kōhanga Reo

A Great Start? Education for Disabled Children in Early Childhood Education: Examples of Good Practice for Leaders and Kaiako

Published: 28 Sep 2022

ERO looked at how well the education system is supporting disabled children in early childhood education. This guide provides practical advice and real-life examples of good practice for teachers, to support the inclusion and learning success of disabled children in your service.

Audience:: Academics; Early learning; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research