NZQA: hide & seek
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue 3841 12th Dec 2013
Why is NZQA concealing key statistics?
Education
NZQA's response to the Listener
By The Listener in Education
12th Dec 2013
Their reply to an OIA request.
Education rankings "flawed"
1 CommentsBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue Listener Plus 3840 4th Dec 2013
A test that ranks countries’ educational achievements has serious flaws, some academics say, and basing reforms on the league tables is a big mistake.
Our place in the education world: a Q&A; with Andreas Schleicher
By Catherine Woulfe in Education
4th Dec 2013
The man who’s been called the world’s most influential education expert gives his views on how our education system is performing and how we can improve.
NCEA slammed by tertiary assessors
2 CommentsBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue 3839 30th Nov 2013
NZ secondary school qualification system causing serious problems, finds official report.
PISA 2009 Technical Report
By The Listener in Education
27th Nov 2013
The PISA 2009 Technical Report describes the methodology underlying the PISA 2009 survey.
Home schooling: missing the mark
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue 3830 29th Sep 2013
Numbers of home-schooled children are ballooning, but there are no regular checks on how well they’re being taught – if at all.
Students under pressure
Subscriber contentBy Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue 3824 15th Aug 2013
Performance-linked stress is taking an increasingly heavy toll on students.
Schools steering Maori and Pasifika away from uni, says ERO
By Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue Listener Plus 3rd Jul 2013
The Education Review Office confirms some schools are using the pass-boosting tactic that Parata earlier dismissed as "rubbish".
Doing a UE
By Catherine Woulfe in Education
Issue 3817 28th Jun 2013
The University of Auckland is leading the charge with its controversial new entrance standards.