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Exploring language: Literacy conversations in the primary classroom
No full textIt is arguable that after seven years of implementation of 'English in the New Zealand Curriculum' in primary schools, many issues surrounding the appropriate content and pedagogy for exploring language in written language have not bee
There are many ways to make assessment more authentic
No full textIn recent times portfolios or 'work folios' have provided students with the opportunity to demonstrate their learning. Portfolios often come under the rubric of 'authentic' and 1 or alternative' assessment. Portfolios have the advantage of involving students with the collection and even the evaluation of the samples (Eggen and Kauchak, 2001).This article describes a way of getting students' work, but using an open-ended approach. Although here the curriculum subject is math, this type of activity could be used in most curriculum areas
Looking back: Some legacies of the 1877 Education Act - Part 2
No full textThese officials came to appreciate that mere instruction rather than education was likely to result from the relentless pursuit of national primary school examination passes in late nineteenth century New Zealand society
