Research and evaluation

Literacy Packages | Reading Recovery in New Zealand | Computer-Assisted Learning | Picking up the Pace | Numeracy | Literacy Links | SEA report | BES reports

Follow the links below to find research that has informed the Ministry's Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, and evaluations of programmes that have operated under the strategy.

This research identifies effective teacher practice for integrating commercially-produced readymade learning materials into classrooms to meet student learning needs. The research focused on practice with respect to literacy packages but the findings have resonance for other curriculum areas.
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/curriculum/5015

Reading Recovery in New Zealand

Read the findings of a study that focused on schools' decisions about offering Reading Recovery and other literacy interventions, and on the implementation of the programme in schools. It also examines the impact of Reading Recovery on Māori and Pasifika students. (PDF 916KB)
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/literacy_numeracy/pdf/reading_rec_uptake.pdf

Read the review of the literature on computer-assisted learning, particularly its effects on learning outcomes. The evidence regarding the use of computer-assisted learning in literacy and numeracy is assessed, as well as the use of integrated learning systems. The report then looks at evidence from research studies on the value of computer-assisted learning including SuccessMaker. Pre-conditions for effective computer-assisted learning are also examined.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/document/document_page.cfm?id=5499

This part of the Ministry of Education website links to the final report on the professional development associated with the Early Childhood Primary Links via Literacy (ECPL) Project. ECPL was in turn part of a broader project, Strengthening Education in Mangere and Otara (SEMO). The full report was released in 2001. A 15-page summary of the report was prepared in 2002.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/goto/pickingupthepace

Numeracy

For further research and evaluations, see also:

• Count Me in Too Pilot study
• Evaluation of Year 4–6 Numeracy Exploratory Study
• Evaluation of the Early Numeracy Project, 2001 (ENP)
• Evaluation of the Advanced Numeracy Project 2001 (ANP)
• Evaluation of the Numeracy Exploratory Study 2001 NEST years 7–10
• Bibliography of research pages
• National Education Monitoring Project (NEMP) (link to the mathematics report from this site)
• An Evaluation of the Early Numeracy Project 2002
• An Evaluation of the Advanced Numeracy Project 2002
• An Evaluation of Te Poutama Tau 2002
• An Evaluation of the Early Numeracy Project 2003
• An Evaluation of the Numeracy Project for Years 7 to 10 2002
• An Evaluation of the Numeracy Project for Years 7-9 2003 – Final Report
• An Evaluation of the Advanced Numeracy Project 2003
• An Evaluation of Te Poutama Tau 2003
• Patterns of Performance and Progress on the Numeracy Projects 2001–2003: Further Analysis of the Numeracy Project Data
• Findings From the New Zealand Numeracy Development Project 2004
• Findings From the New Zealand Numeracy Development Projects 2005
  
• Findings From the New Zealand Numeracy Development Projects 2006
  
  

Literacy Links

Link to an extensive list of online resources related to Literacy.

School Entry Assessment (SEA) report

An Evaluation of the Technical and Methodological Aspects of the School Entry Assessment Kit
School Entry Assessment (SEA) is an instrument designed to assess school-entrants' skills in early literacy, early numeracy, and oral language. It was first introduced in New Zealand schools in 1997. The primary purpose of SEA is to provide diagnostic data for teachers to use to improve student learning. The Australian Council for Educational Research was contracted by the Ministry of Education in 2001 to evaluate the technical and methodological aspects of SEA. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide information which would enhance the collation and analysis of SEA data. The results from this evaluation are contained in the report at
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/assessment/5011 .

Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) reports

These documents are part of the Ministry of Education's ongoing investment to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand.
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/themes/iterative_bes