Learning Curves: Meeting Student Needs in an Evolving Qualifications Regime. From Cabbages to Kings: A First Report.

Autor/inn/en	Hipkins, Rosemary; Vaughan, Karen
Institution	New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Wellington.
Titel	Learning Curves: Meeting Student Needs in an Evolving Qualifications Regime. From Cabbages to Kings: A First Report.
Quelle	(2002), (153 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-877293-14-8
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; Accountability; Curriculum Evaluation; Educational Change; Federal Programs; Foreign Countries; High Schools; Remedial Instruction; Student Needs; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Verantwortung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Bildungsreform; Ausland; High school; Oberschule; Förderkurs; Neuseeland
Abstract	This report describes the first phase of a 3-year longitudinal case study to investigate how 6 selected schools in New Zealand meet their year 11 students' needs through the subject choices offered them. The study is set against the background of the introduction of the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA), a new secondary-school qualifications regime. The report begins with a brief outline of the historical context of a set of wide-ranging reforms in New Zealand education within which the NCEA development is taking place. Following an outline of the research methodology, initial case-study data from each of the six participating schools is reported. The next section presents an analysis of the opinions of the heads of departments interviewed, organized by subject area: English, mathematics, science, technology, and the arts. An analysis of the overall patterns of student views is reported in the next section. The report concludes with a synthesis of the findings and a report on emerging issues and trends. At this stage of the study, questions remain about why the efforts of schools are not being regarded by the students enrolled there. Few clear patterns emerge. (Contains 3 appendices, 10 references, 11 tables, and 23 figures.) (WFA)
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 10th Floor, Education House-West Block, 178 - 182 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: 64-0-4384-7939; Fax: 64-0-4384-7933; Web site: http://www.nzcer.org.nz/nzcer/index.htm. For full text: http://www.nzcer.org.nz/pdfs/11691.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC