An Initial Exploration of Curriculum Levels in Science and Mathematics and Statistics

Autor/inn/en	Bonne, Linda; Hipkins, Rosemary
Institution	New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER); Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
Titel	An Initial Exploration of Curriculum Levels in Science and Mathematics and Statistics
Quelle	(2019), (64 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; National Curriculum; Science Instruction; Mathematics Instruction; Statistics Education; Academic Achievement; Elementary Secondary Education; Comparative Analysis; Difficulty Level; Specialists; Teacher Attitudes; Curriculum Design; Expectation; Comparative Education; Evidence; Workshops; Science Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Public Agencies; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Schulleistung; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrplangestaltung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Evidenz; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Neuseeland
Abstract	In March 2019 the Ministry of Education (MOE) commissioned NZCER to conduct an exploratory study of curriculum levelling in the Science and Mathematics and Statistics learning areas of "The New Zealand Curriculum" (NZC). The study was prompted in part by a desire to probe possible reasons for patterns of achievement reported by the National Monitoring Study of student Achievement (NMSSA). Results from NMMSA have shown "persistently low levels of achievement at year 8 relative to year 4" (MOE Statement of Work). These results raise questions about the comparative difficulty of curriculum expectations at these two levels. The programme was comprised of four interrelated components that involved: (1) identifying what is known about the difficulty of the curriculum, using existing evidence from NMSSA; (2) considering insights from recent comparisons of NZC with curricula from other jurisdictions; (3) consulting curriculum expert groups for their advice about the appropriateness of curriculum expectations; and (4) eliciting teachers' experiences and views about curriculum levelling at a series of focus groups. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Council for Educational Research. P.O. Box 3237, Wellington 6140 New Zealand. Tel: +64-4384-7939; Fax: +64-4384-7933; Web site: http://www.nzcer.org.nz
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01