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Steven S. Sexton – Education 3-13, 2024
This study sought to investigate sixteen New Zealand primary student teachers in the second year of their three-year Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) initial teacher education (ITE) programme. Specifically, how these participating student teachers planned for science, technology, and the arts as they worked to be both more effective and culturally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education
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Jayne Jackson; Anienie Veldsman; Ajmol Ali; Jeffery Adams – Education 3-13, 2024
The social climate in the classroom can impact students' mental well-being, behaviour and peer-learning opportunities. This article describes one way that elementary teachers can understand students' social networks using a sociogram. Findings show variation in classroom cohesion and reveal groups of students who are at higher risk of social…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Elementary School Students, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Environment
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Eltringham, Kathryn; Hawe, Eleanor; Dixon, Helen – Education 3-13, 2018
Understanding the goals for learning is fundamental to students' success as writers. We investigated how Year 6 students in New Zealand experienced, understood and responded to goals during a writing unit. The study took place over seven weeks. Data were gathered through interviews with two teachers and six student participants; field notes from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Goal Orientation, Writing Skills
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Jesson, Rebecca N.; Cockle, Victoria – Education 3-13, 2016
The present study investigated 15 Year 4-6 classrooms in two multicultural schools in New Zealand to understand what opportunities students had to draw on their diverse experiences of texts. A mixed-methods approach was taken, including classroom observations and student interviews. Results suggested that lessons were characterised by a consistent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Writing Instruction, Grade 3
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Cosgriff, Marg – Education 3-13, 2016
The powerful learning that occurs outdoors has been well documented in this journal, as has an array of barriers teachers typically face in providing outdoor learning experiences. This paper draws on findings from a collaborative, practice-based research project examining the reconceptualisation of outdoor education in two Year 4 classes in a…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience
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Parkhill, Faye Fiona; Fletcher, Jo Florence; Greenwood, Janinka; Grimley, Michael; Bridges, Sue – Education 3-13, 2013
Research indicates that as students move through the school system, many begin to experience difficulties with reading. With this mind, this study explored current practices and perceptions about reading programmes for 11-13-year-old students in New Zealand schools. The study employed an online survey designed to investigate current reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students