A study investigated early adolescent Maori, Pacific Islander, and European New Zealanders' understanding of significance in New Zealand (Aotearoa) history through open-ended interviews with 49 11-13-year-old students. Participants understood history to have a dual purpose. First, history linked them to various national, racial, and ethnic…

Intended for use with grades six through nine, "Global Geography" is a series of ten 15-minute video programs that help students think their way through important issues and increase their understanding of world geography. The programs fit easily into normal classroom schedules and support the content of most existing course sequences.…

The results of the standardization conducted for the New Zealand Council for Educational Research of 6 new Information Skills tests on 5,400 students in years 5 through 8 are presented. The paper and pencil tests are based on an information literacy perspective from the New Zealand Framework Essential Skills. The tests focus on a formative…

Separately examines the effectiveness of each of the elements of the pause, prompt, praise technique (the elements are usually part of a three-part process). The tutoring technique is used to help slow learners with their reading. Praise was found to be the most significant factor in improvement. (MJP)