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Zhang, Qilong – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2017
This study compares the stances of practitioners, parents and the quality assurance authority on the assessment of learning in New Zealand (NZ) early childhood education (ECE). The phenomenographic interview participants include practitioners (24) and parents (11) from 11 ECE settings. The reports issued by the Education Review Office (ERO) on all…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Early Childhood Education
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Rameka, Lesley Kay – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2011
Concern has been raised about the under-achievement of Maori children in education. The problem has tended to be located with Maori children rather than with assessments. Clearly if one takes a sociocultural perspective achievement is situated. Although studies in early childhood education have examined and developed assessment tools and…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Early Childhood Education, Indigenous Populations, Culturally Relevant Education
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Karlsdottir, Kristin; Gardarsdottir, Bryndis – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2010
The purpose of this study was to apply and explore, in the context of an Icelandic preschool, the methods developed by the New Zealand "Te Whaariki" curriculum to assess children's well-being and learning dispositions. This article describes the process of piloting learning stories as a research method, where researchers and preschool…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Well Being, Preschool Teachers