Thursday, April 12, 2012

It's time for teacher standards | Otago Daily Times Online News ...

URL: It's time for teacher standards | Otago Daily Times Online News ...
In a report that drew on 800 studies looking at achievement, New Zealand educationalist John Hattie found that within schools, teachers have the biggest influence on a child's learning.Teachers can account for as much as ... New Zealand cannot do this when almost one in three pupils leave school without NCEA Level 2 - the qualification which now indicates that someone has mastered the most basic skills required in today's society. Higher education levels are not ...