The report looked at first-year bachelors-degree students at universities, who had all achieved the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 and attained the University Entrance standard.
While academic achievement at school was the strongest predictor of first-year university success for these students, not all higher-achieving school students performed equally well at university, and some who had lower school achievement out-performed students with higher school achievement. The report looks at the factors that might explain these differences.
This analytical report from the New Zealand Ministry of Education examines the economic and social benefits of tertiary certificates and diplomas and provides new evidence of the value of a significant part of the tertiary education system. It makes use of a range of data to look at the association of tertiary certificates and diplomas to economic outcomes (employment and income) and social outcomes (well-being, social participation and inter-generational benefits).
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Attendance at traditional face–to-face workshops for New Zealand sheep and beef farmers has been dropping steadily over the past few years. FeedSmart, an industry and government funded research program, was charged with identifying the most effective elearning approaches to use to assist New Zealand farmers to feed plan more effectively.
As a result of [...]
The Ministry of Education has released a new report on Youth Training. This follows last years’ report on Training Opportunities.
Youth Training – Statistical Profile 1999 to 2008
This report provides participation and labour market outcome analysis of the Youth Training programme between 1999 and 2008, using the Youth Training administrative dataset. This is the first [...]
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has today announced Ministerial appointments to the new councils of all 20 polytechnics.
The changes to councils come with the introduction of the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Act, which requires new polytechnic councils to be appointed by 1 May 2010.
The 78 appointments comprise 33 existing council members and 45 new appointees. [...]
Everything you need to succeed in the wild and wooly world of mobile learning and e–learning, and hybrid college, K–12 and career courses. By Susan Smith Nash
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has released the Briefings to the Incoming Minister from the Ministry of Education, the Tertiary Education Commission and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
These documents are available here in pdf format.
While adaptation and change are necessary for continued success, neither organizations nor individuals find them easy. Information, communication, and learning technologies offer assistance, although no single solution fits all organizations or all individuals. Author Clark Quinn explores e-learning, information portals, and e-communities in a quest for a coherent understanding of the options and a schema for effective deployment.
The report provides a framework of the diverse e-Learner profiles found throughout the tertiary sector, taking into account: Demographics. Learning orientations (learning styles). Readiness for e-Learning, and Experience of and attitudes to e-Learning.
This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Massey University in collaboration with the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and Otago Polytechnic.
In the current evolving economic environment, it is important for organisations to effectively implement and utilise e-learning applications, strategies and techniques to up-skill their workforce so that they are more productive, higher performing and competitive in regional, national and global contexts.
