The Curriculum Stocktake Report to Minister of Education, September 2002 synthesised information from a wide range of sources, including:
critiques from international curriculum experts:
Report on the New Zealand National Curriculum, 2002 – Australian Council of Educational Research
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/curriculum_project_archives/developing_the_draft/sources_used
_for_the_curriculum_stocktake_report
New Zealand Stocktake: An international critique – National Foundation for Educational Research (UK)
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/curriculum/new_zealand_stocktake_an_
international_critique_-_national_foundation_for_educational_research_uk
international and national assessment data:
PISA (Programme in International Student Assessment) 2000
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/assessment/pisa_2000_nz_context
TIMSS(Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) Home Page
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/themes/research/timss
essential learning area meetings:
On 17–18 September 2001, the Ministry of Education convened two meetings to discuss the implementation of Language and Languages in the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Reo me Ngā Reo i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa. The first day focused solely on the curriculum statement for te reo Māori, whereas the second day brought together stakeholders with expertise in English, te reo Māori, and international and community languages.
On 31 May 2001, the Ministry of Education convened a meeting to discuss the implementation of Mathematics in the New Zealand Curriculum and Pāngarau i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa.
On Tuesday 26 June 2001, the Ministry of Education convened a meeting to discuss the implementation of Science in the New Zealand Curriculum, and Pūtaiao i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa.
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