Boyd, S. & Watson, V. (2006). Shifting the frame: Exploring integration of the key competencies at six normal schools. Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Carr, M. (2001). Assessment in early childhood settings: Learning stories. London: Paul Chapman Publishing.
Carr, M. (in press). Can assessment unlock and open the doors to resourcefulness and agency? In Unlocking assess ment, ed. S. Swaffield. London: Routledge.
Delandshere, G. (2002). Assessment as inquiry. Teachers’ College Record, vol. 104 no. 7, pp. 1461–1484.
Gardner, H. (2006). Five minds for the future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
Hipkins, R. (2006). Background to the key competencies. Report prepared by NZCER for the Ministry of Education.
The nature of the key competencies: A background paper (PDF, 653 KB)
Hipkins, R., Boyd, S., & Joyce, C. (2007). Documenting learning of key competencies: A discussion paper. Wellington: Ministry of Education.
Hipkins, R., Roberts, J., & Bolstad, R. (2007). Kick starts: Key competencies: The journey begins. Wellington: NZCER Press.
Ministry of Education. (2004a). Kei tua o te pae/Assessment for learning: Early childhood exemplars. Book 2: Sociocultural assessment. Wellington: Learning Media.
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The Ministry of Education wishes to acknowledge the many people who have contributed to developing thinking on the key competencies, including: Rosemary Hipkins, Sally Boyd, Chris Joyce, and Professor Margaret Carr of the University of Waikato, and all the trial schools that have supported the researchers across several projects.
Published on: 17 Mar 2008
