The Listener

NCEA: Cheating, exam-shunning on the rise

Issue Listener Plus 6th Jun 2013

Catherine Woulfe unpicks a new report on pass rates, cheating – and teachers' dubious marking.

Issue Listener Plus 29th May 2013

Eton College, wellspring of 19 prime ministers, asks pupils to put themselves in the shoes of the top guy.

Issue 3809 2nd May 2013

Do buoyant NCEA pass rates signal a rise in learning or simply a lowering of standards? We investigate the risks of the Government’s new policy.

Issue 3799 21st Feb 2013

Although the process has been mismanaged, Christchurch schools do need to change, and grandstanding won’t help.

Issue Listener Plus 16th Feb 2013

The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into why a widely used writing test it runs is producing surprisingly high results.

Issue 3798 14th Feb 2013

The good marks some schoolchildren are getting may be a result not of their ability but of a change in two key tests.

Issue Listener Plus 6th Feb 2013

Bulk funding and performance pay could improve student performance, say internal Ministry of Education documents released to the Listener.

Issue 3790 20th Dec 2012

Would children achieve more if their summer break was shorter, ensuring they spent more time at school?

Issue Listener Plus 18th Dec 2012

An all-staff memo from the Datacom chief executive has emerged on social news site Reddit.

Issue Listener Plus 3rd Sep 2012

Just how confident are the people running the massive new school payroll?