Research
Our team works collaboratively with researchers and other educators to monitor our impact and to build and share our knowledge.
- Our focus areas ›
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Māori education
- Pasifika education
- Digital learning
- Curriculum
- Health education
Our inquiry and evidence-based methodology means that our professional development is firmly grounded in research. We know that we make a difference for leaders, teachers, and students in our professional learning programme.
Coherence and Sustainability
See Dr. Pam O'Connell of Learning Media discuss the importance of coherence in sustaining professional learning.
- Coherence and Inquiry as Key Dimensions for Sustainability of Professional Learning [PDF 790KB], a paper presented by Pam O'Connell at the 23rd World Congress of Reading, 12–15 July 2010, in Auckland, New Zealand
The Literacy Professional Development Project
Find out about the accelerated progress for students in research reports associated with the Literacy Professional Development Project.
- Raising achievement in literacy in New Zealand: A shared responsibility [PDF 1.3MB], a symposium presented by Pam O'Connell and Lyn Bareta, Learning Media, and Judy Parr, University of Auckland, at the 23rd World Congress of Reading, 12–15 July 2010, in Auckland, New Zealand
- Introducing the Literacy Professional Development Project: A Learning Project [PDF 120KB]
- Evaluation of the Literacy Professional Development Project
- Literacy Professional Development Project: Identifying Effective Teaching and Professional Development Practices for Enhanced Student Learning
- Creating a Chain of Influence: Enabling Reciprocal Learning from Policy to Practice [PDF 500KB], Helen S. Timperley; Judy M. Parr. Research Papers in Education, 1470–1146, Volume 24, Issue 2, 2009, pages 135–154
- Effective Facilitation: Understanding and Improving Learning Conversations with Teachers [PDF 400KB]
- If the Teacher is Clear About It, The Students Will Get It: Professional Inquiry for Teachers [PDF 490KB
- It's All About the Students [PDF 460KB]
Our research partners
We use our networks to research diverse projects. In partnership with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research and Auckland University, we inquire into the outcomes of our work with schools. Our professional development programmes draw strongly on this research and inform future projects. As a result, we know that our work has impact.
A number of important research reports have grown from our professional development work.
- Leading Sustainable Change [Word doc 339KB], a paper presented at the 21st World Congress on Reading (2006) in Budapest, Hungary
- To the Heart of the Matter: The impact of formative assessment strategies on student self-regulated learning behaviours [PDF 871KB], a paper presented to the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference, December 2007
Methodology
Our methodology expresses why we work the way we do. We apply this thinking to every service we provide and every resource we create.
