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A leading Canadian educationist has praised a Ministry of Education-funded Best Evidence Synthesis programme as one of the best in the world.
Linda Kaser, professor of education at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, is in New Zealand to speak at the annual conference of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement (ICSESI) in Auckland.
Dr Kaser said the BES programme, which gathers evidence of what works in education from local and overseas studies, was the smartest intellectual property in the world.
She praised the broad nature of the BES studies and their development of models to help teachers and students reach their full potential.
She said the research identified methods that could improve the learning of all students - particularly disadvantaged ones.
"I've been a member of the ICSESI congress for six years and I've read everything that's been written that could help education in British Columbia.
"We thought that finding a solution that works for all learners was impossible. The fact that you have done it is incredible."
- NZPA
