Co-Director (EARU) Programme Manager (NMSSA)
MEd DipGrad(Otago) DipTchg(Higher) TTC
Dunedin Campus
Tel +64 3 479 4976
Email sharon.young@otago.ac.nz
Biography
Sharon moved to her current position as Programme Manager for the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) after an extensive career in primary school teaching and initial teacher education. While work within the NMSSA project covers all of the primary curriculum learning areas, Sharon’s specific interests are literacy, English and educational assessment. She also has experience and interest in teacher education for international students.
Publications
NMSSA Project Team, including Renner, S., Wells, T., Ferrier-Kerr, D., Berg, D., Young, S., Ward, J., Asil, M., White, J., & Lancaster, D. (2022). Exemplars for teachers: The arts [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 25-EX]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 63p. Retrieved from https://nmssa.otago.ac.nz/reports-and-resources/the-arts-resources/
NMSSA Project Team, including Berg, D., Ward, J., Asil, M., White, J., & Young, S. (2022). Learning languages 2021: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 24]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 74p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
NMSSA Project Team, including Berg, D., Ward, J., Asil, M., White, J., Lancaster, D., & Young, S. (2022). The Arts 2021: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 25]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 66p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
NMSSA Project Team, including Ward, J., Berg, D., Asil, M., White, J., Lancaster, D., & Young, S. (2022). Technology 2021: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 26]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 58p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
NMSSA Project Team, including Asil, M., Berg, D., Ward, J., White, J., Lancaster, D., & Young, S. (2022). NMSSA Technical information 2021: Technology, learning languages, and the arts [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 27]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 66p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Anderson, V., Young, S., Blanch, K., & Smith, L. (2017). Mobility, place and affect in transnational teacher education graduates’ accounts of their first year teaching. Teaching & Teacher Education, 69, 11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2017.09.010
Journal - Research Article
Anderson, V. R., Young, S., Blanch, K., & Smith, L. (2014). Beginning teachers as policy workers in Malaysia and New Zealand. International Education Journal, 14(2), 30-42.
Journal - Research Article
Wang, W., Young, S., & Smith, J. (2009). Experiences of learning to read in New Zealand: A case study of five Chinese families. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 44(2), 31-46.
Journal - Research Article
Anderson, V., Young, S., & Blanch, K. (2014). Beginning teacher journeys in Malaysia and New Zealand: Part one of a comparative study. Proceedings of the Joint Australian Association for Research in Education and New Zealand Association for Research in Education (AARE-NZARE) Conference: Speaking Back Through Research. Retrieved from http://aare-nzare2014.com.au/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Anderson, V., Young, S., & Blanch, K. (2014). Voices from beyond: Insights from beginning teachers in Malaysia and New Zealand. Proceedings of the 42nd Australian New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES) Annual Conference. (pp. 59). Retrieved from http://anzcies2014.com/?page_id=209
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Anderson, V., Young, S., & Blanch, K. (2015, June). Dangerous research in internationalized higher education? Learning from graduates' experiences of returning 'home'. Verbal presentation at the Sixth New Zealand Mobilities Symposium: Mobilities in a 'dangerous world', Hamilton, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Anderson, V., Young, S., Smith, L., & Blanch, K. (2015, December). The Malaysia Education Blueprint and beginning teachers' work. Verbal presentation at the Asian Migrations Research Theme Conference: Asia and Education, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Young, S., & Taylor, J. (2011, July-August). Enhancing academic literacy of teacher education students: Development and evaluation of a programme focused literacy strategy. Verbal presentation at the 17th European Conference on Reading: Literacy & Diversity, Mons, Belgium.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
NMSSA Project Team, including Asil, M., Berg, D., Ward, J., White, J., Lancaster, D., & Young, S. (2022). NMSSA Technical information 2021: Technology, learning languages, and the arts [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 27]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 66p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Berg, D., Ward, J., Asil, M., White, J., & Young, S. (2022). Learning languages 2021: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 24]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 74p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Berg, D., Ward, J., Asil, M., White, J., Lancaster, D., & Young, S. (2022). The Arts 2021: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 25]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 66p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Renner, S., Wells, T., Ferrier-Kerr, D., Berg, D., Young, S., Ward, J., Asil, M., White, J., & Lancaster, D. (2022). Exemplars for teachers: The arts [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 25-EX]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 63p. Retrieved from https://nmssa.otago.ac.nz/reports-and-resources/the-arts-resources/
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Ward, J., Berg, D., Asil, M., White, J., Lancaster, D., & Young, S. (2022). Technology 2021: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 26]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 58p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Berg, D., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Liau, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2021). Insights for teachers: English 2019: Multimodal texts and critical literacy [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 22-IN-3]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 40p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Berg, D., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Liau, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2021). Insights for teachers: English 2019: Making meaning [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 22-IN-2]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 38p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Berg, D., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Liau, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2021). Insights for teachers: English 2019: Creating meaning [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 22-IN-1]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 54p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Berg, D., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Liau, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2021). Insights for teachers: English 2019: Writing for an audience [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 22-IN-4]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 26p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Berg, D., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2020). Technical information 2019: English [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 23]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 52p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Berg, D., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2020). English 2019: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 22]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 106p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., & Asil, M. (2020). Insights for teachers: Mathematics and statistics 2018 [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 19-IN]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit (EARU), University of Otago. 43p. Retrieved from http://nmssa.otago.ac.nz
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2020). Insights for teachers: Social studies 2018 [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 20-IN]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit (EARU), University of Otago. 79p. Retrieved from http://nmssa.otago.ac.nz
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., & Asil, M. (2019). Mathematics and statistics 2018: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 19]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 62p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., & Asil, M. (2019). Insights for teachers: Science 2017 [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 17-IN]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 42p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2019). Technical information 2018: Mathematics and statistics, social studies [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 21]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 52p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., Morrison, C., & Anderson, N. (2019). Insights for teachers: Health and physical education 2017 [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 16-IN]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 66p. Retrieved from https://nmssa.otago.ac.nz/insights/INSIGHTS_HealthPE_2017.pdf
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., & Lancaster, D. (2019). Social studies 2018: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 20]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 66p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Gilmore, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Liau, A., Asil, M., & Pearson, C. (2018). Learning languages 2016: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 12]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 94p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/learning-languages/nmssa-2016-learning-languages
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Gilmore, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Liau, A., Asil, M., & Pearson, C. (2018). Technology 2016: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 13]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 78p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications/nmssa-2016-technology
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Gilmore, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Liau, A., Asil, M., & Pearson, C. (2018). Using digital technologies for teaching and learning 2016: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 14]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 34p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications/nmssa-2016-using-digital-technologies-for-teaching-and-learning
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Gilmore, A., Jones, L., White, J., Liau, A., Asil, M., & Pearson, C. (2018). Technical information 2016: Learning languages, technology [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 15]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 36p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications/nmssa-2016-technical-information
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., Morrison, C., Anderson, N., & McDowell, G. (2018). Technical information 2017: Health and physical education, science [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 18]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 88p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., Morrison, C., Anderson, N., & McDowell, G. (2018). Science 2017: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 17]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 60p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Young, S., Liau, A., Jones, L., White, J., Darr, C., Gilmore, A., Asil, M., Morrison, C., Anderson, N., & McDowell, G. (2018). Health and physical education 2017: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 16]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 80p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Gilmore, A., Young, S., Jones, L., Asil, M., Anakin, M., White, J., Jenkins, L., Rae, J., Baker, L., & Smith, J. (2017). Dance 2015: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 10.2]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 59p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Gilmore, A., Young, S., Jones, L., Asil, M., Anakin, M., White, J., Jenkins, L., Rae, J., Baker, L., & Smith, J. (2017). Visual arts 2015: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 10.5]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 69p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Gilmore, A., Young, S., Jones, L., Asil, M., Anakin, M., White, J., Jenkins, L., Rae, J., Baker, L., & Smith, J. (2017). Drama 2015: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 10.3]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 61p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Gilmore, A., Young, S., Jones, L., Asil, M., Anakin, M., White, J., Jenkins, L., Rae, J., Baker, L., & Smith, J. (2017). English: Viewing 2015: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 9]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 50p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Gilmore, A., Young, S., Jones, L., Asil, M., Anakin, M., White, J., Jenkins, L., Rae, J., Baker, L., & Smith, J. (2017). Technical information 2015 [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 11]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 86p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Gilmore, A., Young, S., Jones, L., Asil, M., Anakin, M., White, J., Jenkins, L., Rae, J., Baker, L., & Smith, J. (2017). English: Listening 2015: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 10.8]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 50p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Gilmore, A., Young, S., Jones, L., Asil, M., Anakin, M., White, J., Jenkins, L., Rae, J., & Baker, L. (2017). The arts 2015: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 10.1]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 82p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
NMSSA Project Team, including Gilmore, A., Young, S., Jones, L., Asil, M., Anakin, M., White, J., Jenkins, L., Rae, J., Baker, L., & Smith, J. (2017). Music: Sound arts 2015: Key findings [National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Report 10.4]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Educational Assessment Research Unit & New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 72p. Retrieved from https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/nmssa/all-nmssa-publications
Commissioned Report for External Body
