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Using focus groups to support conceptual development in social studies

Author(s): Jody Plummer
What supports students to develop their conceptual understanding? Taking part in focus groups helped the Years 9 and 10 Māori and Pasifika students in this study to focus on understanding the...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Children’s views about geometry tasks in Māori-medium schools: Meeting Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori pāngarau (National Standards in mathematics)

  Learning mathematics for children in Māori medium is about fulfilling their potential as Māori and as mathematicians. While there has been a strong focus on numeracy in many New Zealand...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Māori and Pacific secondary student and parent perspectives on achievement, motivation and NCEA

Author(s): James Graham
New Zealand’s previous examination-based secondary assessment system can be viewed as encompassing cultural values presenting unfair challenges for indigenous and other nonmajority students. The...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Student leader perspectives of a place-responsive initiative

This article outlines the development of a leadership programme for senior students involved in co-leading a Year 9 cross-curricula “Festival of Learning” known as Hui Taurima. The focus is on the...
| Year published: 2023 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article