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Using mobile technology to encourage mathematical communication in a Māori-medium pāngarau classrooms
No full textMāori-medium pāngarau classrooms occupy a unique space within the mathematics education landscape. The language of instruction is an endangered minority language and many teachers and learners in Māori-medium pāngarau classrooms are second language (L2) learners of te reo Māori. Mobile technology could be used in Māori-medium pāngarau classrooms to address some of the linguistic challenges. This think piece explores the benefits of using mobile technology to capture multiple representations of pāngarau concepts as a way of encouraging mathematical communication in te reo Māori.
The curriculum stocktake report: A philosophical critique
No full textIn the decade 1990-2000, the New Zealand curriculum underwent major revision.Out went the old syllabus documentswhich had been developed overthe previous thirty years; in theirplace appeared the New ZealandCurriculum Framework [NZCF] (Ministry of Education, 1993) and a raft of curriculum statements coveringthe seven essential learning areas(mathematics 1992, science 1993, English 1994, technology 1995, socialstudies 1997, health and physicaleducation 1999, the arts 2000).In 1997, an undertaking was given that upon publication of the full set of curriculum statements there would be a time for consolidation and reflection.To achieve this, a curriculum stocktake was established, the report of which was presented to the Minister of Education in September 2002
A closer look at Janet and John -is John really failing? Gender differences in New Zealand primary students' reading achievement
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