TKI - Te Kaupapa Marautanga o Aotearoa

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E ngā iwi, e ngā mana, e rau rangatira mā
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou.

Tēnā tātou i ō tātou aituā e hingahinga haere nei.
Kāti ki a rātou
Ko tātou, ngā kanohi ora o rātou, ki a tātou,
Tihē mauri ora!

Ka rere atu te kupu mihi ki a koutou katoa ko te reo Māori te reo kawe i ngā mahi.

Introduction

Your feedback on the Māori medium curriculum, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, is important to ensure that the document is understood and serves the very best interests of Māori medium setting stakeholders.

In addition to the submissions, this questionnaire provides you with the opportunity to give your feedback to the Ministry of Education on this very important document. Your feedback will be used to inform the development of the final document. Please take the time to complete the questionnaire, either on your own, or as part of a group.

Is it confidential?

Colmar Brunton is an independent market research company and the answers you give are completely confidential to the Ministry of Education & Colmar Brunton. Neither you nor your organisation will be identified in the final report.

What do I need to do?

The majority of questions require you to simply click on your chosen response; a few require you to type in your answers.

You may find it useful to have a copy of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa handy while you complete the survey.

Please complete the survey by the 18th April 2008

Thank you very much for participating in this survey.

If you have any queries or concerns, please contact either:
Kiritina Johnstone, Team Leader - Māori Medium Outcomes, Ministry of Education, Ph: 04 463 2862

Karen Newton, Senior Account Director, Colmar Brunton, Ph: 04 9133 055

Section B

In these questions, we ask for your feedback on the document Te Marautanga o Aotearoa as a whole and its various parts. The learning area and achievement objectives, are covered in Section C.

Intention and direction

Please tell us how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.
Please select one per line and add a comment if you would like.

3a The document will reinforce or reaffirm the educational direction that our school is taking (or that Māori medium schools or settings are taking).

Comments

The document will inform the future direction of our school curriculum (or the Māori medium curriculum).

Comments

The document will give each Māori medium school or setting the right amount of flexibility when designing a curriculum for its particular group of students.

Comments

The document sets the direction for 21st century learning for Māori medium students.

Comments

Te reo Māori

4a A key focus during the development stage of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa has been appropriateness of language and consistency of terms used. Considering this, how easy or difficult did you find the document to read and understand?
Please select one only.

4b Please tell us why you said this.

School Curriculum Design

5a How useful do you think this document will be when designing your school curriculum?
Please select one only.

5b Please tell us why you said this.

Implementation challenges

6a Do you believe that Māori medium schools or settings will face challenges as they design and implement their school curriculum in line with the direction set out in this document?
Please select one only.

6b Please tell us why you said this.

Clarity of each part

How easy or difficult is it to understand each of the following parts of the document?
Please select one per line and add a coment if you would like.

Graduate profile (refer to page 4)

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Comments:

Principles (refer to page 7)

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Values and attitudes (refer to page 8)

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Aspects of the Māori language (refer to page 8)

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Educational achievement (refer to page 10)

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Effective teaching and learning (refer to page 10)

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Assessment (refer to page 11- found under heading Te Whakarite Aromatawai)

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Usefulness of each part

How useful will each of the following parts of the document be to your Māori medium school or setting when designing your school curriculum?
Please select one per line and add a comment if you would like.

Comments:

Section C

In these questions, we ask for your feedback on the parts of the document that are specific to the various learning areas. For each learning area there is an essence statement or introduction to the learning area, followed by the achievement objectives. Please provide feedback only on the learning areas that are of interest of you.

Learning areas

Learning area – Te Reo Māori

(refer to pages 14-23)

Please select one per line for each question.

9a How well do you think the essence statements reflect what is important to learn about in this area?

9b How well do you think the achievement objectives identify the skills and knowledge needed to progress learning in this area?

9c Do you have any comments you would like to make, or have any suggested changes to this learning area?

Learning area – Pāngarau

(refer to pages 24-31)

Please select one per line for each question.

10a How well do you think the essence statements reflect what is important to learn about in this area?

10b How well do you think the achievement objectives identify the skills and knowledge needed to progress learning in this area?

10c Do you have any comments you would like to make, or have any suggested changes to this learning area?

Learning area – Pūtaiao

(refer to pages 32-39)

Please select one per line for each question.

11a How well do you think the essence statements reflect what is important to learn about in this area?

11b How well do you think the achievement objectives identify the skills and knowledge needed to progress learning in this area?

11c Do you have any comments you would like to make, or have any suggested changes to this learning area?

Learning area – Hangarau

(refer to pages 40-43)

Please select one per line for each question.

12a How well do you think the essence statements reflect what is important to learn about in this area?

12b How well do you think the achievement objectives identify the skills and knowledge needed to progress learning in this area?

12c Do you have any comments you would like to make, or have any suggested changes to this learning area?

Learning area – Tikanga ā-iwi

(refer to pages 44-49)

Please select one per line for each question.

13a How well do you think the essence statements reflect what is important to learn about in this area?

13b How well do you think the achievement objectives identify the skills and knowledge needed to progress learning in this area?

13c Do you have any comments you would like to make, or have any suggested changes to this learning area?

Learning area – Ngā Toi

(refer to pages 50-53)

Please select one per line for each question.

14a How well do you think the essence statements reflect what is important to learn about in this area?

14b How well do you think the achievement objectives identify the skills and knowledge needed to progress learning in this area?

14c Do you have any comments you would like to make, or have any suggested changes to this learning area?

Learning area – Hauora

(refer to pages 54-61)

Please select one per line for each question.

15a How well do you think the essence statements reflect what is important to learn about in this area?

15b How well do you think the achievement objectives identify the skills and knowledge needed to progress learning in this area?

15c Do you have any comments you would like to make, or have any suggested changes to this learning area?

16 The final two sections of this questionnaire concern larger issues beyond those already covered above. Are there any more comments you would like to make on the draft curriculum before we move on?

That is the end of the questionnaire. Thank you for taking the time to respond.

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Introduction

Is it confidential?

What do I need to do?

Section A

Institution

Contributors

Section B

Intention and direction

Te reo Māori

School Curriculum Design

Implementation challenges

Clarity of each part

Usefulness of each part

Section C

Learning areas

Learning area – Te Reo Māori

Learning area – Pāngarau

Learning area – Pūtaiao

Learning area – Hangarau

Learning area – Tikanga ā-iwi

Learning area – Ngā Toi

Learning area – Hauora

Section D

English language

Section E

Learning languages

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Introduction

Is it confidential?

What do I need to do?

Section A

Institution

Contributors

Section B

Intention and direction

Te reo Māori

School Curriculum Design

Implementation challenges

Clarity of each part

Usefulness of each part

Section C

Learning areas

Learning area – Te Reo Māori

Learning area – Pāngarau

Learning area – Pūtaiao

Learning area – Hangarau

Learning area – Tikanga ā-iwi

Learning area – Ngā Toi

Learning area – Hauora

Section D

English language

Section E

Learning languages