:Tourists (Y4)
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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4  
Focus: Benefits of tourism
Resources: Photo of tourists in Rotorua
Questions/instructions:
This is a photo of tourists visiting New Zealand. Tourists are people from other countries who come to New Zealand for a holiday. It’s good for New Zealand to have tourists come here.

Try to explain to me why it is good for New Zealand.


% responses
2005 (01)
-
y8
Mentioned:
tourists spend money here, help our economy
13 (17)
 
tourists create jobs for New Zealanders
 
3 (2)
tourists enrich our culture
 
11 (23)
tourists encourage development of good facilities
 
1 (3)
“word of mouth” - advertising NZ
 
17 (18)
Total score:
3–5
 
0 (2)
 
2
 
7 (9)
1
 
31 (38)
0
 
62 (51)
Commentary:
In these two similar tasks, most year 4 students showed little appreciation of the value of tourists to New Zealand. Year 8 students scored better but more than half could not describe more than one benefit. There was little change at both year levels between 2001 and 2005.
  
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