Acknowledgements 
                    The Project directors acknowledge the vital
                    support and contributions of many people to our 2009 reports, including:
                  
                    
                      - the very dedicated staff of EARU
 
                      -  Heleen Visser, Hadyn Green, Shelley Kennedy and other staff members
                        of the Ministry of Education
 
                      -  members of the Project's National Advisory
                        Committee
 
                      - members of the Project's Advisory Panels
 
                      - principals and children of the schools where
                        tasks were trialled
 
                      - principals, staff and Board of Trustee members
                        of those schools included in our yearly samples
 
                      - the  children each year who participate
                        in the assessments and their parents
 
                      - the teachers each year who administer the
                        assessments to the children
 
                      - the senior tertiary students who assist with
                        the marking process each year
 
                      - the teachers who assist with the marking
                        of tasks early in each year
 
                    
                   
                  
                  
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