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Questions/instructions:
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responses 2006 ('02) |
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| y8 |
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| 1. What is a role model? 2. What kind of person would you need to be, to be a good role model? |
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good at doing things |
15 (15) |
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has achieved a lot/is well known |
8 (11) |
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is hard working/motivated |
8 (6) |
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is responsible/trustworthy/reliable/upright |
88 (83) |
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is helpful/looks after others (cares for) |
36 (33) |
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is friendly/nice/loving to others/kind |
54 (49) |
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| Overall strength of response: | very strong |
2 (1) |
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quite strong |
33 (26) |
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moderately strong |
48 (47) |
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weak |
17 (26) |
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| A good role model is a person you want to be like – you like what they do, how they do things and the sort of person they are. 3. Have you got a role model? |
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yes |
68 (51) |
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| Don’t ask the following questions if
the student says no. 4. Who is your role model? |
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parent |
31 (15) |
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other adult relative |
6 (2) |
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sibling |
11 (14) |
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teacher |
1 (1) |
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other adult in community (e.g. coach, kaumatua) |
0 (0) |
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well-known person elsewhere |
14 (8) |
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friends |
3 (7) |
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other - undefined or not classifiable |
2 (2) |
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does not have a role model |
32 (51) |
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| 5. What do you especially like about your role model? | ||||||||||
not marked |
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Total
score: |
5–9 |
23 (15) |
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4 |
18 (16) |
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3 |
30 (39) |
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2 |
17 (12) |
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0–1 |
12 (18) |
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| Subgroup Analysis: |
Year 8 |
| Commentary: |
| There were only minor differences between subgroups on this task and little change from 2002 to 2006. Students like role models to be responsible, friendly and helpful. |
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