: Te Hanga o Niu Tïreni — New Zealand’s Shape
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Approach:   One to one  
Focus:     How places are described.
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Resources:     Two pictures.
Questions / instructions:
Put picture 1 in front of student.
Here is a map of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Whakatakotongia te pikitia tuatahi ki mua i te äkonga.
Anei te mahere o Aotearoa/Niu Tïreni. 		Put picture 2 in front of student.
Here is a map of Aotearoa/New Zealand shown as a fish and a canoe.
Whakatakotongia te pikitia tuarua ki mua i te äkonga.
Anei te mahere o Aotearoa/Niu Tïreni e whakaatu ana i te ika me te waka.
Picture 1: Aotearoa - New Zealand
  
Picture 2: Aotearoa - New Zealand
  
   
 


% responses
GEd
MI
Try to explain to me why Aotearoa/New Zealand has been shown as a fish and a canoe.
Whakamärama mai he aha i whakaritea ai a Aotearoa-Niu Tïreni ki te ika, me te waka.
 
student mentioned Maui
56
79
 
student mentioned story of fishing up island or New Zealand
47
68
 
student commented on North Island as fish
27
54
 
student commented on canoe as South Island
29
46
Elaboration of story:
very detailed
3
7
quite detailed
19
25
limited
35
47
no knowledge of story
43
21
Commentary:
Students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings scored statistically significantly higher than Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings.
 
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