Part 2 — PERFORMANCE OF SUBGROUPS - Mäori / Non-Mäori Differences
Mäori / Non-Mäori Differences

Results achieved by Mäori and non-Mäori students were compared. Year 4 samples across the first four years averaged 79 percent non-Mäori students and 21 percent Mäori students. Year 8 samples averaged 80 percent non-Mäori students and 20 percent Mäori students.

The first column in each table shows learning areas in order from those on which Mäori students did less well relative to non-Mäori students. The second shows the percentage of tasks on which Mäori students performed statistically significantly lower than non-Mäori students, the third column shows the percentage of tasks on which Mäori and non-Mäori students were not statistically significantly different, and the final column shows the percentage of tasks on which Mäori students performed statistically significantly higher than non-Mäori students.
Mäori/non-Mäori Differences: Year 4
Subject
M<
=
M>
Reading
100
0
0
Graphs/Tables
81
19
0
Mathematics
80
20
0
Viewing
67
33
0
Science
61
39
0
Info. skills
55
45
0
Listening
50
50
0
Writing
46
54
0
Social Studies
36
64
0
Art
27
73
0
Health
26
74
0
Speaking
25
75
0
Technology
16
84
0
Music
10
85
5
Physical Educ.
0
81
19
Average
45
53
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Mäori/non-Mäori Differences Year 8
Subject
M<
=
M>
Mathematics
77
23
0
Social studies
68
27
5
Info. skills
62
38
0
Science
58
42
0
Viewing
57
43
0
Reading
50
50
0
Speaking
50
50
0
Writing
39
61
0
Listening
33
67
0
Graphs/Tables
33
67
0
Health
27
73
0
Technology
25
75
0
Music
15
85
0
Physical Educ.
5
66
29
Art
0
100
0
Average
40
58
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Comment The overall picture shows Mäori students performing less well than their non-Mäori counterparts in most curriculum areas. However, there is considerable variation in comparative performance across the 15 curriculum areas assessed, together with some substantial changes between year 4 and year 8. These differences are analysed and discussed by Crooks and Caygill (1999).