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Questions/instructions:
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%
responses
2001 ('97) |
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y4
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y8
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1.
Do you know what a treaty is? Can you explain to me what you think a treaty is? |
clear
explanation: agreement between two or more individuals or groups
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6 (1) |
38
(35)
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vague
notion of agreement between people
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10 (10) |
28
(22)
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In
this activity we are going to look at this picture which shows a special
ceremony for signing the Treaty of Waitangi. Show picture of signing of the Treaty. |
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2.
Do you know when or about how long ago this ceremony took place? |
1840
or 161 (157) years or similar
|
0
(0)
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11
(8)
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150165
years ago or similar
|
3
(4)
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8
(15)
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vague
but some idea
|
18
(10)
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28
(29)
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3.
Who do you think these people are? Point one at a time to: a) Mäori chiefs b) People at top table |
a.
Mäori chiefs
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12 (4) |
38
(30)
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Mäori
|
70 (79) |
52
(63)
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b.
representatives of Queen
|
1 (4) |
13
(10)
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soldiers
|
26
(31)
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18
(34)
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4.
What country did the people atthe top table come from? |
England
or similar
|
52
(39)
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82
(83)
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5.
The Treaty was signed by Mori chiefs and representatives of Queen Victoria.
Why are the chiefs and the representatives of the Queen signing it? |
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6.
What do you think the Treaty of Waitangi is all about? Issues considered in marking: |
because they represent their people | ||||||||||
because they represent their people | |||||||||||
saying their people will support the agreement | |||||||||||
the crown making a commitment to Mäori | |||||||||||
Mäori making a commitment to the Crown | |||||||||||
the Crown taking control of certain resources, responsibilities | |||||||||||
Mäori taking control of certain resources, responsibilites | |||||||||||
Rating
for q5 & 6:
|
very
comprehensive and knowledgable answer
|
0
(0)
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2
(6)
|
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moderate
degree of comprehension/knowledge
|
3 (5)
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17
(18)
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a
litttle knowledge/comprehension
|
25
(26)
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47
(45)
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7.
Many people say the Treaty of Waitangi is still very important nowadays.
Why is it still very important? Issues considered in marking: |
confirming rights | ||||||||||
confirming partnership | |||||||||||
building of partnership | |||||||||||
correcting wrongs | |||||||||||
very
comprehensive and knowledgable answer
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0 (0) |
1
(1)
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moderate
degree of comprehension/knowledge
|
2 (1) |
8
(8)
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a
little knowledge/comprehension
|
15 (11) |
41
(35)
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Total
score:
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916
|
1 (0) |
19
(26)
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68
|
9 (7) |
30
(25)
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45
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19 (18) |
27
(24)
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23
|
44 (42) |
18
(21)
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01
|
27 (33) |
6
(4)
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Commentary About 10 percent of year 4 students and 50 percent of year 8 students showed at least a moderate knowledge of the Treaty of Waitangi. Both year 4 and year 8 students showed little change in knowledge between 1997and 2001. |