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| Questions/instructions: Put picture 1 in front of student. Here is a map of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Put picture 2 in front of student. Here is a map of Aotearoa/New Zealand shown as a fish and a canoe. Try to explain to me why Aotearoa/New Zealand has been shown as a fish and a canoe. |
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%
responses
2001 ('97) |
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y4
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y8
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student
mentioned Maui
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24 |
46
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student
mentioned story of fishing up island or New Zealand
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22 |
43
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student
commented on North Island as fish
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21 |
34
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student
commented on canoe as South Island
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19 |
27
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Elaboration
of story:
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very detailed
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1 |
2
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quite
detailed
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8 |
19
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limited
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18 |
29
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no
knowledge of story
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73 |
50
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| Commentary About half of the year 8 students and three quarters of the year 4 students had very little or no knowledge of this Mäori story. |
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