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%
responses 2005 (01) |
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y4 |
- |
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Mentioned: |
tourists
spend money here, help our economy |
64
(65) |
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tourists
create jobs for New Zealanders |
6
(9) |
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tourists
enrich our culture |
16
(20) |
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tourists
encourage development of good facilities |
6
(8) |
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“word
of mouth” - advertising NZ |
49
(48) |
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Total
score: |
3–5 |
10
(12) |
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2
|
34
(41) |
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1
|
41
(32) |
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0
|
15
(15) |
Commentary: In these two similar tasks, most year 4 students showed little appreciation of the value of tourists to New Zealand. Year 8 students scored better but more than half could not describe more than one benefit. There was little change at both year levels between 2001 and 2005. |