Successful Ways of Enhancing Achievement of Maori Students in Mainstream Settings

Honor Ronowicz, Tracey Muir

The University of Waikato Numeracy advisers will start the round table discussion by presenting the findings from a case note and a small research project involving teachers with significant numbers of Maori students in their classrooms and Maori students from schools that are working in depth in numeracy across the Waikato region. The international evidence cited in Wendy Nielsen, Cynthia Nichol, and Jenipher Owuor (2008) positively supports the enhancement culturally responsive pedagogy has on student’s connection with the learning process. In New Zealand, Best Evidence Synthesis research highlights the importance of relationship building with Maori students to increase engagement and raise achievement (Alton -Lee 2003). Aspects that might be considered in this discussion include the underpinning principles of Te Ao Maori, classroom strategies that seem to improve achievement for Maori students, Ka Hikitia, the Ministry of Education, Maori Education Strategy, and the work of Dr Russell Bishop et al.

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Successful Ways of Enhancing Achievement of Maori Students in Mainstream Settings

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