Category Archives: Māori learner success

This report presents highlights and key findings from Ako Aotearoa funded projects that focused on supporting and developing Māori learner success. Continue reading →

Research to develop, implement and evaluate an evidence-based academic and cognitive skills programme for Māori students. Continue reading →

This project introduces Simpā, a toolkit that merges Māori history and computer gaming technology as a way of teaching Māori history in an interactive way. Continue reading →

Research investigating the significance of Māori frameworks and values on retention and completion rates of Māori students. Continue reading →

Research to support tertiary institutions to help Māori doctoral students succeed. Continue reading →

Research to identify the key educational practices that lead to better education outcomes for Māori in tertiary settings. Continue reading →

Research to identify key tutor practices that correlate to successful completion for Māori students in a PTE environment. Continue reading →

Research to explore how the concept of “pōwhiri” can be used to help students to better prepare and construct essays and contribute to enhanced teaching and learning. Continue reading →

Research about the strategies behind the successes of a wrap-around training and work experience programme in transitioning Māori youth into employment. Continue reading →

Research to enhance the participation and success of Māori learners in agricultural training programmes. Continue reading →

This research evaluates a programme for Māori health science students at Otago University Continue reading →

This research aimed to discover how well prepared the tertiary sector is to support whānau Māori language aspirations. Continue reading →

This research documents the effectiveness of marae and community-based mātauranga Māori programmes provided through community education in the Taranaki region. Continue reading →

A project to enhance the learning experiences of students at Te Kawa a Māui (School of Māori Studies), Victoria University of Wellington, through their involvement in courses that require them to read, critique and make maps that contribute to a school-wide Atlas. Continue reading →

Research to explore the relationship between te reo, kaupapa, mātauranga, and Māori achievement in numeracy and how cultural pedagogies might enhance numeracy teaching and learning in Wānanga. Continue reading →

A research project to better understand which features of the Wānanga experience contribute to student achievement and success. Continue reading →

Research exploring the use of integrated assessment with Māori learners entering tertiary education for the first time. Continue reading →

Research to better understand ITE students’ encounters with biculturalism and their understanding of te ao Māori. Continue reading →

Research to investigate how two PTEs could improve participation, retention and progression of Māori tertiary learners. Continue reading →

Hūtia te Punga (lift up the anchor) was a two year collaborative project which provides research insights from three very different tertiary programmes. It highlights both challenges faced and examples of best practice. Continue reading →

This project designed, delivered and evaluated the delivery of Mātauranga Māori to Māori students, with content delivered in Te Reo Māori across the subject areas of Health, Education and Social Sciences in a tertiary setting. Continue reading →

This report documents the outcomes from a summer course for educators to engage in responsive ways with cultural diversity. Continue reading →

This research sought to understand teacher influence on qualification outcomes for Māori students within the Certificate in Fitness programme. Continue reading →

This report will assist tertiary education organisations by supporting educators to develop and embed an evaluative approach to kaupapa Māori teaching and learning good practice. Continue reading →

Research to establish good practice in terms of assessing and moderating te reo Māori at the tertiary level. Continue reading →

Research to develop new teaching and learning initiatives for Māori and Pasifika students that are informed by a learner analytics system, combined with student voice data and cases studies of success. Continue reading →

Research to explore pedagogical models and research methodologies specific to Māori and Pasifika contexts. Continue reading →

Research to identify effective support for Māori students, particularly those involved in study at first degree level, who need to develop skills in writing assignments in English in a range of academic subjects. Continue reading →

A community-driven project that focused on building skills for Māori to complete education and transition into the workplace. Continue reading →

A research project to develop effective assessment methods, tools and staff development processes that can be used to assess Māori health competencies in clinical settings. Continue reading →