This report seeks to investigate teacher education methods, aiming to improve professional practice courses and teaching processes that specifically address the assessment of learning among Samoan children.
While the research focusses on the Early Childhood sector, the findings will be of use to educators seeking to accommodate Samoan worldviews and cultural values and practices in their programmes.
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Background:
A project, completed in 2011 at Te Tara Puna Ora o Aotearoa, New Zealand Childcare Association (NZCA), that aimed to enhance the educational performance of initial teacher education providers. It focused on assessment practices in two Samoan early childhood education (ECE) centres in Christchurch over a period of six months.
Report prepared by Pauline Luafutu-Simpson.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)