Ako Aotearoa

This report documents the development and evaluation of a series of financial spreadsheets designed to support accounting students to develop critical thinking skills. 

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A Method and Resources to Support Accounting Students to Think Critically (PDF, 700Kb)

Background:

A project completed in 2011, undertaken by Victoria University of Wellington, to support the use of individualised, authentic assessed learning tasks with regular formative feedback to be used, as part of an integrated set of interventions, in undergraduate and MBA financial statements analysis courses.

Report prepared by Martin Turner.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)

This report identifies successful learning and teaching strategies that can be used with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

It discusses the findings of an investigation into factors perceived by a group of ethnically diverse Early Childhood Education [ECE] students that supported their learning and influenced their qualification completion.

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Supporting academic success by minority group students in a Private Training Establishment (PDF, 400Kb)

Background:

A project completed in 2011, undertaken by the New Zealand Career College (NZCC), That aimed to identify teaching and learning strategies that appear effective for students enrolled in their national ECE qualification programmes.

The NZCC focus is on supporting students of predominantly Māori, Pacific Island and other migrant ethnicities.

Research report prepared by Anne Schofield, Lisa Walker and Nikki Going.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)

This report introduces a model for teaching at first year university level that better adjusts to the individual strengths and weaknesses of students as they enter university.

It suggests changes in teaching approaches and student support to facilitate successful outcomes that serve individuals, institutions and society well, while allowing students to progress at their own pace.

While the report’s focus is primarily on science and numerical disciplines, the approach might also be suited to other disciplines. The specific context is university first year in New Zealand and it addresses both distance and on-campus modes of teaching.

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A proposal for student-centred first year teaching (PDF, 1Mb)

Background:

A project, completed in 2018 at Massey University, to develop and implement a flexible mode of teaching first year university courses, that adjusts to the individual strengths and weaknesses of the students.

Report prepared by Eva Heinrich and Jenny McDonald.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)

Resources for field educators and social work students

This resources contains learning activities for use by field educators who are working with social work students on placement.

Each activity has a page for the educator and then an activity for the student to complete.The activities give starting points and ideas of ways to help students connect with the rich possibilities of their placement.

The activities are designed to be useful in a range of settings and can be adapted to fit
different contexts and students.

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Kia Tene – Off the Cuff: Resources for Field Educators and Social Work Students (PDF, 4Mb)

Background:

A project completed in 2011 at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, to explore, develop, pilot and produce a set of resources to support the learning of social work students in the field.

Resource prepared by Jude Douglas.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)

This report details the findings from a pilot study of the the implementation of a client-based, real-world project into a fashion programme of study.

It offers recommendations, based on the data gathered from interviews with the
students and tutors, that may be of use for other disciplines’ integration of real-world projects into their curriculum.

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Keeping it real: Using client-based real-world projects in a fashion programme of study (PDF, 500Kb)

Background:

A project completed in 2012 at Southern Institute of Technology, to provide insight into the implementation of using client-based, real-world projects into a fashion programme of study.

By giving students the extra challenge of working with a real client, it is hoped students will enter the workforce better prepared for employment.

Report prepared by Paulette Caulton.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Good Practice Publication Grants scheme (GPPG)