Sociocultural assessment
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Introduction - He kupu whakataki
The principles in Te Whāriki reflect a sociocultural approach to learning (see Te Whāriki, page 19). This approach is informed by Urie Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) ecological-contextual model, which provides a framework for understanding the contexts in which humans develop. It is an approach that emphasises the importance of relationships and whanaungatanga.
Quality in Action: Te Mahi Whai Hua (pages 37–40) includes ideas about assessment practice that are consistent with the principles of Te Whāriki.
In practice, the principles of Te Whāriki interconnect and overlap.
Learning stories in PDF format
Unfortunately, because of publishing constraints, we are only able to provide the learning stories to you in PDF format.
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A summary of the exemplars for Sociocultural Assessment follows:
- "Those are the exact words I said, Mum!"
- Aminiasi sets himself a goal
- George gets to where he wants to be
- "Write about my moves!"
- Becoming a friend, becoming a learner
- Monarch butterfly adventure
- The mosaic project
- Jet's mother contributes to the assessment
- Zahra and the donkey
- Letter from the teacher, letters from the parent
- Assessments in two languages
- Bella and Nina dancing
- A shadow came creeping
- Toddlers as teachers
- Mana reo
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