HP are proud to support the Census At School - New Zealand programme. This programme originated in the UK, however is now also being conducted in Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand.
CensusAtSchool NZ involves an online children's survey (available in English or Te Reo) for school Years 5 through to 10. Schools take part voluntarily, with students completing the survey during lesson time, then submitting their data to contribute to an international database. We have included some of the internationally common questions, to provide comparisons between countries, while tailoring the remainder of the questionnaire to reflect the interests of New Zealand children. Results and sample data will be made available to teachers once the 'census' is complete, while classroom resources will be developed over time.
They Aim to:
- Foster a positive attitude to statistics through using data that is both relevant and real
- Improve understanding of a data gathering process, its purposes and benefits to society
- Provide access to large and meaningful multivariate data sets
- Encourage effective IT teaching and learning
- Enhance the process of statistical enquiry across the curriculum
CensusAtSchool NZ is hosted by the Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland and is coordinated by a secondary Mathematics teacher as part of a NZ Science, Mathematics and Technology teacher fellowship, awarded by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
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