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Stella R
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Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 60%-75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? Using the sorted tools was great, they were initially really challenging for them to work out, and then transfer information onto their sheets. It was great to see their aha moments when it clicked.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? When students verbally decided they would join kiwisaver when they got jobs it was a "yessss!" Moment
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? There was a lot of confusion in the beginning as they came to terms with the language used but over the course of the unit they grew confident discussing the concepts and using the terminology
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“This was used as a short unit for a busy term. The range of activities was engaging and it could be picked up and left off quite easily as needed. The characters helped ground students in the learning.”
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Posted 1 month ago
Anonymous
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Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 15%-30%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The compound interest video was a very clear explanation.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? Student's being surprised at how interested they were in money.
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? Not really
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“Dea 13 year old me contained some useful resources and ways to connect students to concepts. It was challenging to implement in a class where there were not consistent lessons to allow for progression, and differentiating for the varied abilities was difficult.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 60%-75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The teacher provided lessons and resources
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? The reaction to interest, especially after watching the video on kiwisaver.
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? Making learning connections - remember when we watched the video on ....
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“Students were initially stumped thinking 10 or 20 years ahead, but once assigned a character, they were fully engaged—exploring mistakes, decisions, and the long-term impact of financial choices, sometimes even “growling” at their character for the decisions made! The biggest impact was seeing how long-term interest affects savings and debt. The School Kit lesson plans were clear and easy to follow. One small suggestion: include a little “gift” for every character to avoid disappointment. Overall, it was engaging, thought-provoking, and surprisingly fun!”
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Posted 2 months ago
Miriam M
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? >75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? Sorted videos about compound interest because they explain in ways the kids understand.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? They really enjoyed and understood the concept of compound interest afterwards though and some wanted to join kiwisaver right away.
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? As above.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“The game at the beginning was too difficult for my learners (and me!) and then a few of the other activities were a bit difficult for my learners to connect with - connecting the stories with kiwisaver etc was a bit too tricky for them. I used it for a couple of lessons for the compound interest and kiwisaver ideas but it didn't work for us more than that. Thanks!”
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Posted 2 months ago
Anneke S
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 45%-60%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The calculators.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? It's something my mum and dad have link
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? Kids appreciated knowing about this sort of thing.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“SchoolKit always steps up and provides. I love the way it allows students to utilise different situations and real life scenarios.”
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Posted 3 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 15%-30%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? N/A
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? N/A
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? N/A
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“Our school has financial literacy as part of a 7 week rotation with all of the junior whanau classes, so this pack wasn’t quite suitable for us as there wasn’t enough time and some of it was a bit confusing to get through. I think if it was a full year course it would be much better to use for that.”
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Posted 3 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 60%-75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The discussions that were generated out of the topics on paying for a house/car (borrowing big money, and the full cost of borrowing). Mortgage and compound interest provided opportunity for light-bulb moments.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? Students who were unsure and lacked confidence enjoyed the discussions generated from the activities
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? Students are engaged with the content.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“The resources were well presented, we just ran out of time to implement it all.”
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Posted 3 months ago
Cathy Y
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 60%-75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The interactive elements, such as the calculator.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? The improvement in results from the start to the end of the unit.
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? The students are more confident using calculations.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“The Dear 13 year old me kit was very helpful and highly engaging.”
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Posted 3 months ago
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