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Anna G
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? To add variety to our maths programme but also to provide real life application of maths
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) Similar to the way it was designed. The students engaged with this format.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
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How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The supermarket system was great. Student discussions around their alter egos.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? Building an employee profile with the cards
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
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Extremely useful
How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? They enjoyed the discussions
“We used this with our year 7 and 8 students. It was very worthwhile and generated good discussions. They were fascinated with how tax works. The format of the employees and the supermarket was very engaging. One of our teachers who has taught Year 12 Economics was blown away at their understanding at the end of the topic. Highly recommended.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Nina L
Verified Reviewer
What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? Recommended by a colleague
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) Using in a larger unit of work on fiscal responsibilities
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? Material all preparred in advance so saved precious planning time
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? Understanding payslips
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? It helped bridge the gap between theory and realworld situations
“A great resource for creating awareness in young teenagers about tax.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Anonymous
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? It was recommended by the learning support coordinator who had seen it at an expo
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) I wouldn't use it again. I have passed it to another teacher
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? I didn't find any of it useful
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? None. We gave up after first few activities
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? As above. We gave up. They couldn't understand the concepts
“Unfortuantely the target audience needed more cognitive skills than my students had. I teach learning support. I have handed the kits on to a teacher who has more able students.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Kelly B
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? Kids' own interest.
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) Full unit on its own. Will run again each year.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The payslip!
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? The payslip.
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“My students are particularly interested in earning, budgeting, and how taxes work. This School Kit was super helpful in demonstrating those concepts.”
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Posted 3 months ago
Anonymous
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? Mostly because it was in te reo Māori and therefore appropriate for our kura
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) As a full unit but with other things woven in with it and over a longer time
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The fact it was avaliable in te reo, often I need to translate my own resources which is very time consuming
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
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Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? They really enjoyed making there own tax story
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
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“So pleased to have access to such a great resource in te reo Māori. More resources like this are definitely needed. It was engaging, well thought out and easy to use.”
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Posted 3 months ago
Anna C
Verified Reviewer
What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? Student interest
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) As a reduced few lessons
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The templates/=
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? Neutral colour scheme and clear layout
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“The students struggled to relate to the activities and scenarios used. They also required much more scaffolding of tasks than what the unit offered.”
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Posted 3 months ago
Jaki L
Verified Reviewer
What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? I liked the collateral that I knew would be engaging for students, especially the scratch cards!
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) I liked that it was stand alone, I used it after 13 Year Old Me so students were used to the idea of a fictional character they could relate to.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The name cards and scratch cards appealed to the students as did creating a back story, this lead to interest moving into the next stages.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? Scratch cards!
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“Students loved the collateral that came with kit as hands on materials to develop their characters, through creating very intricate back stories, to viewing a payslip that they could relate to, to discussing the allocation of tax dollars and the equity of these allocations”
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Posted 3 months ago
Tina R
Verified Reviewer
What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? we were doing an assessment on tax
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) integration into the Unit Standard lessons
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? showing how the government spends the taxes
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? the physical stickers and cards
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“This resource was used in a variety of ways over a number of lessons with both class and group work”
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Posted 3 months ago
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