Welcome to our curated collection of free professional learning development (PLD) resources designed to support the teaching of Statistics in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Courses
Workshop Plans
New! These ready-to-use workshop plans are designed to enable teachers to facilitate internal PLD sessions during staff or syndicate meetings.
- Years 1–6: Using CensusAtSchool datacards (Pip Arnold)
- Years 7–8: Working with CensusAtSchool data (Pip Arnold)
- Years 7–10: Using CODAP to develop statistical concepts – median and box plots (Pip Arnold)
Curriculum & Assessment
Year 1–10
- Mathematics & Statistics Curriculum Overview Phases 1-4
- Phase 1 Statistics
- Phase 2 Statistics | Probability
- Phase 3 Statistics | Probability
- Phase 4 Statistics | Probability
Year 11–13
Current 2007 version – curriculum being updated
- Achievement Objectives (tki)
- Statistics Glossary (tki)
- NCEA Standards (NSN)
- National Moderator’s Report (NZQA)
NZSA Education Committee
Software
- Years 4–13: CODAP
- Years 7–13: iNZight Lite | Teacher’s Guide
- Years 9–13: NZGrapher
- Years 11–13: iNZight
- Years 12–13: Eikosogram
- VITonline
- Exercises for learning iNZight, iNZightLite, VIT, and VITonline
- Technology for teaching
Student Writing & Insight
- OSEM: A writing framework for Maths and Stats
- Years 9–13: Improving PPDAC written responses
- Writing statistical reports for Level 3 and before
- Writing techniques for report writing (2014)
- Years 9–13: Developing students’ statistical insight
- Let them write their own textbook
- Grappling with Authenticity (Steel)
Student Discussions
- Working collaboratively & leading statistical discussions
- Discussion and interaction in Statistics classes
- Statistics is my favorite subject
- Engaging students in Statistics
Data Stories
- Google Trends
- What’s Going On in This Graph?
- Tuva Data Stories
- Stats + Stories
- What is Statistics?
- Covid links
- Teaching statistics is awesome
- Reconnecting data and chance
- Can We Trust The Numbers?
Pedagogy
- Supporting new teachers
- The Statistical Education of Teachers Report (US)
- The joy of data analysis and critical thinking (Rhys Jones, Wales)
Reference: The New Zealand Schooling System
This information will be updated shortly.
The New Zealand Mathematics and Statistics Curriculum is divided into 5 phases of learning. Below is a summary of the NZC levels and associated Learning Progression Framework (for students aged 5 to 13) and NCEA levels (NZ national assessment) if applicable. There is a degree of flexibility within these guidelines for students to learn subject content earlier or later than the guidelines. New Zealand students typically start school at 5 years of age.
| NZ Curriculum | Year at School | Age (Approx) | Learning Progression | NCEA |
| Phase 1 | 1-3 | 5-8 yrs | After 1 yr, After 2 yrs, After 3 yrs | |
| Phase 2 | 4-6 | 8-11 yrs | After 4 yrs, After 5 yrs, After 6 yrs | |
| Phase 3 | 7-8 | 11-13 yrs | After 7 yrs, After 8 yrs | |
| Phase 4 | 9-10 | 13-15 yrs | ||
| Phase 5 | 11 | 15-16 yrs | Level 1 | |
| Phase 5 | 12 | 16-17 yrs | Level 2 | |
| Phase 5 | 13 | 17-18 yrs | Level 3 |
Learning Progression Frameworks
The University of Auckland’s Department of Statistics recommends AS3.10 Use Statistical Methods to make a Formal Inference, AS3.9 Investigate Bivariate Measurement Data, and AS3.13 Apply Probability Concepts in Solving Problems as a statistics core course for the approved subject Statistics or for a Mathematics course for students hoping to proceed to study Statistics at University.
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