Thursday, 8 July 2021, 3:34 pm
A report that provides advice on improving teaching,
learning and assessment of technology and hangarau within
NCEA and the secondary tertiary education system has been
released today. It has been prepared by an expert advisory
panel convened by Royal Society Te Apārangi.
It
affirms that broad-based technology education aligns with
the goals of Aotearoa New Zealand to be a nation of
world-leading innovators and recommends changes to emphasise
technological literacy rather than technical
education.
Professor Alister Jones, Senior Deputy
Vice-Chancellor of University of Waikato, who chaired the
advisory panel said Aotearoa New Zealand has a world-leading