NZ Curriculum PLD

What is the primary focus of the New Zealand Curriculum?

Answer explanation

The primary focus of the New Zealand Curriculum is to prioritize and explicitly describe what must be taught each year, ensuring a structured approach to education rather than a broad or culturally eliminating one.

What does UKD stand for in the curriculum?

Match the following

• Guiding kaupapa

• Mātaiahikā

• Curriculum in context

• Mātainuku

• Creating a foundation

• Mātaiaho

• Relationships with tangata whenua

• Mātaioho

• Learning Areas

• Matairangi

Which of the following is NOT one of the five characteristics of how we learn according to the curriculum?

• Social and emotional wellbeing impacting learning

• Learning best in isolation

• Interpreting new ideas through existing knowledge

• Experiencing a sense of belonging

What does the term 'Mātai' mean in the context of the curriculum framework?

• To compete and win

• To memorise and recite

• To teach and instruct

• To observe, examine, and deliberately consider

What is the purpose of the 'Understand, Know, and Do' framework?

• To focus only on theoretical knowledge

• To provide a structure for knowledge and progression

• To eliminate the need for assessments

• To simplify the curriculum

Which phase focuses on 'Thriving in environments rich in literacy and maths'?

• Phase 3 (years 7–8)

• Phase 4 (years 9–10)

• Phase 1 (years 0–3)

• Phase 2 (years 4–6)

What is the role of 'progress outcomes' in the curriculum?

• To replace standardized tests

• To focus only on extracurricular activities

• To act as signposts for student expectations

• To eliminate the need for teachers

How many learning areas are there in the New Zealand Curriculum?

• Eight

• Seven

• Six

• Five

What is the main focus of Phase 5 (years 11–13) in the curriculum?

• Seeing ourselves in the wider world and advocating with and for others

• Navigating pathways and developing agency to help shape the future

• Expanding horizons of knowledge and collaboration

• Thriving in environments rich in literacy and maths