Building Knowledge, Making Meaning, and Applying Understanding of Learner Agency in a New Zealand Primary School

This study builds knowledge, makes meaning and applies understanding about Learner Agency. It presents enablers, capabilities and perceptions of both students and teachers from Stonefields Primary School (SPS) in New Zealand. Quantitative data was gathered by implementing the Agency Self-perception...

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Main Author: Benson, Jana Elizabeth
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89457
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description This study builds knowledge, makes meaning and applies understanding about Learner Agency. It presents enablers, capabilities and perceptions of both students and teachers from Stonefields Primary School (SPS) in New Zealand. Quantitative data was gathered by implementing the Agency Self-perception Tool (ASpT) with 1089 Year 4-8 learners in four schools. The ASpT was developed at SPS and validated in this study. Focus Groups enabled scaffolding of the quantitative findings and support literature.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-894572022-10-20T02:01:45Z Building Knowledge, Making Meaning, and Applying Understanding of Learner Agency in a New Zealand Primary School Benson, Jana Elizabeth This study builds knowledge, makes meaning and applies understanding about Learner Agency. It presents enablers, capabilities and perceptions of both students and teachers from Stonefields Primary School (SPS) in New Zealand. Quantitative data was gathered by implementing the Agency Self-perception Tool (ASpT) with 1089 Year 4-8 learners in four schools. The ASpT was developed at SPS and validated in this study. Focus Groups enabled scaffolding of the quantitative findings and support literature. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89457 Curtin University fulltext
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Building Knowledge, Making Meaning, and Applying Understanding of Learner Agency in a New Zealand Primary School
title Building Knowledge, Making Meaning, and Applying Understanding of Learner Agency in a New Zealand Primary School
title_full Building Knowledge, Making Meaning, and Applying Understanding of Learner Agency in a New Zealand Primary School
title_fullStr Building Knowledge, Making Meaning, and Applying Understanding of Learner Agency in a New Zealand Primary School
title_full_unstemmed Building Knowledge, Making Meaning, and Applying Understanding of Learner Agency in a New Zealand Primary School
title_short Building Knowledge, Making Meaning, and Applying Understanding of Learner Agency in a New Zealand Primary School
title_sort building knowledge, making meaning, and applying understanding of learner agency in a new zealand primary school
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89457