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Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 45%-60%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? I really enjoyed the online space- the community where everyone shared how and what components worked well together
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? We had some older tauira- Year 13 join in on our Year 10 class and they found it extremely beneficial and that they felt more equiped to for their graduation of kura.
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? Tauira are exploring different ways they can encourage their whānau at home with saving and interest making oppportunities.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“Our kids loved the relativity of the kit. They felt like it was real life scenarios that they could relate to and be a part of”
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Posted 1 hour ago
Emmalene U
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Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 60%-75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The compound interest videos
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? The students were impressed with the impact of compound interest on savings
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? I don't think they really have as a result of this kit.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“There were some aspects the students were interested in, but some that didn't seem relevant like the decision matrix exercises. The implementation of the resources on the platform was cumbersome to use.”
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Posted 1 month ago
Ben M
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 60%-75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The characters and character information. This engaged the students.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? Distributing the characters and letters from the future generated a lot of interest and engagement with the students.
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? I was already teaching these concepts as part of my Year 10 Enterprise course. These resources supplemented what I already do.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“My students enjoyed the more interactive, character based parts of this resource.”
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Posted 1 month ago
Mark W
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 30%-45%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The letters from the future (The logic puzzle and other aspects were only used for extension)
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? "I will never take a loan to pay for a wedding" - Reece
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit?
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“I used this kit to supplement a new Year 9 Finanical Literacy course at our kura. Students were engaged with the letters from the future - in particular debating why the writer made certain made financial choices.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Melanie W
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 30%-45%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? the links to why and how to teach
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? Students where amazed at how much interest is paid on a mortgage
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? Kids are now thinking about starting kiwisaver as soon as possible. They are also looking at saving every week even if its only $5.00
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“Love the resource. The letters are great with lots of information to locate.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Chrissie S
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? >75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? All of it. I also have a business background, in finance so I was able to dig deeper into particular topics.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? Discussion about kiwisaver. Wanting to get a good job and buy a house.
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? We look at interest rates, stock markets, talk about crypto currency
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“Students were excited to engage with this kit, as it was appropriate for them. They enjoyed learning about kiwisaver and mortgages.”
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Posted 3 months ago
Tarryn L
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? 60%-75%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The detailed plan that you can follow along
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? The students loved how interactive it was
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? Yes absolutely
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“What a great kit! The resources were fabulous and it was engaging for all students”
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Posted 4 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
Understanding compound interest (what it is and how it works) is a big part of this kit. What percentage of your students demonstrated a clear understanding of the power of compound interest by the end of the learning? <15%
How easy did your students find the Sorted Calculators to use?
Difficult
Easy enough
Very easy
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? Relating the letter to choices people make and the fact that these changes have lasting effects over a lifetime.
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt, prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Can you share any standout moments or student reactions while using the kit? No.
How have conversations in your classroom changed over the course of teaching this kit? We used it as an end of year activity after students had gone through our own financial literacy course to wrap it all up so no real changes. However, I thought it worked well to sum it all up.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of compound interest, KiwiSaver and debt prior to engaging with this kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
Completely useless
Somewhat useful
Extremely useful
“The resources provided in the kit were great. The ideas behind it were great and we loved the concepts. However, the instructions provided were extremely confusing and hard to follow. The three sections made it even harder to understand. It took 2 well seasoned teachers over an hour just to read through the instructions and figure out what we were meant to be doing at each step. This is very disappointing given how great the resources are. For example, it was very confusing that the quintuplet exercise at the beginning had nothing to do with the rest of the activities as this was not signalled. We were trying to figure out how the first activities fit with the rest of them. It was a lot of reading in one go to start the letters (I didn't think it was too much but a lot of our students struggled - even working in groups of 3). If I were to do it again I would work through one letter with the students first to show them the types of key words they would be looking for and work the whole way through and then get them to go through their own letter. This would obviously double the amount of time that we would have to put aside for the activity but it would mean they got more out of the activity. Overall, I really appreciated the obvious thought that had gone into the kit and the fun way that it introduced so many concepts to students but I think that the way it is set up could be changed to make it much easier to follow for any teacher.”
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Posted 5 months ago
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