Pedagogy

Commitment to students and their thinking

Teachers who have high expectations for the diverse students in their classroom focus on positive social and academic outcomes and take students’ thinking seriously. This commitment is underpinned by the following principles:

• an acknowledgement that all students, irrespective of age, have the capacity to become powerful learners in accounting
• a commitment to maximising students’ access to practical and theoretical experiences in accounting
• empowerment of all to develop knowledge, skills, and problem-solving ability in accounting contexts
• holistic development through accounting for participating effectively as informed citizens
• relationships and connectedness of people and ideas
• interpersonal respect and sensitivity
• fairness, integrity, and ethical decision making.

Adapted from Effective Pedagogy in Pāngarau/Mathematics: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES) (p. 1)

Learn more:

• Supporting effective pedagogy (look at the discussion tools)
• Effective pedagogy in the New Zealand Curriculum

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Principles of effective pedagogy

The following principles of effective pedagogy in accounting are derived from the pedagogy section of The New Zealand Curriculum. In each case, they are illustrated by examples from accounting contexts.

• Create a supportive learning environment
• Encourage reflective thought and action
• Enhance the relevance of new learning
• Facilitate shared learning
• Connections to prior learning and experience
• Ensure sufficient opportunities to learn
• Teaching as inquiry
• Develop literacy skills in accounting
• Develop numeracy skills in accounting
• Enable e-learning

Last updated May 6, 2021

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