astronomy

Tasileta Teevale

Tasileta Teevale is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tasileta Teevale rather than just read about it. In short: Tasileta "Leta" Teevale (22 March 1973 – 21 April 2023) was a Samoan New Zealand academic, and was the inaugural director of the Pacific Development Office at the University of Otago. In 2021, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Pacific education and public health research.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Tasileta "Leta" Teevale (22 March 1973 – 21 April 2023) was a Samoan New Zealand academic, and was the inaugural director of the Pacific Development Office at the University of Otago. In 2021, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Pacific education and public health research.

Early life and education Teevale was born in Apia, Samoa, to Reverend Fuifui Teevale and Roberta Leisam-Teevale, and was the second of four children. When Teevale was eight years old, her father earned a scholarship to study at the University of Otago and the family moved to Dunedin in New Zealand. Teevale first attended Opoho School, where she learned English, and later went to Brockville Primary School, Kenmure Intermediate and Kaikorai Valley College. The family moved to Christchurch when Teevale's father graduated, and she finished her schooling at Hillmorton High School. Teevale discovered a love of volleyball at high school, and was in the team at Hillmorton that won the secondary school nationals.

Academic career Teevale completed a Bachelor of Physical Education degree at the University of Otago, after which she lectured in exercise science at the Universal College of Learning in Palmerston North. She then undertook a Master of Business Studies in Sports Management at Massey University, and worked for the Tertiary Education Commission first as a regional advisor and then as a national advisor in the Research Evaluation Unit. Teevale completed a PhD titled Obesity in Pacific adolescents: a socio-cultural study in Auckland, New Zealand at the University of Auckland in 2009, followed by postdoctoral research in Auckland's School of Population Health. Teevale then joined the faculty of the University of Otago, being appointed as the first Director of the Pacific Development Office in 2013. She was responsible for monitoring the university's delivery on its Pacific Strategic Framework, and established a number of Pacific groups and roles throughout the university, such as divisional Associate Dean Pacific, the University of Otago Pacific Islands Students' Association, and a Pacific Leadership Group. Teevale's research covered physical education, health, youth and topics such as investigating the barriers to Pacific educational achievement at university. She carried out a national survey of youth health and wellbeing, and a study of school-based interventions to manage weight. In 2022, Teevale was diagnosed with cancer, and she died in Dunedin on 21 April 2023.

Honours and awards In the 2021 New Years Honours Teevale was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Pacific education and public health research.

Selected works

Terryann Clark; Terry Fleming; Pat Bullen; et al. (7 November 2013). "Health and well-being of secondary school students in New Zealand: trends between 2001, 2007 and 2012". Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 49 (11): 925–934. doi:10.1111/jpc.12427. ISSN 1034-4810. PMID 24251658. Wikidata Q39312147. Kaveh Aminzadeh; Simon Denny; Jennifer Utter; Taciano Milfont; Shanthi Ameratunga; Tasileta Teevale; Terryann Clark (16 February 2013). "Neighbourhood social capital and adolescent self-reported wellbeing in New Zealand: a multilevel analysis". Social Science & Medicine. 84: 13–21. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.012. ISSN 0277-9536. PMID 23517699. Wikidata Q48274752. (erratum) Nicki Jackson; Simon Denny; Janie Sheridan; Terry Fleming; Terryann Clark; Tasileta Teevale; Shanthi Ameratunga (12 December 2013). "Predictors of drinking patterns in adolescence: a latent class analysis". Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 135: 133–139. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.11.021. ISSN 0376-8716. PMID 24373625. Wikidata Q50738661. Simon Denny; Sonia Lewycka; Jennifer Utter; et al. (16 July 2016). "The association between socioeconomic deprivation and secondary school students' health: findings from a latent class analysis of a national adolescent health survey". International Journal for Equity in Health. 15 (1): 109. doi:10.1186/s12939-016-0398-5. ISSN 1475-9276. PMC 4947270. PMID 27422160. Wikidata Q37099748. Clíona Ní Mhurchú; Helen Eyles; Robyn Dixon; Leonie Matoe; Tasileta Teevale; Patricia Meagher-Lundberg (8 July 2011). "Economic incentives to promote healthier food purchases: exploring acceptability and key factors for success". Health Promotion International. 27 (3): 331–341. doi:10.1093/heapro/dar042. ISSN 0957-4824. PMID 21742702. Wikidata Q48124529.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tasileta Teevale

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tasileta Teevale claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tasileta Teevale before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tasileta Teevale ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tasileta Teevale

In research: Tasileta Teevale appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tasileta Teevale in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tasileta Teevale is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1973 births, 2023 deaths, Academic staff of Universal College of Learning, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tasileta Teevale outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tasileta Teevale in simple terms?

Why does Tasileta Teevale matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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