: Dodge
Trend task
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Approach:  Open space Level: Year 4 and year 8 
access task
Focus: Running, changing direction
Resources: Floor plan
Questions/instructions:

Start at the first mark.

Run as fast as you can, dodging from one mark to the next.

Make sure your toe touches each mark.

Dodge back to the start.

run


% responses
2006 ('02)
y4
y8
direction changed by pushing off outside foot
39 (44)
67 (68)
body lowered during change of direction
8 (10)
18 (17)
change of direction occurred in one step
29 (36)
58 (59)

Time taken to complete run:

less than 16.0 secs
0 (0)
0 (0)
16.0 -22.0 secs
28 (32)
61 (67)
22.1 - 28.0 secs
58 (51)
33 (29)
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14 (17)
6 (4)
Total score:
5–6
5 (5)
13 (14)
4
9 (13)
28 (34)
3
14 (20)
23 (21)
2
28 (21)
19 (13)
0–1
44 (41)
17 (18)
Subgroup Analysis:
Year 4

Year 8

Commentary:
Year 4 students were generally less efficient than year 8 students in changing direction and year 4 girls scored lower than year 4 boys. There were only minor ethnic differences for year 8 students but Pasifika students scored highest at year 4 level. There was little change from 2002 to 2006.
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