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Approach:  Station
ACCESS
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Using information to make choices  
Resources:
Chart, placement board, 8 cards, answer booklet
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Questions/instructions:  


Children of different ages need different kinds of toys.
• Use the chart and placement board to help you choose the two best toys for each child.
• Use the letters on the toy cards to finish these sentences.

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% responses
2009 ('05)
y4
y8
1. For a child who was 0–12 months old I would choose toy and toy .    
Chose:
A
87 (90) 90 (95)
and:
H
77 (84) 88 (89)
2. For a child who was 1–3 years old I would choose toy and toy .
    
Chose:
B
77 (78) 82 (88)
and:
G
 57 (62) 71 (72)
3. For a child who was 3-5 years old I would choose toy and toy .
    
Chose:
D
61 (59) 70 (74)
and:
E
 60 (61) 60 (70)
4. For a child who was 5-7 years old I would choose toy and toy .
    
Chose:
C
71 (70) 73 (78)
and:
F
67 (69) 62 (72)
 
Total score:
8
23 (26)
33 (43)
6–7
34 (37)
36 (31)
4–5
33 (28)
22 (22)
2–3
9 (7)
3 (2)
0–1
2 (2)
5 (1)
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4
Year 8
Commentary:
Many children were successful on this task, at both year 4 and year 8. Modest growth was seen between year 4 and year 8, but students did not perform as well in 2009 as in 2005. Pasifika students had more difficulties with this task, and girls outperformed boys, especially at year 8 level.