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Link Task 1
Approach: One to one
Instructions: Students listened to a message and were asked to retell it.
% responses
y4
y8
Component: 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
22
26
37
75
25
27
70
63
37
51
60
54
84
36
45
86
73
54
Total score (out of 9): 7–9
3–6
0–2
7
68
25
30
63
7

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Link Task 2
Approach: Stations
Instructions: Students listened to a fable and answered questions about it.
% responses
y4
y8
Component: 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
48
44
58
75
14
80
55
48
63
47
82
38
78
37
Total (out of 15): 12–15
8–11
0–7
25
65
10
30
57
13
Commentary:
Year 4 and year 8 students performed comparably on this task.

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Link Task 3
Approach: Stations
Instructions: listened to a story and marked a picture according to the story.
% responses
y4
y8
Component: 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
91
92
96
94
91
92
93
95
.
Total (out of 8): 8
5–7
0–4
76
20
4
.
Commentary:
Year 4 students performed very well on this task.

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Link Task 4
Approach:Stations
Instructions: listened to a radio report and answered questions about it.
% responses
y4
y8
Component: 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
92
90
56
21
73
33
61
.
Total (out of 11): 8–11
4–7
0–3
18
56
26
.



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