:Dot to Dot
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Approach: Independent  Level: Year 4 and 8
Focus:     Drawing geometric figures
Resources: Ruler 
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Questions / instructions:
   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
1. Join dots to draw a right angle triangle.
    
correct
27 (21)
70 (57)
     
2. Join dots to draw a rectangle.
correct
89 (77)
77 (88)
correct – drew a square
2 (12)
19 (6)
 
3. Join dots to draw a square.
     
correct
89 (84)
95 (94)
 
4. Join dots to draw a hexagon (the sides don’t need to be equal).
correct
26 (25)
53 (41)
 
 
 
Total score:    5
8 (6)
36 (27)
4
30 (26)
32 (35)
3
45 (44)
22 (28)
2
9 (12)
8 (6)
1
6 (8)
2 (1)
0
2 (4)
0 (2)

Commentary:
Year 4 students were successful with the rectangle and the square but had difficulty with the right angle triangle and the hexagon. Year 8 students were much better with the triangle and hexagon. Students in 2005 outperformed the 2001 cohort, particularly on the more difficult shapes.
 
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