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Link Task 6
Approach: One to one
Resources: Picture of historical event.
Task: Students were asked to explain aspects of the picture, the historical event, and its consequences.
% responses
y4
y8
Explanation 1:
clear and correct
vaguely correct
other
2
6
92
25
29
46
Explanation 2: very accurate
fairly accurate
vaguely correct
other
1
4
12
83
11
11
26
52
Explanation 3: very accurate
partly correct
other
4
77
19
34
58
8
Explanation 4: very accurate
partly correct
other
1
25
76
13
23
64
Explanation 5: correct
other
43
57
79
21
Explanation 6: very comprehensive
moderately comprehensive
limited
other
0
2
20
78
2
16
49
33
Explanation 7: very comprehensive
moderately comprehensive
limited
other
0
1
10
89
2
10
39
49
Commentary:
A high percentage of year 4 and year 8 students struggled to give satisfactory answers to most of these questions.

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Link Task 7
Approach: Station
Resources: Picture and map
Task: Students were asked to list topics that would provide information to a particular group of people.
% responses
y4
y8

Number of ideas listed:
3
7
14
34
43
11
22
26
32
9
more than 10
8–10
6–7
4–5
0–3  

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