Knowledge and Understanding  : LINK TASKS
Link Task 1
Approach: One to One Level: Year 4 and year 8
Resources: Assembled object
Task: To explain how the object had been made.
  % responses
y4 y8

Explanation of planning stage

 

strong
moderate
weak
4
29
67
17
38
45

Explanation about selection of materials

 

strong
moderate
weak
5
49
46
12
49
39

Explanation about cutting/shaping components

 

strong
moderate
weak
2
27
71
9
41
50

Explanation about assembly of components

 

strong
moderate
weak
3
52
45
16
55
29

Overall rating

 

very high
quite high
moderate
low

0
6
46
48

2
18
47
31

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Link Task 2
Approach: Station                                                                                                    Level: Year 8 only
Resources: Circuit board with wires and electrical components
Task: To wire the circuit board to achieve three requested functional arrangements
  % responses
y8

Achieved arrangement 1

48

Achieved arrangement 2

8

Achieved arrangement 3

37

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