Chapter Graphic
: Computer Chair
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Approach: Station Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:   Generating and evaluating possible design solutions 
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Questions/instructions:
This picture shows a computer on a special table.
A special computer chair is needed that would be good for both children and adults to use at home.



% responses
2004 ('00)
y4
y8
1. Make a drawing of a chair.    
2. On your drawing write labels to show how it would work, and why it would be good for both children and adults.
Features included:
legs/pedestal
98 (97)
98 (96)
 
seat
99 (99)
98 (98)
 
back
98 (100)
97 (97)
 
padding
63 (71)
78 (78)
arm rest (not necessarily desirable)
19 (22)
30 (27)
Castors/wheels:
feature included
73 (62)
80 (64)
 
explanation of how it works
34 (33)
47 (42)
Swivel seat:
feature included
10 (10)
13 (15)
 
explanation of how it works
8 (7)
8 (10)
Seat height adjustment:
feature included
53 (36)
73 (73)
explanation of how it works
46 (32)
65 (63)
explanation of value of feature
25 (12)
41 (32)
Foot rest/adjustment:
feature included
6 (8)
9 (8)
explanation of how it works
4 (2)
7 (5)
explanation of value of feature
2 (2)
3 (4)
Back height adjustment:
feature included
10 (11)
18 (15)
 
explanation of how it works
8 (9)
14 (10)
 
explanation of value of feature
4 (3)
9 (3)
Back tilt adjustment:
feature included
14 (12)
27 (26)
 
explanation of how it works
7 (9)
21 (18)
 
explanation of value of feature
3 (3)
13 (9)
Total score:
13–21
2 (0)
9 (2)
 
10–12
12 (11)
25 (27)
7–9
42 (34)
41 (45)
4–6
35 (44)
20 (18)
0–3
9 (11)
5 (8)
Commentary:
Almost all students included the core requirements of a chair – legs, seat and back. Most also included padding and castor wheels, while many included seat height adjustment. Success in addressing the full requirements of adjustability for different body sizes and preferences was much more limited. About 20 percent more year 8 than year 4 students scored 10 or more. There was little change between 2000 and 2004 at either year level.
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