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 :Link Task 4
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  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Approach:  One to one
Focus: Students can identify and describe the features and meanings of sculptures.
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Resources: Picture 1: carved warrior; picture 2: war memorial soldier.

As this is a link task procedural details are not given in this report. Students were asked to describe observable features of two sculptures, and to explain their understandings and ideas about the stories the sculptures represent.

 
% responses
y4
y8
 WARRIOR
16
23
features mentioned: 7 or more
4–6
46
53
2–3
33
22
1
4
2
0 relevant
1
0
 Elaborations of descriptions:
4
9
rich elaboration on several features
rich elaboration on 1 or 2 features
14
28
little elaboration
43
38
no elaboration
39
25
 Response to the story, meaning or ideas in the sculpture
11
25
elaborated story linked to features of the sculpture
simple idea or story
80
71
no story or idea given
9
4
 
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% responses
y4
y8
 SOLDIER
12
16
features mentioned: 7 or more
4–6
45
48
2–3
35
29
1
6
7
0 relevant
2
0
 Elaboration of descriptions:
2
6
rich elaboration on several features
rich elaboration on 1 or 2 features
11
21
little elaboration
43
46
no elaboration
44
27
 Response to the story, meaning or ideas in the sculpture:
10
17
elaborated story linked to features of the sculpture
simple idea or story
83
80
no story or idea given
7
3
Commentary:
 Results in this task follow a pattern observed in the results of other responding tasks. Many year 4 and year 8 students are able to offer very global or generalized impressions, but are not yet scrutinizing and identifying observable and distinguishing details and narrative in works of art. Many are yet to demonstrate some confidence in explaining key features and discussing their own ideas and responses.
 
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