Approach: Independent
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Focus:
Interpreting a line graph
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56k |
Resources: None
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Questions / instructions:
When Toni does
something good or kind, Toni's mother puts a tick on a chart.
On Friday Toni's mother counts the ticks.
For every 10 ticks, Toni can choose a treat.
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%
responses |
y4
1999(1995)
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y8
1999(1995)
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1.
How many ticks did Toni get on week 1?
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66(59)
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92(89)
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30
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2.
Which week did Toni not get a treat?
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43(37)
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73(76)
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week
3
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3.
Which week did Toni get 25 ticks?
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56(56)
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88(89)
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week
5
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4.
How many treats could Toni choose on week 2?
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45(42)
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78(85)
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2
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Total
score: 4
3
2
0 -1
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22(21)
19(15)
23(23)
36(39)
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62(65)
18(19)
12(9)
8(7)
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Commentary:
For
both year 4 and year 8 students, there was little change over four years in their
ability to interpret this line graph. Forty percent more year 8 than year 4 students
got all the questions correct in 1999. |