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 % responses 2007 ('95) |
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y4 |
y8 |
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| 1. What is deep red and has a stone? | plum |
83 (70) |
96 (96) |
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| 2. What is sour, has pips and is orange? | grapefruit |
63 (53) |
90 (91) |
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| 3. Use the flow chart to describe an apricot. [“sweet”, “has a stone”, “orange”] |
all three descriptions mentioned |
58 (36) |
87 (76) |
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| 4. What fruit is described in the chart as being “sweet or sour”? | apple |
59 (49) |
87 (90) |
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Total
score: |
4 |
35 (19) |
75 (68) |
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3 |
24 (24) |
17 (22) |
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2 |
17 (20) |
4 (6) |
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1 |
14 (20) |
2 (2) |
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0 |
9 (17) |
2 (2) |
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| Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] : |
Year 4  |
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| Commentary: |
| This task was first administered in 1995. Many students in both year 4 and year 8 were successful in reading a tree diagram. Three quarters of the year 8 students got all of the answers correct. Boys and girls performed similarly, but year 4 Pasifika students had a much higher proportion of low scores than Mäori or Pakeha students. Performance in 2007 for year 4 students was markedly higher than in 1995, but there was little difference for year 8 students. |