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%
responses 2007 ('03) |
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y4 |
y8 |
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| 1. How much money has he saved by the 29th of June? |
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$30 |
20 (21) |
70 (65) |
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30 |
3 (2) |
3 (0) |
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29 or $29 |
3 (5) |
6 (5) |
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| 2. How much money did Sam save between the 1st and the 8th of June? |
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$4 |
13 (17) |
45 (39) |
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4 |
4 (4) |
2 (3) |
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| 3. Sam was given $8 for his birthday. He saved this money. Between which dates do you think he had his birthday? |
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8th and 15th June |
13 (11) |
47 (45) |
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| 4. What will the line on the graph look like if he doesn’t
save any money next week? Tick your answer. |
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| a. go up | 10 (11) |
4 (4) |
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| b. go down | 35 (28) |
14 (14) |
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43 (58) |
79 (80) |
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Total
score: |
4 |
2 (2) |
28 (21) |
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3 |
7 (7) |
23 (25) |
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2 |
20 (20) |
25 (26) |
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1 |
29 (44) |
16 (21) |
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0 |
43 (27) |
8 (7) |
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| Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] : |
Year 4  |
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| Commentary: |
| Year 4 students had great difficulty with this task involving interpreting a line graph. Year 8 students were substantially better, but still not strong. In particular, students had difficulty in working from given information back to the graph. There was little change from 2003. |