Choosing a Partner

: Choosing a Partner

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Questions / instructions:
Imagine that you are doing a project or a special topic at school, and you will be choosing one other person to work with you.

You would need to make a good choice.

Think about the sort of things that would be important when choosing someone to work with you.

% responses

1. Try to write down 4 things about the kind of person you would choose.

social behaviour/skills
knowledge/skills
work ethic
gender

91
50
28
6

94
50
68
0

2. Put a tick beside the thing that you think is most important.

3. Why do you think that would be most important?

Most important: social behaviour/skills
knowledge/skills
work ethic
gender

67
22
11
0

62
7
31
0

Commentary
Students at both year levels placed greatest importance on social behaviour and skills. However, year 4 students placed next, most emphasis on subject knowledge and skills, whereas year 8 students were much more concerned about work ethic.

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