Approach: Station |
Level:
Year 4
and year 8
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Focus:
Relationships,
interpersonal skills.
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Resources:
Illustration
in task book (in year 4 version only). |
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252KB |
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Questions/instructions:
Imagine
you have this problem:
Your friend always has to win every game you play together at school.
If they don’t, they get angry or upset. This isn’t fair
and it makes you unhappy. |
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%
responses
2002 ('98) |
y4
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y8 |
1.
Write down some ways that you could try to fix this problem. |
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Ways
to fix problem:
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play
with other people |
5
(7) |
18
(22) |
decide
you can live with it okay |
14
(6) |
11
(17) |
find
games that don’t involve winning/losing |
3
(0) |
11
(9) |
talk
to friend and tell them their behaviour is upsetting you |
11
(14) |
38
(29) |
try
to convince friend to behave differently |
20
(22) |
43
(40) |
get
advice from someone else |
4
(16) |
4
(8) |
ask
someone else to try to change friend’s behaviour |
2
(2) |
2
(1) |
2.
If you wanted some help to sort out this problem, who might you ask?
3. Draw a ring around the person in answer 2 who you think would be the
most helpful.
4. Why do you think this person would be the most helpful? |
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Most
helpful person:
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parents
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36
(22) |
29
(19) |
siblings
|
1
(2) |
0
(1) |
teachers/principal
) |
34
(41 |
32
(43) |
coach
|
5
(9) |
3
(6) |
friends/peers
|
13
(7) |
24
(24) |
other
adults |
7
(16) |
10
(7) |
other/no
choice |
4
(4) |
2
(0) |
Explanation:
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strong
|
4
(6) |
20
(14) |
moderate
|
63
(72) |
63
(57) |
weak
|
33
(22) |
17
(29) |
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Total
score:
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4–9
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1
(2) |
14
(11) |
3
|
7
(9) |
26
(24) |
2
|
34
(41) |
38
(38) |
1
|
36
(32) |
18
(20) |
0
|
22
(16) |
4
(7) |
Commentary
Year 8 students were much more inclined than year 4 students to address
their concern directly with their friend, and were also more inclined
to see other peers as helpful. There was little change between 1998 and
2002. |