:Milk
Trend Task
Loading Images
Approach: Station  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Structure a flow chart
Resources: 10 word stickers, instruction card
164KB
Questions / instructions:
You are going to make a diagram about milk.

1. Place the word stickers where you think they
should go on the diagram.

2. Stick the words onto the diagram when you have decided where they should go.
[Instruction card same as text above]		 milk

   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
Top group:
contained “farms” and “cows” in that order
61 (57)
83 (85)
contained “farms” and “cows” but not in that order
12 (12)
12 (12)
contained one appropriate sticker and leaves a box blank
1 (4)
0 (0)
any other response
26 (27)
5 (3)
Bottom left group:
group labelled (either “flavours” or “packaging”) in correct position, all specific labels below
41 (36)
77 (82)
group labelled in correct position, two of specific labels below
2 (4)
2 (2)
other
57 (60)
21 (16)
Bottom right group:
group labelled (either “flavours” or “packaging”) in correct position,
all specific labels below
39 (35)
79 (81)
group labelled in correct position, two of specific labels below
2 (4)
1 (1)
other
59 (61)
20 (18)
Total score:
7
25 (25)
64 (69)
5–6
19 (14)
17 (16)
3–4
24 (24)
12 (10)
1–2
12 (13)
4 (2)
0
20 (24)
3 (3)

Commentary:
Sixty-four percent of year 8 students, compared to 25 percent of year 4 students, labelled the entire flow chart correctly. There was little change, at both year levels, between 2001 and 2005.
 
Chapter Graphic
Loading Images