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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Understanding library classification systems 
Resources: 4 library location signs — fiction, non-fiction, picture books, reference; 16 book covers in numerical order;
recording book
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Questions / instructions:
Place library classification cards in front of student.

These signs show the different book sections in a library.

Point to and read each one.

Non-Fiction
Fiction
Picture Books
Reference

I’m going to show you some covers of books. I want you to tell me the section of the library where you would find each book.

Show student each book cover in numerical order, 1—16.

Which section of the library would you find this book?

Record the classification for each book.

 
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
Book cover 1:
non-fiction
45 (51)
60 (56)
Book cover 2:
non-fiction
33 (35)
52 (47)
Book cover 3:
reference
29 (26)
74 (76)
Book cover 4:
reference
31 (31)
57 (58)
Book cover 5:
non-fiction
43 (41)
60 (52)
Book cover 6:
fiction
31 (30)
51 (46)
Book cover 7:
fiction
40 (47)
73 (67)
Book cover 8:
fiction
42 (47)
73 (67)
Book cover 9:
picture books
71 (75)
84 (81)
Book cover 10:
non-fiction
47 (51)
62 (60)
Book cover 11:
reference
55 (54)
91 (88)
Book cover 12:
picture books
76 (77)
86 (87)
Book cover 13:
picture books
73 (77)
87 (86)
Book cover 14:
picture books
74 (77)
82 (82)
Book cover 15:
fiction
44 (50)
74 (68)
Book cover 16:
reference
43 (48)
76 (77)
Total score:
15–16
2 (3)
23 (18)
 
13–14
8 (8)
24 (23)
 
11–12
11 (12)
16 (18)

9–10
16 (20)
12 (14)
 
7–8
27 (25)
15 (16)
 
5–6
22 (20)
8 (7)
 
0–4
14 (12)
2 (4)

Commentary:
Forty-seven percent of year 8 students, compared to ten percent of year 4 students, correctly classified more than 12 of the 16 books. There was little change at either year level between 2001 and 2005.

 
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