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.

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.

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.