viewing
 : Looking Around
Approach: One to one
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Resources: Photographs of seven signs or posters.

Questions / instructions:
There are lots of interesting signs and posters that you can see in all sorts of places. Some examples are shown in these 7 photographs.

 
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. . . In order of appearance from 1 to 7.( press on image for enlarged version )
  % responses
y4
y8

Arrange all 7 pictures in front of student.
1. First, I want you to choose one sign or poster from these pictures that you think is very good because of the way it has been made.

Allow time. Write picture number on recording sheet.

Picture chosen: 1
2 
3
4
5
6
7
43
7
1
9
6
3
31
32
10
0
17
6
3
32

2. Now look carefully at the picture you have chosen. I want you to try to explain to me everything about the way this sign/poster has been made that makes it very good.
Allow time.

Possible elements include attractive
features, colour, symbolism.
clear with multiple ideas
37
58
relevent, not fully developed
29
30
on right track, but vague
26
10
very limited
8
2

3. Now choose one sign or poster that you think is not very good because of the way it has been made.
Allow time.

Picture chosen: 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
8
63
6
9
10
3
0
5
86
1
4
3
1

4. Now look carefully at the picture you have chosen as being not very good. Try to explain to me why it is not very good — because of the way it has been made.
Student responds.

Quality of explanation: clear with multiple ideas
29
54
relevent, not fully developed
34
35
on right track but vague
24
9
very limited
13
2
5. What are some of the things that could be done to make this a really good sign?
Quality of explanation: clear with multiple ideas
45
75
relevent, not fully developed
26
20
on right track but vague
19
4
very limited
10
1
Commentary:
This task was designed to assess students' ability to explain why some signs or posters seem effective and others do not. Year 4 and year 8 students chose the same effective and ineffective examples, but year 8 students were substantially better at explaining the reasons for their choices.

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