| Approach: One
to one |
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| Focus:
Estimating measurements. |
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| Resources:
Ruler; measuring
tape; objects: bolt, pencil, stick, ribbon. |
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Questions/instructions:
Do
not let the student see a ruler or the measuring tape until it is
time to make the actual measurements.
In this activity I am going to ask you to estimate or guess
the length of some things. After that, you can measure them to check
your estimates. I’ll write down the measurements you tell me.
Each time, tell me if the measurement is in millimetres, centimetres
or metres.
One at a time, introduce each of the objects in the order given.
Ask student to estimate all of the objects before they are measured.
Write student’s answers for each measure. |
Kaua
e tukuna te äkonga kia kite i tëtahi ruri, teipa ine ränei,
kia tae rawa ki te wä ine tüturu.
I tënei mahi ka tonoa koe ki te whakatau tata mai, ki te whakaaro
noa iho ränei, ki te roa o ëtahi taputapu. Ka mutu, ka
tüturu ine ai koe, kia kitea, mënä he tata ö
whakatau tata. Mäku e tuhi äu whakautu. Ia wä, körerotia
mai mehemea he inenga miramita, he inenga henimita, he inenga mita
ränei.
Kia takitahi te hoatu i ia taputapu mä töna raupapatanga.
Tonoa te äkonga ki te whakatau tata i te inenga ongä taputapu
katoa i mua o te inenga tüturu. Tuhia ngä whakautu a te
äkonga mö ia inenga. |
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%
responses |
| GEd |
MI |
1. |
Hand
student the bolt. [70mm]
How long do you think this is?
Prompt: What are the units of measurement?
Record student answer.
Hoatu
te whaowiri ki te äkonga. [70mm]
1. Ki öu whakaaro, pëhea te roa o tënä?
He äwhina: He aha ngä waeine?
Tuhia te whakautu a te äkonga.
|
56–84mm
|
39
|
40 |
| 42–55mm
or 85–98mm |
25 |
23 |
| 2. |
Hand
student the pencil. [144mm]
How long do you think this is?
Prompt: What are the units of measurement?
Record student answer.
Hoatu
te pene räkau ki te äkonga. [144mm]
Ki öu whakaaro, pëhea te roa o tënä?
He äwhina: He aha ngä waeine?
Tuhia te whakautu a te äkonga.
|
115–173mm
|
28 |
21 |
| 89–114mm
or 174–203mm |
41
|
48 |
3.
|
Hand
student the stick. [302mm]
How long do you think this is?
Prompt: What are the units of measurement?
Record student answer.
Hoatu
te räkau ki te äkonga.
Ki öu whakaaro, pëhea te roa o tënä?
He äwhina: He aha ngä waeine?
Tuhia te whakautu a te äkonga. |
240–360mm
|
63
|
54 |
| 180–239
or 361–420mm |
18
|
19 |
4.
|
Hand
student the ribbon. [400mm]
How long do you think this is?
Prompt: What are the units of measurement?
Hoatu
te rïpene ki te äkonga. [400mm]
Ki öu whakaaro, pëhea te roa o tënä?
He äwhina: He aha ngä waeine?
Tuhia te whakautu a te äkonga. |
320–480mm
|
42 |
33 |
| 260–319
or 481–560mm |
34 |
31 |
5.
|
Now how tall do you think you are?
Prompt: What are the units of measurement?
Record student answer.
Ä,
tënä! Ki öu whakaaro, e hia tö roa?
He äwhina: He aha ngä waeine?
Tuhia te whakautu a te äkonga. |
Closeness
to teacher’s measurement in question 6: |
|
|
| within
20% |
66
|
43 |
| within
20–40% |
7
|
14 |
|
Give
the student the ruler (not the measuring tape).
Now I want you to use this ruler to measure the length of each of the
four things. As you measure them, tell me what the length is, and I’ll
write it down. Remember to tell me the unit of measurement.
Record student answers.
Hoatu
te ruri ki te äkonga (kaua te teipa ine).
Ä, tënä! Me whakamahi koe i tënei ruri hei ine i
te roa o ia o ngä taputapu e whä. Kia ine koe körerotia
mai te roa, kia tuhia e au. Me maumahara ki te whakahua mai i te waeine.
Tuhia te whakautu a te äkonga.
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•
bolt
• te
whaowiri
|
65–75mm
|
91
|
88 |
| •
pencil
•
te pene räkau
|
130–150mm
|
97
|
83 |
| •
stick
•
te räkau
|
290–310mm
|
99 |
85 |
| •
ribbon
•
te rïpene
|
390–410mm
|
82
|
67 |
6.
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Now
let’s see how tall you are.
Have student stand against a wall. Place a piece of tape on the wall
to show the height. Give student the measuring tape.
Now measure your height and tell me how tall you are so I can write
it down. Remember to tell me the unit of measurement.
Record student answer. Check student’s measurement and record
actual height.
Nä,
kia tirohia ake, e hia tö roa.
Whakaatüria te äkonga ki mua i te pakitara. Whakapiria
tëtahi teipa ki runga i te pakitara hei whakaatu i töna roa.
Hoatu te teipa ine ki te äkonga.
Nä! Whakainea tö roa, ka körero
mai, kia tuhia e au. Me maumahara ki te waeine.
Tuhia tä te äkonga i körero ai.
Inäianei, mä te kaiako e ine te roa o te äkonga, me te
tuhi i töna tino inenga.
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within
3cm |
61
|
65 |
| Commentary:
Mäori students
in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically significantly
higher than students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings. Question
5 was poorly worded in Mäori but the difference is maintained if
that question is not included.
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