: Te Anga a Whetü–Whetü’s Frame

Approach: Independent   Focus: Edges and corners of 3D object. Resources: None. 120KB
Questions/instructions: Whetu wants to make a cube shaped frame. She will make it with plastic piping. Each edge will be 1 metre long. Kei te hiahia a Whetü ki te hanga i tëtahi anga pënei i te mataono rite te ähua. Ka hangaia e ia mä te ngongo kirihou [plastic piping]. Kotahi mita te roa o ia tapa.
				% responses
				GED	MI
	1.	How much pipe does she need? Me pëhea te roa o te ngongo kirihou ka hiahiatia e ia?	12 metres	18	13
			12	43	2
	2.	What is the smallest number of corners she needs to use to make the frame? E hia kë te itinga rawa o ngä kokonga, kia oti ai tana anga?	8	61	6

Commentary: Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically significantly higher than students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings. In Mäori, question 2 involved complex language that may well have confused the students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings.
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