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Link Task 19
Approach: One to one
Resources: Solid object.
Instructions: Students were asked five questions about the solid object.
 
% responses
y4
y8
Question: 1
2
3
4
5
13
18
7
31
20
58
49
28
72
64
Commentary:
Year 8 students were much more successful than year 4 students at analysing this solid object.

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Link Task 20
Approach: One to one
Resources: Laminated picture. Small animal model.
Instructions: Students were asked to perform a series of movements involving angles.

% responses
y4
y8
Movement: 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
56
13
58
74
38
16
41
45
89
40
91
95
77



67
84
93
58
44
39

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Link Task 21
Approach: Station
Resources: Video, two dimensional object, ruler, measuring tape.
Instructions: Students were asked to anaylse certain features of the 3 dimensional objects
 
% responses
y4
y8
Component: 1
2
3
4
5
 
89
27
75
53
37


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