: Link Tasks
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Link Task 13
Approach: One to one
Resources: Measuring devices (linear), 4 objects.
Instructions:Students were asked to estimate and then measure several objects
	% responses
	y4	y8
Within 20% : estimate: 1 2 3 4 5	27 26 34 24 39	38 38 63 44 78
Correct: measurement: 1 2 3 4 5	74 84 87 52 64	97 98 98 92 72

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Link Task 14
Approach: One to one
Resources 3 shapes, 20 small objects.
Instructions:Students made a series of estimates relating to area
	% responses
	y4	y8
Estimate: 1 2 3	32 52 32	43 78 62

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Link Task 15
Approach: One to one
Resources: Balance, objects.
Instructions: Students were asked to carry out several task components involving weight.
	% responses
	y4	y8
Component 1	76	94
Explanation 1	56	84
Component 2	81	94
Component 3	1	20

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Link Task 16
Approach: Independent
Resources: None
Instructions: Students were asked to atttempt several items involving time.
	% responses
	y4	y8
Item: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11	79 6 4 57 41	95 65 67 86 97 90 76 86 54 55

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Link Task 17
Approach: Independent
Resources: None
Instructions:Students were asked to attempt a wide range of items involving measurement of length, area, volume, time and weight.
	% responses
	y4	y8
Item: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23	51 21 39 24 20 48 20 42 84 69 52 29 57 24 88 59	80 62 85 56 45 80 66 71 55 44 32 52 26 28 63

Link Task 18
Approach: Station
Resources: 2 boxes, measuring instrument, calculator.
Instructions: Students were asked to compute aspects of the two boxes.
	% responses
	y4	y8
Item 1: fully correct partly correct		11 18
Item 2: fully correct partly correct		12 17
Item 3: correct		63