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Link Task 9
Approach:One to one
Resources: Advertisement, calculator, paper money.
Instructions:Students were asked to calculate costs and change using a calculator.
 
% responses
y4
y8
Item: 1
2
3
4
36
15
10
24
92
53
41
70
Commentary:
The success rate was much higher for year 8 students than year 4 students.

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Link Task 10
Approach: One to one
Resources: Three priced items.
Instructions:Students were asked to make comparisons among the three items.

% responses
y4
y8
Comparison: 1
explanation 1
68
10
82
65
Comparison 2
computation
explanation 2
 
78
90
83

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Link Task 11
Approach: Station
Resources: Priced packets of four different items, calculator.
Instructions:Students were asked to compute costs and change.
 
% responses
y4
y8
Computation: 1
2
3
46
31
32
 
Commentary:
This task was similar to the year 8 task, Link task 12.

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Link Task 12
Approach: Station
Resources: Shopping brochure, calulator.
Instructions:Students were asked to compute costs and change.
 
% responses
y4
y8
Computation: 1
2
 
66
87
Commentary:
This task was similar to the year 4 task, Link task 11.


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