Approach:One
to one |
Level:
Year 4
and year 8 |
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Focus:
Putting
numbers into ascending order.
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Resources:
6 pictures of
red calculators; 6 pictures of blue calculators; recording book. |
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%
responses
2001 ('97)
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y4
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y8
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Questions
/ instructions:
Arrange the red calculators in order A F.
Here are 6 pictures of calculators with different answers.
Hand
the student the red picture cards.
1. Put the calculators in order starting with the smallest number and
ending with the biggest number. Allow
time.
2. Now read the numbers out loud one at a time starting with the smallest
number.
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number
placed correctly:
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6
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70
(71)
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95
(96)
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45
|
25
(23)
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3
(4)
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23
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4
(5)
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1
(0)
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01
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1
(1)
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1
(0)
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Read
correctly:
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calculator:
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F:
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14
|
99
(95)
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100
(100)
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C:
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41
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99
(95)
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100
(100)
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E:
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104
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93
(88)
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98
(97)
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B:
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140
|
92
(87)
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97
(97)
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A:
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4010
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56
(43)
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94
(93)
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D:
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4100
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58
(42)
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89
(88)
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Year
8 only: Arrange the blue calculators in order G L.
Now here are 6 pictures of calculators with different answers. Hand
the student the blue picture cards.
3. Now put these calculators in order starting with the smallest number
and ending with the biggest number. Allow time.
4. Now read these numbers out loud one at a time starting with the smallest
number, and Ill write them down |
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number
placed correctly:
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6
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22
(21)
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45
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9
(10)
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23
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52
(50)
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01
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17
(19)
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Read
correctly:
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calculator:
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G:
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.05
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86 (81)
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J:
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.501
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75
(73)
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K:
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.52
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75
(70)
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L:
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1.251
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82
(82)
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H:
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1.26
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81
(80)
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I:
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1.5
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97
(96)
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Commentary:
Both for year 4 and year 8 students the results in 1997 and 2001 were
very similar. |