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responses
2001 ('97) |
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y4
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| 1. Can you show me 26 using these rods and cubes? |
arranged
2 tens rods and 6 ones cubes
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92
(89)
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| 2.
Is it possible that there could be the same number of girls as boys in
that class? Prompt: If the student says “no”, ask why? |
yes,
initially
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70
(63)
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yes
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8
(10)
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| 3.
Use the rods and cubes to show me how many boys and how many girls there
would be in Room 1 if there was the same number of girls as boys. Prompt: You could use two of the tens rods and six of the ones cubes. |
arranged
2 groups of 1 tens rod and 3 ones cubes
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79
(76)
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| 4. Now tell me how many girls there are, and how many boys there are. |
13
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80
(73)
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| 5. Can you show me 32 using the rods and cubes? |
arranged
3 tens rods and 2 ones cubes
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91
(88)
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arranged
2 tens rods and 12 ones cubes
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3
(4)
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| 6.
Could there be the same number of girls as boys in that class? Prompt: If the student says “no”, ask why? |
yes,
initially
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56
(49)
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yes
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6
(8)
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| 7.
Use the rods and cubes to show me how many girls and how many boys there
would be in Room 2 if there was the same number of girls as boys. |
arranged
2 groups of 1 tens rod and 6 ones cubes
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55 (43)
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8.
Now tell me how many girls there are, and how many boys there are.
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16
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61(46)
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| Commentary:
The year 4 students enjoyed high success with this task until they were required to rename from tens to ones in part 7. The 2001 students had a small but consistent advantage over the 1997 students in parts 1 to 6, and a larger advantage in parts 7 and 8. |
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