: Number Facts (Addition)
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Approach: Station  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:   Recalling addition facts
Resources: Computer program on laptop computer, answer booklet
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Questions / instructions:
This activity uses the computer.
Click on the button that says Number Facts (Addition) to begin the task.

[Problems were presented on a computer screen at four second intervals. Students responded in answer booklets that showed each problem and had a blank for entering the response.]
3 + 6 = 9
  
1 + 7 = 8
  
0 + 4 = 4
  
4 + 2 = 6 0 + 6 = 6 6 + 9 = 15
5 + 7 = 12 9 + 7 = 16 8 + 0 = 8
3 + 0 = 3 2 + 8 = 10 8 + 5 = 13
8 + 9 = 17 5 + 4 = 9 4 + 3 = 7
0 + 5 = 5 9 + 9 = 18 8 + 4 = 12
4 + 6 = 10 6 + 6 = 12 3 + 9 = 12
6 + 8 = 14 5 + 9 = 14 7 + 4 = 11
2 + 6 = 8 7 + 6 = 13 4 + 9 = 13
7 + 8 = 15 8 + 3 = 11 3 + 7 = 10
   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
Total score:
30
22 (43)
64 (68)
 
27–29
23 (34)
28 (28)
24–26
14 (7)
5 (3)
21–23
7 (6)
1 (0)
18–20
9 (1)
0 (1)
15–17
9 (2)
1 (0)
12–14
7 (2)
0 (0)
9–11
3 (2)
0 (0)
6–8
3 (1)
0 (0)
0–5
3 (2)
0 (0)

Commentary:
Year 8 students showed a solid command of their addition facts. Many year 4 students have not mastered these facts. There was a substantial decrease in performance from 2001 to 2005 at year 4 level. Particular difficulty was seen where the sum is greater than 10, e.g. 8 + 9 = 17.
 
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