Toyota Camry
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Approach:  Independent  
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Measurement sense  
Resources:
Answer booklet
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Questions/instructions:  

Here is a picture of a real car.

Toyota Camry
   
 
% responses
2009 ('05)
y4
y8
1. About how long do you think the real car is? 4 – 5.5m (with units)
13 (13) 29 (31)
  4 – 5.5m (without units) 1 (0) 0 (0)
2. About how high do you think the real car is? 1 – 2m (with units) 32 (38) 71 (69)
  1 – 2m (without units) 3 (3) 1 (4)
3. About how heavy do you think the real car is?     
Circle your answer. A 10 kg    
B 100 kg    
C 1000 kg
57 (47) 70 (68)
D 10 000 kg    

Total score:
4–5
10 (9) 24 (24)
3
16 (17) 37 (36)
2
11 (17) 17 (18)
1
33 (26) 14 (16)
0 30 (31)
8 (6)
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4


Year 8


Commentary:
Students at both year levels scored lower in estimating the car’s length than its height or weight, but this may be because of a narrower range of acceptable answers. There was no meaningful change in performance from 2005 to 2009.