Addition (Y4)
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Approach:  Independent  
Level: Year 4
Focus: Adding without a calculator  
Resources:
Answer booklet
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Questions/instructions:  

Work out the answers to the addition questions. Show how you work out your answers.

 
 
% responses
2009 ('05)
y4
1. 5 + 1 + 2 = [ 8 ] correct 96 (93)  
incorrect with clear computational error 0 (1)  
incorrect/any other response 4 (6)   
Working used: horizontal algorithm 26 (34)   
vertical algorithm 0 (2)   
2. 2 + 6 + 8 = [ 16 ] correct 88 (88)  
incorrect with clear computational error 1 (2)   
incorrect/any other response 11 (10)   
Working used: horizontal algorithm 26 (34)   
 vertical algorithm 0 (1)   
3. 4 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 3 = [ 23 ] correct 80 (75)  
incorrect with clear computational error 2 (4)  
incorrect/any other response 18 (21)  
Working used: horizontal algorithm 24 (34)  
vertical algorithm 0 (2)  
4. 21 + 54 = [ 75 ] correct 75 (68)  
incorrect with clear computational error 2 (2)  
incorrect/any other response   23 (30)  
Working used: horizontal algorithm 22 (27)  
 vertical algorithm 2 (5)  

Total score:
8
60 (54)  
6–7
27 (28)  
4–5
7 (11)  
0–3  6 (7)  
   
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4


Commentary:
Performance improved slightly from 2005 to 2009. Pasifika students performed very similarly to Pakeha students.