Muffin Mix
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Approach:  Independent  
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Double and triple fractions and whole numbers  
Resources:
Answer booklet
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Questions/instructions:  

This recipe makes 10 muffins.

For 10 Muffins:
2 eggs 1/4 cup of sugar
1 1/2 cups of self-raising flour 2/3 cup of diced apple
3/4 cup of milk 75 grams of butter
   
  % responses
2009 ('05)
 
% responses
2009 ('05)
y4  
y8
YEAR 4:     YEAR 8:    
1. For each ingredient write down how much you would need to make 20 muffins.     1. For each ingredient write down how much you would need to make 30 muffins.
   
4 eggs 66 (69)   6 eggs
  88 (88)
1/2 cup of sugar 14 (37)   3/4 cup of sugar
  70 (66)
3 cups of self-raising flour 13 (16)   4 1/2 cups of self-raising flour
  60 (60)
1 1/3 or 4/3 cups of diced apple 11 (13)   2 cups of diced apple
  39 (31)
1 1/2 or 1 2/4 or 6/4 cups of milk 10 (9)   2 1/4 cups of milk
  38 (32)
150 grams of butter 26 (22)   225 grams of butter
  60 (62)

Total score:   5–6
6 (7)   Total Score: 6
  21 (16)
3–4 11 (17)   4–5
  32 (35)
1–2 53 (48)   2–3
  29 (30)
0 30 (28)   0–1   18 (19)
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4


Year 8


Commentary:
The tasks were different for year 4 and year 8 students, so their results cannot be compared directly. There was little change in performance from 2005 to 2009 at both year levels. Pasifika students averaged much lower than Pakeha students at year 8 level.