Melodic Direction
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Approach:  Station
ACCESS
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Listening to and distinguishing melodies  
Resources:
Audio tracks on laptop computer, answer sheet
FRAME 448Kb
Questions/instructions:  

This activity uses the computer.
Click on the button that says Melodic Direction. Put a tick in the box to show your answer.
 
% responses
2008 ('04)
y4
y8
1.
79 (75) 95 (97)
2.
79 (80) 90 (95)
3.
61 (60) 72 (82)
4.
71 (64) 84 (86)
5.
70 (63) 78 (82)
6.
26 (27) 29 (30)

Total score:
 6 7 (9) 18 (19)
5 28 (24) 37 (43)
4 29 (27) 29 (25)
3 23 (21) 10 (9)
0–2 13 (19)
6 (4)
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4
Year 8
Commentary:
This task was previously used in 1996. Performance in 2008 was similar to performance in 1996: slightly higher for year 4 students, slightly lower for year 8 students. Most students found the final example very hard, but otherwise enjoyed quite good success.