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 : Explaining NEMP
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Approach: One to one Level: 4 & 8   
Focus:   Explaining and expressing opinions 
Resources: Cue card
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Questions/instructions:
In this activity you will imagine that a friend has asked you what you have been doing when you come to these sessions. You might like to tell them why you are doing NEMP activities, what you liked the most, and any of the things you didn’t like very much.

You can have a few moments to think about what you would tell a friend about NEMP. This card reminds you of things you might like to talk about.

Give cue card to student. Allow time.
Explaining NEMP
• Why were you doing these activities?
• What activities did you like? Why?
• What activities didn’t you like? Why?

% responses
y4
y8
1. What would you tell your friend about NEMP?
    prompt: Can you tell me more about that?
 
To what extent did the student explain the
general purpose of NEMP?
substantially
4
25
somewhat
23
43
very little/not at all
73
32
To what extent did the student explain
about the different session types?
more than two types
1
7
one or two types
6
11
not at all
93
82
To what extent did the student identify and
describe tasks that he/she particularly enjoyed
more than one task described in detail
4
6
more than one task mentioned, not in detail
21
21
one task, described in detail
9
10
one task just mentioned or general comments
43
41
no tasks mentioned
23
22
To what extent did the student explain why
he/she enjoyed one or more tasks?
well justified
16
18
somewhat justified
58
63
not at all
26
19
To what extent did the student identify and
describe tasks that he/she didn’t like:
more than one task described in detail
0
1
more than one task mentioned, not in detail
4
7
one task, described in detail
3
6
one task just mentioned or general comments
46
52
no tasks mentioned
47
34
To what extent did the student explain why
he/she did not enjoy one or more tasks:
well justified
10
18
somewhat justified
30
43
not at all
60
39
Speech clarity:
strong
76
83
moderate
21
15
weak
3
2
Clarity of expression of individual comments:
strong
61
71
moderate
29
26
weak
10
3
Organisation/flow of explanation:
strong
28
47
moderate
51
44
weak
21
9
Overall quality of description of NEMP:
high
0
7
quite high
16
32
moderate
57
50
weak
27
11
Total score:                20–25
0
2
16–19
4
13
12–15
17
30
8–11
47
38
4–7
23
14
0–3
9
3
Commentary:
 Compared to year 4 students, year 8 students demonstrated much better understanding of the general purpose of NEMP and organised their comments more effectively. In most other respects, differences were minor.
 
 
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