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| Questions/instructions: Different groups of people use New Zealand’s rivers for different purposes. These five people each use the river for a different purpose. Try to write a different use each person would have for the river, and why they might say the river is important for them. |
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%
responses
2001 ('97) |
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y4
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y8
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Reasons:
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recreation
in and around the water
(swimming, playing in the water, exploring, looking for creatures, fishing for pleasure) |
90 |
93
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recreation
on the water (boating, rafting, etc)
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44 |
61
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view,
atmosphere, “good of soul”
(includes photographs, picnics, etc) |
23 |
28
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nutrition
for people and animals (water, fish)
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60 |
66
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water
for washing anything
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36 |
38
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water
for economic purposes
(irrigation, electricity, transport) |
12 |
19
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Number
of valid responses:
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5
|
44 |
69
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4
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24 |
17
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3
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19 |
7
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2
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6 |
4
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1
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5 |
1
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0
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2 |
2
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| Commentary Twenty five percent more year 8 than year 4 students provided five valid responses. Year 8 students were markedly more likely to include responses in the category “recreation on the water”. |
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