| Approach: |
One
to one |
|
Level: Year 4
and year 8 |
| Focus: |
Current
events in New Zealand |
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| Resources:
|
None |
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| Questions/instructions: |
|
There
are lots of very important things happening in New Zealand.
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%
responses
2009 ('05) |
y4 |
y8 |
| 1.
Can you tell me about three important things
that are happening in New Zealand at the moment? Think about what is
in the newspaper, on the TV or on the radio. |
|
|
| First
important thing: |
|
|
| Location/Focus: |
national
|
28
(37) |
50
(78) |
| regional
or local |
19
(17) |
19
(7) |
| international
|
17
(10) |
11
(9) |
| Timing: |
specific
current event |
51
(49) |
55
(84) |
| ongoing
issue/activity |
12
(15) |
24
(9) |
| Activity
category: |
law
and order/criminal |
14
(8) |
12
(5) |
| natural
(e.g. natural disaster, weather) |
20
(14) |
16
(5) |
| political/economic (e.g.
war, oil price) |
6
(20) |
21
(67) |
| sporting
|
7
(8) |
15
(11) |
| social (e.g. new movie, visitors to New Zealand) |
13
(13) |
13
(4) |
| personal (e.g.
winning prize, birthday) |
4
(2) |
3
(2) |
| Second
important thing |
|
|
| Location/Focus: |
national
|
16
(18) |
36
(47) |
| regional
or local |
13
(11) |
13
(15) |
| international
|
9
(6) |
6
(9) |
| Timing: |
specific
current event |
28
(28) |
37
(58) |
| ongoing
issue/activity |
8
(5) |
17
(13) |
| Activity
category: |
law
and order/criminal |
7
(6) |
9
(10) |
| natural
(e.g. natural disaster, weather) |
9
(6) |
8
(8) |
| political/economic (e.g. war, oil price) |
4
(8) |
14
(27) |
| sporting
|
5
(5) |
11
(16) |
| social (e.g. new movie, visitors to New Zealand) |
8
(7) |
8
(8) |
| personal (e.g. winning prize, birthday) |
4
(2) |
3
(3) |
| Third
important thing |
|
|
| Location/Focus: |
national |
6
(13) |
22
(27) |
| regional
or local |
7
(10) |
8
(7) |
| international
|
3
(4) |
3
(7) |
| Timing: |
specific
current event |
13
(21) |
24
(35) |
| ongoing
issue/activity |
2
(4) |
9
(6) |
| Activity
category: |
law
and order/criminal |
2
(5) |
9
(6) |
| natural (e.g. natural disaster, weather) |
3
(4) |
3
(4) |
| political/economic
(e.g. war, oil price) |
1
(5) |
9
(13) |
| sporting
|
3
(5) |
6
(13) |
| social (e.g. new movie, visitors to New Zealand) |
4
(6) |
5
(4) |
| personal
(e.g. winning prize, birthday) |
1
(0) |
2
(1) |
| 2.
Choose one of these important things and tell me as much as you know
about it. |
|
|
| Quality
of description: |
clear
full description |
6
(5) |
19
(20) |
| moderately
good description |
18
(19) |
30
(34) |
| very
limited description |
28
(33) |
28
(36) |
| no
useful response |
48
(43) |
23
(10) |
|
Total
score: |
3
|
6
(5) |
19
(20) |
2
|
18
(19) |
30
(34) |
1
|
28
(33) |
28
(36) |
| 0 |
48
(43) |
23
(10) |
