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responses 2009 ('05) |
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y8 |
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| 1. When do lots of people wear these red poppies? | ANZAC Day/Anniversary of Gallipoli | 49 (39) | 89 (91) | |||||||||||||
| Armistice Day | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||||
| If student does not know, answer with “ANZAC Day (April 25)”. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. What important event does the red poppy remind us of? | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand soldiers who died fighting in wars | 23 (18) | 39 (37) | ||||||||||||||
| war mentioned | 40 (42) | 51 (51) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Why was the red poppy chosen as the symbol for this important event? | ||||||||||||||||
| Poppies
grew on the Western Front: [on the Western Front, the war churned up the soil causing dormant poppy seeds to bloom. This was particularly true near Ypres, in Flanders, Belgium. German use of chlorine gas killed allied soldiers but caused the poppies to bloom in abundance] |
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| good description of above | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||
| some description of above (Flanders fields) | 3 (1) | 15 (11) | ||||||||||||||
| Poppies grew where the soldiers fought | 18 (7) | 44 (38) | ||||||||||||||
| Poppies represent the blood of the soldiers | 7 (13) | 7 (14) | ||||||||||||||
| ANZAC Day started way back in 1916, yet lots of people are still showing interest in the special ceremonies held on ANZAC Day. | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Why are people still so interested in going to ANZAC Day ceremonies? | ||||||||||||||||
| to
commemorate people who died fighting for New Zealand |
22 (22) | 56 (58) | ||||||||||||||
| people
have relatives/ancestors who died in wars |
25 (29) | 41 (37) | ||||||||||||||
| to honour returned soldiers | 4 (4) | 6 (7) | ||||||||||||||
Total
score: |
6–11
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2 (0) | 10 (7) | |||||||||||||
| 4–5
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21 (18) | 54 (53) | ||||||||||||||
| 3
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19 (19) | 22 (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2
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17 (18) | 9 (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | 41 (45) | 5
(6) |
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| Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] : |
Year 4  |
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| Commentary: |
Year
8 students generally had a stronger understanding than year 4 students
about the significance of red poppies and what they represent. Almost
all year 8 students and about half of year 4 students understood the
significance of ANZAC Day ceremonies. Slightly more year 4 students
in 2009 than in 2005 understood the significance of red poppies and
there was no meaningful change for year 8 students. |