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| Focus: Designing for purpose. | ||||||
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Questions
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%
responses |
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y4
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y8
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| Picture 1. Deck chair. (year 8 only) |  |
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| 1.
People use deckchairs for sitting in the sun. What makes this chair suitable for relaxing in the sun? |
easily
moved. suitable for different terrain |
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27 |
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durable
in different weather |
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8 |
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relaxed,
reclined position |
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84 |
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| Picture 2. Arm chair.(year 8 only) |  |
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| 2. What makes this chair suitable for relaxing at home? |
deep
padding |
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77 |
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comfortable
fabric |
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31 |
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arm
rests |
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26 |
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reclined
position |
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12 |
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| Picture 3. Computer chair. |  |
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| 3. What makes this chair suitable for working at a computer? |
upright
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1 |
26 |
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height
adjustment |
32 |
59 |
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back
adjustment |
5 |
18 |
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easy
movement (castors/swivel) |
51 |
52 |
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padded
seat/back |
50 |
38 |
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| Picture 4. Chair at computer. |  |
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| 4. What is not suitable about this chair for working at a computer? |
lack of height adjustment |
21 |
40 |
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lack
of back adjustment |
4 |
26 |
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lack
of castors/swivel |
33 |
33 |
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lack
of padding |
59 |
77 |
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| Commentary: The four questions were open-ended. Responses were coded into the listed categories. Year 4 students were only asked to look at pictures 3 and 4. On those pictures, a higher proportion of year 8 students identified more of the important features. |
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