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Link Task 4
Approach: One to one
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Understanding design features
Resources: A piece of equipment and an object to use it on.
% responses
y4
y8
Total score:
more than 5
2
13
 
4–5
14
32
2–3
49
39
0–1
33
11
Commentary:
About 30 percent more of year 8 than year 4 students scored highly on this task
 
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Link Task 5
Approach: Station
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Design and draw.
Resources: Photograph.
% responses
y4
y8
Total score:
more than 7
2
10
6–7
7
22
4–5
20
33
2–3
28
18
0–1
43
17
Commentary:
About 30 percent more year 8 than year 4 students scored highly on this task.
 
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Link Task 6
Approach: Independent
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Design and draw
Resources: Object, instruction card, ruler, eraser, pencil.
% responses
y4
y8
Total score:
more than 11
4
17
9–11
14
32
6–8
35
29
3–5
35
19
0–2
12
3
Commentary:
About 30 percent more year 8 than year 4 students scored highly on this task.
 
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Link Task 7
Approach: Team
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Planning and explaining a process
Resources: Instruction card, various resources.
% responses
y4
y8
Total score:
25–32
11
36
19–24
32
42
13–18
33
18
7–12
20
4
0–6
4
0
Commentary:
About 30 percent more year 8 than year 4 teams scored highly on this task.
 
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Link Task 8
Approach: Station
Level: Year 8
Focus: Marketing and production research.
Resources: 7 stickers
% responses
y4
y8
Total score:
12–15
2
9–11
13
6–8
36
3–5
43
0–2
6
Commentary:
Many students focussed on inappropriate aspects of this task.
 
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