Creating scales III

Creating scales III

Pencil and paper
Overview
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
a)
 
Some children drew faces to show how they felt about doing homework. 
Draw a mouth on each of the middle three faces to show the feeling written below it.
 
Very happy Happy O.K. Unhappy Very unhappy
 
b)
 
Some children marked a cross on a line to show what they thought of their lunch. 
Choose a phrase from the box to label each of the three middle crosses. Write the phrase below the cross.
 
 
c)
Some children drew stars to show what they thought of their behaviour at assembly. 
Write a describing word or words next to the three middle sets of stars.  
 
 
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
qualitative data, reading scales
Description of task: 
Students complete qualitative scales to describe feelings about homework, lunch, and assembly behaviour.
Learning Progression Frameworks
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Statistical investigations, set 4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (09/2000)

a)

The three mouths are drawn (from left to right): 

  • smiling a bit less than very happy.
  • approximately horizontal.
  • frowning a bit less than very unhappy.

or

  • mouths getting progressively less happy as shown by curve or size of mouth.

very easy

b)

The crosses are labelled (from left to right): 

  • "Don't like it"
  • "Not too bad"
  • "Quite nice"

very easy

c)

The stars are labelled (from top to bottom):
 

  • a less positive term than excellent, e.g., "Very good".
  • a neutral term, e.g., "Good" or OK".
  • a more positive term than terrible, e.g., "Poor".

or

  • the words get progressively less positive.

very easy