Different number system

Different number system

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This task is about using a different number system to work out numbers.
In the land of Ampast they use shapes to show their numbers.

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The shapes    show 2 hundreds, 3 tens and 4 ones.
 
This is the number 234.
 

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a)           

 

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b)       

 

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c)                     

 

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d)                     

 

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e)                     
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge
Keywords: 
place value, whole numbers
Description of task: 
Students demonstrate their understanding of place value by identifying numbers shown in a shape-based number system.
Answers/responses: 
    Y4 (06/99)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)		 25
142
50
302
230		 easy
easy
moderate
moderate
difficult
Diagnostic and formative information: 
   Common error Likely reason
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)		 7
7
5
5
5		 Counts total number of objects (i.e., gives each a place value of 1).
a)&b)
c)
d)
e)		 correct, and
5, and
32, and
23		 Does not understand use of 0 as a place filler, e.g., 32 instead of 302.