For this NEMP task students complete a table showing fractions, percentages, and decimals that are equivalent.
Answers/responses:
Y8 (09/2001)
(1997 data is in brackets)
a)
50
0.5
79%
67%
(77%)
(65%)
b)
1/5
0.2
53%
(50%)
69%
(61%)
c)
2/5
40
35%
(31%)
64%
(59%)
d)
25
0.25
59%
52%
(56%)
(44%)
e)
1/10
10
51%
(47%)
63%
(61%)
f)
3/4
0.75
57%
(54%)
63%
(58%)
Total score:
12
9 - 11
6 - 8
3 - 5
0 - 2
24%
22%
17%
16%
21%
(21%)
(20%)
(16%)
(18%)
(25%)
Diagnostic and formative information:
Commentary
On average, 59 percent of Year 8 students succeeded with each conversion, 4 percent more than in 1997. Although this improvement was slight, it occurred for all 12 conversions.
