History scores

History scores

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This task is about describing and comparing graphs of history exam scores.
Each year students from different schools sat a standard history exam.
Each school graphed their average mark for ten years.

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a) Graph 1 shows the results from Airlie College. 
    Describe how the average mark for history at Airlie College changed over the ten years.

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b) Graphs 2 and 3 show the results for Milbrook College and Hatfield High School.
    Compare how the average marks of the two schools changed over the ten years.
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper or online (with NO automarking).
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
line graphs, graph interpretation, mean, time-series
Description of task: 
This task requires students to describe and compare line graphs of three different sets of data.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Statistical investigations, set 6
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 

 

 

Y11 (03/2001)

2 marks
or

 

 


1 mark

 a)
Any 1 of:
  • It stayed about the same for five years and then it decreased.
  • It stayed about the same and then decreased since 1994 (or 1995).
  • Student marks did well for 5 years and then dropped.
Any 1 of: 
  • Average mark dropped over the last 10 years.
  • Average mark dropped from about 59% to 51 %.
  • Average mark went up and down for 5 years then dropped.
  • Other partially correct statements.

[Do not accept "gone downhill" or "marks have dropped" with no qualification].

2 correct – difficult

1 correct – easy

2 marks
or

 


1 mark

b)

Any 1 of:

  • Both schools average increased by about the same amount.
  • Both schools average increased steadily.
  • Similar statements.

Any 1 of:

  • Both schools average increased.
  • Statements specifying the initial and final marks of each school.
  • Both schools marks are about the same (but no mention of an increase).
  • Similar statements.

[Do not accept "both schools marks are increasing but Hatfield's are more slowly"]

2 correct – difficult

1 correct – moderate

NOTE: In each case the y-axis must be read correctly. The graph for Hatfield High School masks the rise in marks compared with the graphs for Milbrook and Airlie Colleges.