Naplan
For assessment two, we were to answer 6 questions form a year nine NAPLAN test. This test is compulsory for all year nine students to complete as per ACARA ( 2016). The test is designed to access the skills of Australian students by collecting data from the population of years 3,5,7 and 9 as well as an assessment of the students a gainst the national minimum standards. For these questions I was mostly confident in answering them correctly, some questions were easy to answer from general mathematical knowledge. Whereas some I had to look more in-depth to be confident in having the correct answer. Overall each question did not take me long to answer before being confident in my overall answer. I did however have to take more causing into …show more content…
I did not need much time to think about this question or how to come to finish with the correct answer, I did however have difficulties expressing my process. I first started with process of elimination, whilst using addition to add up all the top squares of each model given in the answers. This then ruled out answers A, as seen in the model object only one side has 1 square protruding from the main line, C, as seen in the model object each square protrudes on opposite sides of the main line. Which left me with the answers of either B or D, adding all of the top surface squares together to get the total of 6. As in answer D the model shows 7, showing me that this being the incorrect answer. Leaving me with a confident answer of B.
Mathematics used: Process of elimination, eliminating each answer by adding all of the top square on top of the model shown. Another way I could have worked this answer out was to put measurements to each sqaure, drawing a replica model out according to cm,mm etc. e.g. 1 square = 1 cm. And then measuring each diagram to get a final the answer. This process I felt would have taken longer, but may however give you a more accurate …show more content…
I checked the answers which were given which clearly shown me two out of the four were correct. Firstly the answer would need to consist of algebra ( when we use pronumerals when representing unknown values ) (mathlab) given Claire thinks of the number n, secondly multiplying n by itself, which introduces multiplication in superscript form (the superscript tells you how many times you are to multiply the number or variable it is next to) Study.com (2003-2016). Showing the sum so far as n 2 (n multiplied by itself e.g. 22) with the two placed up to the right of the variable. Thirdly this answer is divided by 2, which can be shown as n2 and then lastly subtracting by 10. 2
This confused me a little between deciding between answer C and D, but after careful accessing of the answers I could see that answer D was subtracting only the sum of n2, where as it was needing to show the whole sum so far subtracted by 10. Which gave me the confidence in answer C being correct.
Mathematics used: Algebra, multiplication (superscript form), division, subtraction and
For assessment two, we were to answer 6 questions form a year nine NAPLAN test. This test is compulsory for all year nine students to complete as per ACARA ( 2016). The test is designed to access the skills of Australian students by collecting data from the population of years 3,5,7 and 9 as well as an assessment of the students a gainst the national minimum standards. For these questions I was mostly confident in answering them correctly, some questions were easy to answer from general mathematical knowledge. Whereas some I had to look more in-depth to be confident in having the correct answer. Overall each question did not take me long to answer before being confident in my overall answer. I did however have to take more causing into …show more content…
I did not need much time to think about this question or how to come to finish with the correct answer, I did however have difficulties expressing my process. I first started with process of elimination, whilst using addition to add up all the top squares of each model given in the answers. This then ruled out answers A, as seen in the model object only one side has 1 square protruding from the main line, C, as seen in the model object each square protrudes on opposite sides of the main line. Which left me with the answers of either B or D, adding all of the top surface squares together to get the total of 6. As in answer D the model shows 7, showing me that this being the incorrect answer. Leaving me with a confident answer of B.
Mathematics used: Process of elimination, eliminating each answer by adding all of the top square on top of the model shown. Another way I could have worked this answer out was to put measurements to each sqaure, drawing a replica model out according to cm,mm etc. e.g. 1 square = 1 cm. And then measuring each diagram to get a final the answer. This process I felt would have taken longer, but may however give you a more accurate …show more content…
I checked the answers which were given which clearly shown me two out of the four were correct. Firstly the answer would need to consist of algebra ( when we use pronumerals when representing unknown values ) (mathlab) given Claire thinks of the number n, secondly multiplying n by itself, which introduces multiplication in superscript form (the superscript tells you how many times you are to multiply the number or variable it is next to) Study.com (2003-2016). Showing the sum so far as n 2 (n multiplied by itself e.g. 22) with the two placed up to the right of the variable. Thirdly this answer is divided by 2, which can be shown as n2 and then lastly subtracting by 10. 2
This confused me a little between deciding between answer C and D, but after careful accessing of the answers I could see that answer D was subtracting only the sum of n2, where as it was needing to show the whole sum so far subtracted by 10. Which gave me the confidence in answer C being correct.
Mathematics used: Algebra, multiplication (superscript form), division, subtraction and