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« on: October 10, 2015, 11:51:16 PM » |
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These are two questions Jake had for homework this week.
Please just give what you think the answers are, but don't give your workings.
1. I bought 3 oranges for 29p and two drinks for £1.04. How much did I spend altogether?
2. I buy 6 CDs costing £6.99. How much change do I get from £50?
Thanks!
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"Keith The Camel, a true champion!" - Brent Horner 30th December 2012
"I dont think you're a wanker Keith" David Nicholson 4th March 2013
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kukushkin88
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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2015, 12:10:57 AM » |
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£2.95
£8.06
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byronkincaid
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2015, 12:24:26 AM » |
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£1.33
£43.01
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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2015, 12:25:51 AM » |
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£1.33
£43.01
Agree, not only are the questions imprecise, people still buy CDs? |
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celtic
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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2015, 12:26:08 AM » |
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Keefy is back  But for how long? |
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The Camel
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2015, 12:34:56 AM » |
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Thanks for the answers.
Jake gave the same responses as Kush and when confronted with the questions, so did I.
Obviously the last 3 posts are technically correct and we are wrong.
But his teacher just put two big red crosses next to his answers without any explanation as to why they were wrong.
Terribly worded questions IMO.
Or would she ask trick questions to 9 and 10 year olds?
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Congratulations to the 2012 League Champion - Stapleton Atheists
"Keith The Camel, a true champion!" - Brent Horner 30th December 2012
"I dont think you're a wanker Keith" David Nicholson 4th March 2013
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2015, 12:51:53 AM » |
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£1.33
£8.06
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"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented." - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2015, 12:53:38 AM » |
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Patrick Rothfuss gets called a genius for writing like that. If you fly through it quickly it reads like a cross between Harry Potter and Jack Reacher. Reread it carefully and a little more literally and you realise that there is some really cool stuff hidden in plain sight. Perhaps the Teacher is a fan.
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« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2015, 12:55:43 AM » |
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Thanks for the answers.
Jake gave the same responses as Kush and when confronted with the questions, so did I.
Obviously the last 3 posts are technically correct and we are wrong.
But his teacher just put two big red crosses next to his answers without any explanation as to why they were wrong.
Terribly worded questions IMO.
Or would she ask trick questions to 9 and 10 year olds?
Teacher is from the 1970s clearly. Ask him where he can buy 3 oranges for 29p these days. Am in the question is terrible camp. Just putting red x's without explanation is terrible too. My daughters teachers don't even use red ink, as it is seen as negative. |
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Most of the bets placed so far seem more like hopeful punts rather than value spots
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celtic
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2015, 01:21:23 AM » |
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Why are the questions terrible?
They seem quite straight forward.
If the question said they bought X at £X each then the kush answer would be right. But they didn't.
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« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2015, 01:35:29 AM » |
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I assume that you have now been sacked from helping Jake with his homework.
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"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented." - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2015, 02:13:51 AM » |
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terribly worded or not digested properly ?
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No point feeding a pig Truffles if he's happy eating shit.
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Jon MW
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« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2015, 08:46:54 AM » |
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Why are the questions terrible?
They seem quite straight forward.
If the question said they bought X at £X each then the kush answer would be right. But they didn't.
Technically this is correct, but it would be clearer if the total cost of the oranges were divisible by 3 and the total cost of the CD's were divisible by 6 and although it's not needed we were told on a PGCE course that you should always make the wording of questions overly precise - specifically to avoid pupils misinterpreting the language rather than being unable to do the maths. The fact that the teacher just marked it wrong suggests that they didn't bother looking at the answers and was just tick/crossing all the work. It should be 1/2 mark for each with an explanation of why it was wrong. |
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« Last Edit: October 11, 2015, 08:49:27 AM by Jon MW »
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« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2015, 09:10:26 AM » |
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Think this is one of those wonderful moments where you get to sit down with your lad and tell him he is smarter than his teacher.
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« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2015, 09:53:50 AM » |
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very poor questions indeed. badly worded
would hve a hard time marking either of
£1.33
£43.01
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£2.95
£8.06
incorrect, such is the phraseology
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I watch the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out today
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