| Student Memory Interview: Question 68: What did the students
think about when they saw the object? |
Conclusion: 88% (21) of 24 students responded to the question "What did you
think when you saw the loan?" Their statements included: judgements (6), preferences
(5), questions (3), hypotheses (2), plans (1) and links to other subjects (1). Some
students also mentioned emotions (2) and imaginations (1).
An example of a judgement is: "I'm into how things work. I looked inside. There
was a round thing with mini spikes on it and it plays like a little piano - like a mini
thumb piano. I thought it was very basic." An example of a preference is: "I
thought it was boring when I first saw it but then when you had to draw the detail it was
quite fun."
88% seems to be a high response rate to a question concerning the memory of independent
cerebral activity at the time of the loan.
Summary of findings:
These findings are based on interviews with 24 primary students in Y3-Y6: 12
higher ability and 12 lower ability; 12 females and 12 males. The students were
interviewed 7 - 10 months after their use of these loans in the classroom.
- · 88% (21) of 24 students responded to the question "What did you think?" in
relation to the loan: 92% of the female students (11) and 83% of the male students (10).
The statements fell into several categories:
6 Judgement: 2 Low Ability and 4 High Ability
5 Personal preference: 3 Low Ability and 2 High Ability
3 Questioning: 2 Low Ability and 1 High Ability
2 Emotional response: 2 High Ability
2 Function hypothesis: 2 High Ability
1 Desire to do something as a result of looking at the object: 1 High Ability
1 Imaginative: 1 Low Ability
1 Related object to other work: 1 Low Ability
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| Student Memory Interview: Question 68: Individual Student
Descriptions |
Judgements: 6
1. Student B3: Female: Low Ability: Y4: Victorian Clog
I thought... that it looked new.
2. Student C2: Male: High Ability: Y6: Edwardian Bathing Costume
I thought... it was a bit cold. We had to walk in bare feet! We had a camera which was
very old, in an old case.
3. Student G1: Male: Low Ability: Y6: 1930s Music Box
I thought... I'm into how things work I looked inside. There was a round
thing with mini spikes on it and it plays like a little piano - like a mini thumb piano. I
thought it was very basic.
4. Student G4: Female: High Ability: Y6: WWII Helmet
I thought... it looked pretty good considering it was really old. It wasn't
cracked or broken in any way or faded. It was in good condition.
5. Student H4: Female: High Ability: Y5: Mummified Cat
I thought... it was cruel. Shouldn't you bury an animal not mummify it?
6. Student M2: Male: High Ability: Y6: 1930s Model Tram
I thought... it looked very lifelike.
Personal Preferences: 5
7. Student L2: Male: High Ability: Y6: Model Post Carriage
I thought... the colours were nice. And that badge, I wish we could make our own badge
and put it everywhere.
8. Student L3: Female: Low Ability: Y6: Spirit of St. Louis Model Plane
I thought... that it was cool - and interesting.
9. Student L4: Female: High Ability: Y6: Spirit of St. Louis Model Plane
I thought... it was boring - when I first saw it - but then when you had to draw the
detail it was quite fun.
10. Student M1: Male: Low Ability: Y6: 1930s Blue Silk Dress
I thought... it looked quite nice actually.
11. Student M3: Female: Low Ability: Y6: 1930s Pink Silk Dress
I thought... it was really nice.
Questions: 3
12. Student B1: Male: Low Ability: Y5: Victorian Flat Iron
I thought... I didn't really know what it was.
13. Student B2: Male: High Ability: Y4: Victorian School Bell
I thought... I knew it was a bell but I wondered what it was used for.
14. Student H3: Female: Low Ability: Y5: Ancient Egyptian Jewellery
I thought...it was a bit strange. Why would they keep it in a glass container instead
of wearing it and selling it?
Emotional responses: 2
15. Student G2: Male: High Ability: Y6: WWII Helmet
I thought... Wow - its from WWII! I think its got a dent in it or something.
I couldn't believe that it was actually someone who wore it.
16. Student H2: Male: High Ability: Y6: Mummified Cat
I thought... I wanted to stay away from it. It looked disgusting. It was that
colour - I didn't like the colour - Ergh!
Function Hypotheses: 2
17. Student B4: Female: High Ability: Y5: Victorian Clog
I thought... I haven't seen anything like that. It would have been a very small girl
who would wear them.
18. Student C4: Female: High Ability: Y3: Glass Buoy
I thought... it went in the sea so boats don't get scratched.
Desire to do Something as a Result of Looking at the Object: 2
19. Student M4: Female: High Ability: Y6: 1930's Model Tram
I thought... I would like to ride in it and see how different it was. It would have
been quite slow and maybe a bit bumpy.
· Student L2 repeat: Male: High Ability: Y6: Model Post Carriage
I thought... the colours were nice. And that badge, I wish we could make our
own badge and put it everywhere.
Link to Other Work: 1
20. Student L1: Male: Low Ability: Y6: Spirit of St. Louis Model Plane
I thought...this is a coincidence because we're doing this in Literacy. (What doing in
Literacy?) About the person - S. Louis.
Imaginative Response: 1
21. Student G3: Female: Low Ability: Y6: Hand Grenade
I thought...that someone was just standing there and was about to throw it and someone
came up behind him and killed him and took it away.
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