| Student Memory Interview: Question 69: What smells did the
students associate with the loans? |
Conclusion: 71% (10) of the 14 students who were describing objects that
were not under perspex responded to the question "What did it smell like?". The
majority of these were lower ability students.
The descriptions of smell were mainly adjectives such as "old",
"normal", "horrible" and "strange" as well as two specific
ones including "musky" and "wood".
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. 71%
(10) of the 14 students who were describing objects that were not under perspex responded
to the question "What did it smell like?":
- · 60% (6) were female students and
- · 40% (4) were male students;
- · 70% (7) were low ability and
- · 30% (3) were high ability
- · The statements fell into the following categories of smell:
5 old: 2 high ability females and 1 in the 3 other categories
2 horrible: 1 high ability male and 1 low ability female
2 specific: 1 low and 1 high ability female
2 normal: 1 low ability male and 1 low ability female
1 unspecified: 1 low ability male
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| Student Memory Interview: Question 69: Individual Student
Descriptions: |
Categories of smell:
"Old": 5
1. Student M3: Female: Low Ability: Y6: 1930s Pink Silk Dress
It smelled...old really.
2. Student M1: Male: Low Ability: Y6: 1930s Blue Silk Dress
It smelled...old.
3. Student B4: Female: High Ability: Y5: Victorian Clog
It smelled...old.
4. Student B2: Male: High Ability: Y4: Victorian School Bell
It smelled...disgusting inside the bell - really old and mouldy.
5. Student G4: Female: High Ability: Y6: WWII Helmet
It smelled...quite musky, I think it's because it is quite old.
"Disgusting" and "Horrible": 2
· Student B2 (repeat): Male: High Ability: Y4: Victorian School Bell
It smelled...disgusting inside the bell - really old and mouldy.
6. Student G3: Female: Low Ability: Y6: WWII Hand Grenade
It smelled...really horrible. It smelt like someone just threw it and it just blew up
and it was just left there. Like when you use one of those pretend shot guns and steam
comes out of it.
Specific adjectives: 2
7. Student B3: Female: Low Ability: Y4: Victorian Clog
It smelled...like wood.
· Student G4 (repeat): Female: High Ability: Y6: WWII Helmet
It smelled...quite musky, I think it's because it is quite old.
"Normal": 2
8. Student B1: Male: Low Ability: Y5: Victorian Flat Iron
It smelled...just a normal smell.
9. Student C3: Female: Low Ability: Y3: Edwardian Bathing Costume
It smelled...of normal clothes.
Unspecified - "Strange": 1
10. Student G1: Male: Low Ability: Y6: 1930s Music Box
It smelled...quite strange - I can't describe it.
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