Question 10: 6 □ 4

Pre-service teachers N = 71

Teachers N = 149

Justification

%

N

%

N

Correctly answered

Pre-service teachers

65

Teachers

116

None given

19.7

14

47

70

The sequence of numbers.

63.4

45

24.8

37

Incorrect justification.

0

0

0.7

1

Based on number of items.

8.5

6

5.4

8

Incorrectly answered

Pre-service teachers

6

Teachers

33

None given

0

0

14.1

21

There is no answer because 4is graphically larger but 6 is numerically larger.

5.6

4

0.7

1

The 4is larger because of the size.

2.8

2

7.4

11