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In-Service Teacher Training. Assessment in IGCSE Mathematics 0580/0581 Session 3: Mark schemes, Examiner Reports and other resources. Welcome. Introductions Background Aim of training. Session 3 looks at:. Using the mark scheme Using Examiner Reports
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In-Service Teacher Training Assessment in IGCSE Mathematics 0580/0581 Session 3: Mark schemes, Examiner Reports and other resources.
Welcome • Introductions • Background • Aim of training
Session 3looks at: • Using the mark scheme • Using Examiner Reports • Additional resources for IGCSE Mathematics
Using mark schemes (1):The importance of mark schemes Mark schemes: • Give the allocation of marks • Indicate the range of acceptable answers • Give examples of unacceptable answers • Give an indication of what Examiners are looking for in an answer
Using mark schemes (2):Use with the Examiner Report The mark scheme and Examiner Report: • Both give information about each part of each question • Should be used side by side to analyse students’ answers to questions • Provide information which can be passed on to students
Using mark schemes (3):Analysis of candidate scripts Take each question in turn and do the following: • Make yourself familiar with the mark scheme • Mark the questions showing clearly where you gave each mark • Bear in mind the marking guidelines given in Unit 2 • When you have finished, compare your marks with those of the Examiner
Using Examiner Reports (1):The importance of the Reports • The range of candidate misconceptions is addressed • Areas of weakness of the candidates as a whole are highlighted • Reasons are suggested for common incorrect answers • The correct range of acceptable answers are listed for each question
Using Examiner Reports (2):Analysis of contents • Misreading of questions • Incorrect reference or lack of reference to the stem of a question • Shape and Space questions – common threads? • Number questions? • Algebra questions? Graphs? • Statistics and Probability questions? • Advice for future candidates
Using Examiner Reports (3):Teaching aims and the Examiner Report • It is useful to analyse Examiner Reports over a number of years • There are a number of misconceptions that regularly appear • There are a number of specific areas which students find conceptually difficult
Additional resources (1):CIE Teacher Support website • Syllabuses Examiner Reports dating back to 2001 • Question papers dating back to 2001 (November and June sessions) • All of the associated mark schemes for the question papers • Schemes of work
Additional resources (2): Schemes of work (1) The scheme of work has 10 Units: 1) Number and Algebra (Core) 2) Further Number and Algebra (Core) 3) Shape and Space (Core) 4) Geometry (Core) 5) Statistics and Transformations (Core)
Additional resources (3): Schemes of work (2) 6)Further Number and Probability (Extended) 7) Further Algebra (Extended) 8) Shape and Space (Extended) 9) Geometry (Extended) 10) Statistics and Transformations (Extended)
Additional resources (4):Support test materials • Test materials related to each section of the scheme of work are available • A section of associated exam questions has been produced for each Unit on the scheme of work. Mark schemes are also given
Additional resources (5): • CIE discussion groups • Learn CIE website - revision materials for Core and Extended - individual tutorials on every IGCSE Mathematics topic with questions - individual lesson plans on some topics - an online test centre • Online IGCSE courses
Additional resources (6) • Distance learning pack • Specimen papers • IGCSE Mathematics Past Papers on CD Toolkit • IGCSE Mathematics endorsed textbooks • Teaching and Assessing Skills in Mathematics book • Resource lists
Additional resources (7): Developing resource trails • Resource trails are ‘packs’ of resources / references that support the teaching of a particular topic • Start from the long term plans – SOW • Medium term plans – work over a topic
Additional resources (8):Developing resource trails • Short term plans – individual lessons • Developing resource packs -Text references -Websites – CIE and non-CIE sites -Test sites and papers -Homework / formative assessments -Lesson starters -Variety of learning and teaching style