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Understanding Mathematics Standards: Advanced Higher Course Assessment Overview

This presentation provides an overview of the revised assessment structure for the Advanced Higher Mathematics course. It covers the course components, sampling of content, grading, and guidance for preparing candidates.

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Understanding Mathematics Standards: Advanced Higher Course Assessment Overview

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  1. Understanding Standards Mathematics (Advanced Higher) An overview of course assessment

  2. What this presentation covers • the structure of the revised assessment • an overview of the course components • sampling of course content • what is unchanged • grading • guidance on preparing candidates for assessment

  3. Revised course assessment structure The course assessment will consist of two components: • component 1 – question paper: paper 1 (non-calculator) • component 2 – question paper: paper 2

  4. An overview of the course components

  5. What is unchanged • course aims, content and rationale • proportion of level C marks remains at 65% • balance of operational and reasoning skills

  6. How content will be sampled Revised groupings 2019: 2020:

  7. Grading The range of notional scores for each grade in the course assessment will be: • A: 70% - 100% • B: 60% - 69% • C: 50% - 59% • D: 40% - 49%

  8. Guidance on preparing candidates for the course assessment • use correct notation and terminology throughout • communicate clear and rigorous justification of results • be familiar with the form of numbers • maintain and practise algebraic skills • maintain and practise previously acquired skills • refer to previous Course Reports

  9. WWW.sqa.org.uk│0303 333 0330

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