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Mathematics Standard
- Introduction
- Mathematics Standard key
- Rationale
- Mathematics in Stage 6
- Place of the syllabus
- Building on Stage 5
- Aim and objectives
- Outcomes
- Course structure and requirements
- Organisation of content
- Working Mathematically
- Learning across the curriculum
- Course content
- Glossary
- Achievement level descriptions
- Performance band descriptions
- Assessment and reporting
- Version log
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Mathematics Standard
- Mathematics Advanced
- Mathematics Extension 1
- Mathematics Extension 2
- Numeracy CEC
- Mathematics Life Skills
- Course descriptions
- Syllabus development
Performance Band Descriptions for Mathematics Standard
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Mathematics Standard 1
Band 6
- Demonstrates extensive knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Applies appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques consistently and accurately in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
- Selects and uses a variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
- Applies mathematical reasoning and interprets mathematical models
- Communicates effectively using appropriate mathematical notation, diagrams and graphs
Band 5
- Demonstrates thorough knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Applies appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques consistently in familiar contexts
- Selects and uses some problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
- Uses mathematical reasoning and interprets familiar mathematical models
- Communicates using appropriate mathematical notation, diagrams and graphs
Band 4
- Demonstrates sound knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in familiar contexts
- Selects and uses some problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems with limited success
- Uses mathematical reasoning
- Communicates using mathematical notation, diagrams and graphs
Band 3
- Demonstrates basic knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Uses a limited range of mathematical concepts, skills and techniques
- Uses some mathematical reasoning
- Uses mathematical notation, diagrams and graphs
Band 2
- Demonstrates limited knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Uses minimal mathematical techniques
- Uses some simple mathematical notation or diagrams
Band 1
Mathematics Standard 2
The typical performance in this band:
Band 6
- Demonstrates extensive knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Applies appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques consistently and accurately in a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts
- Selects and uses a wide variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
- Demonstrates mathematical reasoning and justification, and interprets and analyses mathematical models
- Communicates effectively using appropriate mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs
Band 5
- Demonstrates thorough knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Applies appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques accurately in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts
- Selects and uses a variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
- Demonstrates mathematical reasoning and interprets mathematical models
- Communicates using appropriate mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs
Band 4
- Demonstrates sound knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
- Uses problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
- Uses some mathematical reasoning and mathematical models
- Communicates using some appropriate mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs
Band 3
- Demonstrates basic knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in familiar contexts
- Uses some mathematical reasoning
- Uses some mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs
Band 2
- Demonstrates limited knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
- Uses basic mathematical concepts, skills and techniques to solve problems with limited accuracy
- Uses some mathematical language and simple diagrams