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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

Band 1

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