CCEA GCSE Specification in Mathematics · 2019. 9. 26. · CCEA GCSE Mathematics from September...
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GCSE
CCEA GCSE Specification in
Mathematics
For first teaching from September 2017For first assessment in Summer 2018For first award in Summer 2019Subject Code: 2210
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Contents 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Aims 41.2 Keyfeatures 41.3 Priorattainment 41.4 Classificationcodesandsubjectcombinations
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2 Specification at a Glance
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3 Subject Content 8 3.1 UnitM1:FoundationTier 83.2 UnitM5:FoundationTierCompletionTest 143.3 UnitM2:FoundationTier 173.4 UnitM6:FoundationTierCompletionTest 203.5 UnitM3:HigherTier 223.6 UnitM7:HigherTierCompletionTest 243.7 UnitM4:HigherTier 263.8
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4 Scheme of Assessment 29 4.1 Assessmentopportunities 294.2 Assessmentobjectives 294.3 Assessmentobjectiveweightings 304.4 Functionalmathematics 304.5 Reportingandgrading 314.6 Useofcalculators
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5 Grade Descriptions
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6 Curriculum Objectives 36 6.1 Cross-CurricularSkillsatKeyStage4 366.2 ThinkingSkillsandPersonalCapabilitiesatKeyStage4
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7 Links and Support 40 7.1 Support 407.2 Examinationentries 407.3 Equalityandinclusion 407.4 Contactdetails 41 Summary of Changes Since First Issue 42
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Thisspecificationisavailableonlineatwww.ccea.org.uk
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1 Introduction ThisspecificationsetsoutthecontentandassessmentdetailsforourGCSEcourseinMathematics.Wehavedesignedthisspecificationtomeettherequirementsof:
NorthernIrelandGCSEDesignPrinciples; NorthernIrelandGCEandGCSEQualificationsCriteria;and NorthernIrelandSubjectCriteriaandRequirementsforMathematics.
FirstteachingisfromSeptember2017.WewillmakethefirstawardbasedonthisspecificationinSummer2019.Thisspecificationisaunitisedcourse.Theguidedlearninghours,asforallGCSEs,are120hours.ThespecificationsupportstheaimoftheNorthernIrelandCurriculumtoempoweryoungpeopletoachievetheirpotentialandtomakeinformedandresponsibledecisionsthroughouttheirlives,aswellasitsobjectives:
todeveloptheyoungpersonasanindividual; todeveloptheyoungpersonasacontributortosociety;and todeveloptheyoungpersonasacontributortotheeconomyandenvironment.Ifthereareanymajorchangestothisspecification,wewillnotifycentresinwriting.Theonlineversionofthespecificationwillalwaysbethemostuptodate;toviewanddownloadthispleasegotowww.ccea.org.uk
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1.1 Aims Thisspecificationaimstoencouragestudentsto:
developfluentknowledge,skillsandunderstandingofmathematicalmethodsandconcepts;
acquire,selectandapplymathematicaltechniquestosolveproblems; reasonmathematically,makedeductionsandinferencesanddrawconclusions;and
comprehend,interpretandcommunicatemathematicalinformationinavarietyofformsappropriatetotheinformationandcontext.
1.2 Key features Thefollowingareimportantfeaturesofthisspecification.
ItoffersopportunitiestobuildontheskillsandcapabilitiesdevelopedthroughthedeliveryoftheNorthernIrelandCurriculumatKeyStage3.
ItprovidesastrongfoundationforprogressiontoGCSEFurtherMathematicsand/orASlevelMathematicsandforotherdisciplineswhereunderstandingandapplicationofmathematicsisessential.
Itgivesstudentstheappropriatemathematicalskills,knowledgeandunderstandingtohelpthemprogresstofurtheracademicandvocationalstudyandtoemployment.
Thisspecificationhastwotiers:FoundationandHigher. Eachtieroffersachoiceofunitsthataresuitedtoawiderangeofabilitiesandenablestudentstodemonstrateachievement.
AtFoundationTier,studentscanachieveaLevel1orLevel2inFunctionalMathematicsaswellasagradeinGCSEMathematics.
Theassessmentmodelenablesstudentstomonitortheirprogressandoffersopportunitiestoimprovetheirresults.
Eachassessmentunitgivesstudentsenoughtimetoconsidervariousproblem-solvingstrategiesandtodecideonthebestapproach.
1.3 Prior attainment Thisspecificationbuildsontheknowledge,understandingandskillsdevelopedthroughthestatutoryrequirementsforMathematics(includingFinancialCapability)intheNorthernIrelandCurriculumatKeyStage3.Studentsdonotneedtohavereachedaparticularlevelbeforebeginningtostudythisspecification.
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1.4 Classification codes and subject combinations Everyspecificationhasanationalclassificationcodethatindicatesitssubjectarea.Theclassificationcodeforthisqualificationis2210. Pleasenotethatifastudenttakestwoqualificationswiththesameclassificationcode,schools,collegesanduniversitiesthattheyapplytomaytaketheviewthattheyhaveachievedonlyoneofthetwoGCSEs.ThesamemayoccurwithanytwoGCSEqualificationsthathaveasignificantoverlapincontent,eveniftheclassificationcodesaredifferent.Becauseofthis,studentswhohaveanydoubtsabouttheirsubjectcombinationsshouldcheckwiththeschools,collegesanduniversitiesthattheywouldliketoattendbeforebeginningtheirstudies.StudentswhoenterforthisGCSEmayalsoenterforGCSEFurtherMathematicsandGCSEStatisticsinthesameexaminationseries.
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2 Specification at a Glance ThetablesbelowandonthenextpagesummarisethestructureofthisGCSEcourse.Allunitsaddressthethreeassessmentobjectivesand,whereappropriate,questionsmayrequirestudentstoknowanduseproblem-solvingstrategies.Eachwrittenpaperhasarangeofquestiontypes.Questionsaresetinbothmathematicalandnon-mathematicalcontexts.Studentstaketwounits,onefromM1,M2,M3orM4andonefromM5,M6,M7orM8.Toreceiveanaward,oneofthesemustbeacompletiontest.Recommendedpathwaysaresummarisedbelow. Foundation Tier Option 1
Content
Assessment
Weightings
Availability
UnitM1:FoundationTier
Externalwrittenexaminationwithcalculator1hour45mins
45% Summerfrom2018andJanuaryfrom2019
UnitM5:FoundationTierCompletionTest
Twoexternalwrittenexaminations:• Paper1withoutcalculator 1hour• Paper2withcalculator 1hour
55% Summerfrom2019andJanuaryfrom2020
Foundation Tier Option 2
Content
Assessment
Weightings
Availability
UnitM2:FoundationTier
Externalwrittenexaminationwithcalculator1hour45mins
45% Summerfrom2018andJanuaryfrom2019
UnitM6:FoundationTierCompletionTest
Twoexternalwrittenexaminations:• Paper1withoutcalculator1hour
• Paper2withcalculator 1hour
55% Summerfrom2019andJanuaryfrom2020
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Higher Tier Option 1
Content
Assessment
Weightings
Availability
UnitM3:HigherTier
Externalwrittenexaminationwithcalculator2hours
45% Summerfrom2018andJanuaryfrom2019
UnitM7:HigherTierCompletionTest
Twoexternalwrittenexaminations:• Paper1withoutcalculator 1hour15mins• Paper2withcalculator 1hour15mins
55% Summerfrom2019andJanuaryfrom2020
Higher Tier Option 2
Content
Assessment
Weightings
Availability
UnitM4:HigherTier
Externalwrittenexaminationwithcalculator2hours
45% Summerfrom2018andJanuary2019
UnitM8:HigherTierCompletionTest
Twoexternalwrittenexaminations:• Paper1withoutcalculator 1hour15mins• Paper2withcalculator 1hour15mins
55% Summerfrom2019andJanuaryfrom2020
Studentsmusttakeatleast40percentoftheassessment(basedonunitweightings)attheendofthecourseasterminalassessment.
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3 Subject Content Wehavedividedthiscourseintoeightunits.Thecontentofeachunitandtherespectivelearningoutcomesappearbelow.AnimportantelementoftherevisedGCSEMathematicsistheassessmentandreportingofFunctionalMathematicsintheFoundationTier.FunctionalMathematicsreferstotheskillsandabilitiesstudentsneedtodevelopasayoungpersonandasanindividual,asacontributortosocietyandasacontributortotheeconomyandenvironment.Theseskillsenablelearnerstooperateconfidently,effectivelyandindependentlyineducation,workandeverydaylife.3.1 Unit M1: Foundation Tier ThisunittargetsgradesD,E,FandGatGCSElevelandLevel1inFunctionalMathematics.
Content
LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra
Studentsshouldbeableto:
usethe4operationsappliedtopositiveandnegativeintegers,includingefficientwrittenmethods;
orderpositiveandnegativeintegers,decimalsandfractions;
usesymbols=,≠,<,>,and; usecalculatorseffectivelyandefficiently; understandanduseconventionalnotationforthepriorityofoperations,includingbrackets,powers,rootsandreciprocals;
recogniseanduserelationshipsbetweenoperations,includinginverseoperations;
useindexnotationforsquares,cubesandpowersof10; usetheconceptsandvocabularyoffactor,multiple,commonfactor,commonmultipleandprime;and
usethetermssquare,positiveandnegativesquareroot,cubeandcuberoot.
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LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra(cont.)
Studentsshouldbeableto:
understandplacevalueanddecimalplaces;
read,writeandcomparedecimalsuptothreedecimalplaces;
add,subtract,multiplyanddividedecimalsupto3decimalplaces;
roundtoaspecifiedorappropriatedegreeofaccuracy,numberofdecimalplacesor1significantfigure,includingagivenpowerof10;
usecorrectdecimalnotationwhenworkingwithmoney; understandanduseequivalentfractions; writeasimplefractionasaterminatingdecimal; addandsubtractsimplefractionsandsimplemixednumbers;
calculateafractionofaquantity; expressonequantityasafractionofanother; understandthatpercentagemeansnumberofpartsper100;
calculateapercentageofaquantity; expressonequantityasapercentageofanother; calculatepercentageincrease/decrease;and useequivalencesbetweenfractions,decimalsandpercentagesinavarietyofcontexts.
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LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra(cont.)
Studentsshouldbeableto:
calculatewithmoneyandsolvesimpleproblemsinthecontextoffinance,forexampleprofitandloss,discount,wagesandsalaries,bankaccounts,simpleinterest,budgeting,debt,annualpercentagerate(APR)andannualequivalentrate(AER);
distinguishthedifferentrolesthatlettersymbolsplayinalgebra,usingthecorrectnotation;
understandandusetheconceptsandvocabularyofexpressions,equations,formulae,inequalities,termsandfactors;
interpretsimpleexpressionsasfunctionswithinputsandoutputs;
simplifyandmanipulatealgebraicexpressionsbycollectingliketermsandmultiplyingaconstantoverabracket;
manipulatealgebraicexpressionsbytakingoutcommonfactorsthatareconstants;
writesimpleformulaeandexpressionsfromreal-lifecontexts;
substitutenumbersintoformulae(whichmaybeexpressedinwordsoralgebraically)andexpressions;
usestandardformulae; setupandsolvelinearequationsinoneunknown; workwithco-ordinatesinall4quadrants; recogniseandplotequationsthatcorrespondtostraightlinegraphsintheco-ordinateplane;and
constructandinterpretlineargraphsinrealworldcontexts.
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Geometryandmeasures
Studentsshouldbeableto:
useconventionaltermsandnotationssuchaspoints,lines,vertices,edges,parallellines,perpendicularlines,rightangles,polygons,regularpolygonsandpolygonswithreflectionand/orrotationsymmetries;
usethestandardconventionsforlabellingandreferringtothesidesandanglesofshapes;
drawdiagramsfromawrittendescription;
applythepropertiesofangles:- atapoint;- atapointonastraightline;and- verticallyopposite;
understandandusealternateandcorrespondinganglesonparallellines;
identifyandapplycircledefinitionsandproperties,includingcentre,radius,chord,diameterandcircumference;
applythepropertiesanddefinitionsoftrianglesandquadrilaterals,includingsquare,rectangle,parallelogram,trapezium,andkiteandrhombus;
identifypropertiesofthefaces,surfaces,edgesandverticesofcubes,cuboids,prisms,cylinders,pyramids,conesandspheres;
drawandinterpret2Drepresentationsof3Dshapes,forexamplenets,plansandelevations;
understandandusemetricunitsofmeasurement;
makesensibleestimatesofarangeofmeasures;
convertmetricmeasurementsfromoneunittoanother;and
solveproblemsinvolvinglength,area,volume/capacity,mass,time,andtemperature.
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LearningOutcomes
Geometryandmeasures(cont.)
Studentsshouldbeableto:
measurelinesegmentsandanglesingeometricfigures; usecompoundmeasures/unitssuchasspeed,heartbeatsperminuteandmilespergallon;
calculateperimetersandareasoftrianglesandrectanglesandsimplecompoundshapesmadefromtrianglesandrectangles;
calculatecircumferencesandareasofcircles; calculatesurfaceareaandvolumesofcubesandcuboids;
Handlingdata understandandusethehandlingdatacycletosolveproblems;
understandwhatismeantbyasampleandapopulation; understandsimplerandomsamplingandtheeffectofsamplesizeonthereliabilityofconclusions;
designanexperimentorsurveytotesthypotheses; designdata-collectionsheets,distinguishingbetweendifferenttypesofdata;
identifypossiblesourcesofbias; sort,classifyandtabulatequalitative(categorical)dataanddiscreteorcontinuousquantitativedata,includingtheuseof2circleVenndiagramstosortdata;
extractdatafromprintedtablesandlists; designandusetwo-waytablesfordiscreteandgroupeddata; findmean,median,modeandrangefromalistofvaluesandunderstandtheiruses;and
calculatemeanfromanungroupedfrequencytableandidentifythemodeandmedian.
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Handlingdata(cont.)
Studentsshouldbeableto:
constructandinterpretawiderangeofgraphsanddiagramsincludingfrequencytablesanddiagrams,pictograms,barcharts,piecharts,linegraphs,frequencytreesandflowcharts,recognisingthatgraphsmaybemisleading;
examinedatatofindpatternsandexceptions; comparedistributionsandmakeinferences;and plotandinterpretscatterdiagramsandrecognisecorrelation.
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3.2 Unit M5: Foundation Tier Completion Test ThisunittargetsgradesD,E,FandGatGCSElevel.StudentsshouldknowthecontentofUnitM1beforetakingthisunit.
Content
LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra
Studentsshouldbeableto:
solveproblemsinvolvingwholenumbers,fractions,decimalsandpercentageswithoutacalculator;
estimateanswersandcheckcalculationsusingapproximationandestimation;
userationotation,includingreductiontoitssimplestformanditsvariouslinkstofractionnotation;
divideaquantityinagivenratio; applyratioandproportiontoreal-lifecontextsandproblemssuchasconversion,best-buy,comparison,scaling,mixing,concentrationsandexchangerates;
recogniseandusesequencesof,forexample,triangular,squareandcubenumbers;
generatetermsofasequenceusingterm-to-termoraposition-to-termrule;and
plotandinterpretgraphsmodellingrealsituations,forexampleconversiongraphs,distance/timegraphsandintersectingtravelgraphs.
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LearningOutcomes
Geometryandmeasures
Studentsshouldbeableto:
interpretscalesonarangeofmeasuringinstrumentsandrecognisethecontinuousnatureofmeasureandapproximatenatureofmeasurement;
knowanduseimperialmeasuresstillincommonuseandtheirapproximatemetricequivalents;
useandinterpretmaps,scalefactorsandscaledrawings; usethesumofanglesinatriangle,forexampletodeducetheanglesuminanypolygon;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingsingletransformations;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingreflectionsaboutthexandy axes;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingsinglerotationsabouttheorigin;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingtranslations; describeandtransform2Dshapesusingenlargementsbyapositivewholenumberscalefactor;and
drawtrianglesandother2Dshapesusingarulerandprotractor.
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Handlingdata Studentsshouldbeableto:
understandandusethevocabularyofprobability,includingnotionsofuncertaintyandrisk;
usethetermsfair,random,evens,certain,likely,unlikelyandimpossible;
understandandusetheprobabilityscalefrom0to1; listalloutcomesforsingleevents,andfortwosuccessiveevents;
applysystematiclistingstrategies; workoutprobabilitiesexpressedasfractionsordecimalsfromsimpleexperimentswithequallylikelyoutcomesandsimplecombinedevents;
identifydifferentmutuallyexclusiveoutcomesandknowthatthesumoftheprobabilitiesofalltheseoutcomesis1;
understandtheprobabilityofaneventnotoccurringisoneminustheprobabilitythatitoccurs;and
useprobabilitiestocalculateexpectation.
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3.3 Unit M2: Foundation Tier ThisunittargetsgradesC*,C,D,E,FandGatGCSELevelandLevel2inFunctionalMathematics.StudentsshouldknowthecontentofUnitM1beforetakingthisunit.
Content
LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra
Studentsshouldbeableto:
useindexnotationandindexlawsforpositive,wholenumberpowers;
usetheconceptsandvocabularyofdivisor,highestcommonfactor,least(lowest)commonmultipleandprimefactordecomposition;
add,subtract,multiplyanddividedecimalsofanysize; roundtoaspecifiedorappropriatenumberofsignificantfigures;
recognisethatrecurringdecimalsareexactfractionsandthatsomeexactfractionsarerecurringdecimals;
add,subtract,multiplyanddividefractions,includingmixednumbers;
usepercentageandrepeatedproportionalchange; calculatewithmoneyandsolveproblemsinafinancecontext,forexamplecompoundinterest,insurance,taxation,mortgagesandinvestments;
simplifyandmanipulatealgebraicexpressionsbymultiplyingasingletermoverabracket;and
manipulatealgebraicexpressionsbytakingoutcommonfactorsthatareterms.
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LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra(cont.)
Studentsshouldbeableto:
setupandsolvelinearequationsinoneunknown,includingthosewiththeunknownonbothsidesoftheequationandequationsoftheform:
𝑥4+ 3 = 7
findthemidpointandlengthofalinegivenin2Dco-ordinates;
findandinterpretgradientsandinterceptsoflineargraphs,forexampleplotandinterpretthegraphofthecostofcarhireat£40perdayplusacostof20ppermile;
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usecompoundmeasuresorunitssuchasdensity; calculateperimetersandareasofkite,parallelogram,rhombusandtrapezium;
calculateperimetersandareasofcompositeshapes; calculatevolumesofrightprisms;and usePythagoras’theoremin2Dproblems.
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Handlingdata
Studentsshouldbeableto:
use3circleVenndiagramstosortdata; estimatemeanfromagroupedfrequencydistribution; identifythemodalclassandthemedianclassfromagroupedfrequencydistribution;
drawand/oruselinesofbestfitbyeye,understandingwhattheselinesrepresent;
drawconclusionsfromscatterdiagrams; usetermssuchaspositivecorrelation,negativecorrelationandlittleornocorrelation;
interpolateandextrapolatefromdataandknowthedangersofdoingso;
identifyoutliers;and appreciatethatcorrelationdoesnotimplycausality.
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3.4 Unit M6: Foundation Tier Completion Test ThisunittargetsgradesC*,C,D,E,FandGatGCSElevel.StudentsshouldknowthecontentofUnitsM1,M2andM5beforetakingthisunit.
Content
LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra
Studentsshouldbeableto:
understandtheprinciplesofnumbersystems; convertnumbersfromdecimaltobinary(base2)andviceversa;
useindexlawsinalgebraforpositivepowers; usesystematictrialandimprovementtofindapproximatesolutionsofequationswherethereisnosimpleanalyticalmethodofsolvingthem;
solvelinearinequalitiesinonevariable,andrepresentthesolutionsetonanumberline;
changethesubjectofasimpleformula; findthenthtermofasequencewheretheruleislinear; solvetwolinearsimultaneousequationsgraphically;and generatepointsandplotgraphsofsimplequadraticfunctionsandusethesetofindapproximatesolutionsforpointsofintersectionwithlinesoftheform 𝑦 = ±𝑎only.
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LearningOutcomes
Geometryandmeasures
Studentsshouldbeableto:
understandandusebearings; calculateandusethesumsoftheinteriorandexterioranglesofpolygons;
distinguishpropertiesthatarepreservedunderparticulartransformations;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingreflectionsinlinesparalleltothexoryaxis;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingrotationsaboutanypoint;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingtranslations,toincludeusingvectornotation;
understandandusetheeffectofenlargementonperimeterandareaofshapes;
understandthetermcongruent; usethestandardrulerandcompassconstructions; identifythelociofpoints,includingreallifeproblems;
Handlingdata systematicallylistalloutcomesforsingleeventsandfortwosuccessiveevents;
understandanduseestimatesormeasuresofprobabilityfromrelativefrequency;
compareexperimentaldataandtheoreticalprobabilities;and
understandthatincreasingsamplesizegenerallyleadstobetterestimatesofprobability.
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3.5 Unit M3: Higher Tier ThisunittargetsgradesB,C*,C,DandEatGCSElevel.StudentsshouldknowthecontentofUnitsM1andM2beforetakingthisunit.
Content
LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra
Studentsshouldbeableto:
findtheleastcommonmultiples(LCM)andhighestcommonfactor(HCF)ofnumberswrittenastheproductoftheirprimefactors;
findtheoriginalquantity,giventheresultofaproportionalchange;
calculatetheupperandlowerboundsincalculationsinvolvingadditionandmultiplicationofnumbersexpressedtoagivendegreeofaccuracy;
knowthedifferencebetweenanequationandanidentity; multiplytwolinearexpressions; factorisequadraticexpressionsoftheform:
𝑥+ + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
factoriseusingthedifferenceoftwosquares; addorsubtractalgebraicfractions,forexamplesimplify:
4𝑥 + 310
+6𝑥 − 55
simplify,multiplyanddividealgebraicfractionswithlinearorquadraticnumeratorsanddenominators;
setupandsolvelinearequationsoftheform:
4𝑥 + 310
+6𝑥 − 55
=132
• setupandsolvequadraticequationsusingfactors.
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LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra(cont.)
Studentsshouldbeableto:
understandthattheform𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐representsastraightlineandthat𝑚isthegradientofthelineand𝑐isthevalueofthe𝑦–intercept;
findtheequationofalinethroughtwogivenpointsorthroughonepointwithagivengradient;
understandandusethegradientsofparallellines;
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identifyandapplycircledefinitionsandproperties,includingtangent,arc,sectorandsegment;
usecompoundmeasuresorunitssuchaspressure; solvemensurationproblemsthatinvolvearclengthandareaofsector,surfaceareaofacylinderandvolumeandsurfaceareaofaconeandsphere;
understandandusethetrigonometricratiosofsine,cosineandtangenttosolve2Dproblems,includingthoseinvolvinganglesofelevationanddepression;
Handlingdata calculatequartilesandinterquartilerangefromalistofvaluesandunderstandtheiruses;
constructandinterpretcumulativefrequencytablesandthecumulativefrequencycurve;
estimatethemedian,quartilesandinterquartilerangefromacumulativefrequencycurveanddisplayinformationusingboxplots;and
inferpropertiesofpopulationsordistributionsfromasampleandknowthelimitationsofdoingso.
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3.6 Unit M7: Higher Tier Completion Test ThisunittargetsgradesB,C*,C,D,andEatGCSElevel.StudentsshouldknowthecontentofUnitsM1,M2,M3,M5andM6beforetakingthisunit.
Content
LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra
Studentsshouldbeableto:
usesurdsandπinexactcalculations; useindexnotationandindexlawsforzero,positiveandnegativepowers;
interpret,orderandcalculatewithnumberswritteninstandardindexform;
useindexlawsinalgebraforintegerpowers; setupandsolvetwolinearsimultaneousequationsalgebraically;
solvelinearinequalitiesintwovariablesrepresentingthesolutionsetonagraph;
changethesubjectofaformula,includingcaseswhereapowerorrootofthesubjectappearsandcaseswherethesubjectappearsinmorethanoneterm;
findthenthtermofnon-linearsequences;
recognise,sketchandinterpretgraphsoflinearfunctions,quadraticfunctions,simplecubicfunctionsandthereciprocalfunction𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥with𝑥 ≠ 0;
generatepointsandplotgraphsofsimplequadraticfunctionsandusethesetofindapproximatesolutionsforpointsofintersectionwithlinesoftheform𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐;and
setupequationsandsolveproblemsinvolvingdirectproportion,includinggraphicalandalgebraicrepresentations.
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Geometryandmeasures
Studentsshouldbeableto:
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingcombinedtransformations;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingreflectionsinthelinesy=±x;
describeandtransform2Dshapesusingenlargementsbyafractionalscalefactor;
understandandusetheeffectofenlargementonthevolumeofsolids;
usetherelationshipbetweentheratiosoflengthsandareasofsimilar2Dshapes;
Handlingdata usetheproductruleforcounting:iftherearemwaysofdoingonetaskandforeachofthese,therearenwaysofdoinganothertask,thenthetotalnumberofwaysthetwotaskscanbedoneism × n;
knowwhentoaddormultiplytwoprobabilities:ifAandBaremutuallyexclusive,thentheprobabilityofAorBoccurringisP(A)+P(B),whereasifAandBareindependentevents,theprobabilityofAandBoccurringisP(A)×P(B);and
usetreediagramstorepresentsuccessiveeventsthatareindependent.
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3.7 Unit M4: Higher Tier ThisunittargetsgradesA,B,C*andCwithanallowablegradeDatGCSElevel.TheA*gradeisawardedatsubjectlevelandisdependentonthetotalmarksgainedfromtheM4andM8assessmentunits.StudentsshouldknowthecontentofUnitsM1,M2,andM3beforetakingthisunit.
Content
LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra
Studentsshouldbeableto:
calculatetheupperandlowerboundsincalculationsinvolvingsubtractionanddivisionofnumbersexpressedtoagivendegreeofaccuracy;
factorisequadraticexpressionsoftheform:
𝑎𝑥+ + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
addorsubtractalgebraicfractionswithlineardenominators,forexamplesimplify:
2𝑥 + 2
+3
2𝑥 − 1
setupandsolveequationssuchas:2
𝑥 + 2+
32𝑥 − 1
= 1
setupandsolvequadraticequationsusingfactorsandtheformulawherethecoefficientof𝑥+ ≠ 1,andmorecomplexequations;
understandandusethegradientsofperpendicularlines;
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solvemorecomplexmensurationproblems,forexamplefrustums;
understandandusecircletheorems;
Handlingdata understandandusestratifiedsamplingtechniques;and constructandinterprethistogramsforgroupedcontinuousdatawithunequalclassintervals.
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3.8 Unit M8: Higher Tier Completion Test ThisunittargetsgradesA,B,C*andCwithanallowablegradeDatGCSElevel.TheA*gradeisawardedatsubjectlevelandisdependentonthetotalmarksgainedfromtheM4andM8assessmentunits.StudentsshouldknowthecontentofUnitsM1,M2,M3,M4,M5,M6andM7beforetakingthisunit.
Content
LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra
Studentsshouldbeableto:
distinguishbetweenrationalandirrationalnumbers; changearecurringdecimaltoafraction; useindexnotationandindexlawsforinteger,fractionalandnegativepowers;
setup,solveandinterprettheanswersingrowthanddecayproblems,forexampleusetheformulaforcompoundinterest;
simplifynumericalexpressionsinvolvingsurds,includingtherationalisationofthedenominatorofafractionsuchas:
53 2
useindexlawsinalgebraforinteger,fractionalandnegativepowers;
setupandsolvetwosimultaneousequations,onelinearandonenon-linear;
recognise,sketchandinterpretgraphsofexponentialfunctions𝑦 = 𝑘:forpositivevaluesofk,forexamplegrowthanddecayrates;and
findtheintersectionpointsofthegraphsofalinearandquadraticfunction,knowingthatthesearetheapproximatesolutionsofthecorrespondingsimultaneousequationsrepresentingthelinearandquadraticfunctions,whichmayrequirealgebraicmanipulation.
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LearningOutcomes
Numberandalgebra(cont.)
Studentsshouldbeableto:
interpretthegradientatapointonacurveastheinstantaneousrateofchange;
recogniseandusetheequationofacircle,centretheoriginandradiusr;
findtheequationofatangenttoacircleatagivenpointonthecircle;
setupequationsandsolveproblemsinvolvingindirectproportion,includinggraphicalandalgebraicrepresentations;
Geometryandmeasures
understandandusethesineandcosinerules;
calculatetheareaofatriangleusing𝐴 = 12 𝑎𝑏 sin 𝐶 ;
usePythagoras’theoremandtrigonometrytosolve2Dand3Dproblems;
enlarge2Dshapesusingnegativescalefactors; usetherelationshipbetweentheratiosoflengths,areasandvolumesofsimilar3Dshapes;
Handlingdata usethemostappropriatemethodwhensolvingcomplexprobabilityproblems;and
usetreediagramstorepresentsuccessiveeventsthatarenotindependent.
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4 Scheme of Assessment 4.1 Assessment opportunities Fortheavailabilityofexaminationandassessment,seeSection2.Thisisaunitisedspecification;candidatesmustcompleteatleast40percentoftheoverallassessmentrequirementsattheendofthecourse,intheexaminationseriesinwhichtheyrequestafinalsubjectgrade.Thisistheterminalrule.Candidatesmayresitindividualassessmentunitsoncebeforecash-in.ThebetterofthetworesultswillcounttowardstheirfinalGCSEgradeunlessaunitisrequiredtomeetthe40percentterminalrule.Ifitis,themorerecentmarkwillcount(whetherornotitisthebetterresult).ResultsforindividualassessmentunitsremainavailabletocounttowardsaGCSEqualificationuntilwewithdrawthespecification.4.2 Assessment objectives Therearethreeassessmentobjectivesforthisspecification.AO1 Use and apply standard techniques Candidatesmust:
accuratelyrecallfacts,terminologyanddefinitions; useandinterpretnotationcorrectly;and accuratelycarryoutroutineproceduresorsettasksrequiringmulti-stepsolutions.AO2 Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically Candidatesmust:
makedeductions,inferencesanddrawconclusionsfrommathematicalinformation;
constructchainsofreasoningtoachieveagivenresult; interpretandcommunicateinformationaccurately; presentargumentsandproofs;and assessthevalidityofanargumentandcriticallyevaluateagivenwayofpresentinginformation.
AO3 Solve problems in mathematics and other contexts Candidatesmust:
translateproblemsinmathematicalornon-mathematicalcontextsintoaprocessoraseriesofmathematicalprocesses;
makeanduseconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofmathematics; interpretresultsinthecontextofagivenproblem; evaluatemethodsusedandresultsobtained;and evaluatesolutionstoidentifyhowtheymayhavebeenaffectedbyassumptionsmade.
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4.3 Assessment objective weightings ThetablebelowsetsouttheassessmentobjectiveweightingsforeachassessmentcomponentandtheoverallGCSEqualification.
AssessmentObjective
UnitWeighting(%)
FoundationTierM1andM5
orM2andM6
HigherTierM3andM7
orM4andM8
AO1 47–53 37–43
AO2 22–28 27–33
AO3 22–28 27–33
4.4 Functional mathematics Inthisspecification,thetermFunctionalMathematicsreferstotheskillsandabilitiesstudentsneedtodevelopasayoungpersonandasanindividual,asacontributortosocietyandasacontributortotheeconomyandenvironment.FunctionalMathematicsrequiresstudentstousemathematicseffectivelyinawiderangeofcontexts.Theintroductionoffunctionalmathematicsisaresponsetoemployers’perceptionsthatmanystudentsarenotachievingasufficientlyfirmgroundinginthebasics.UnitsM1andM2aredesignedtoassessthefunctionalelementsinMathematics.ThefollowingtabledetailsthespecificunitsthatweusetodeterminetheawardinFunctionalMathematics:
GCSEUnits FunctionalAwardAvailable
M1 Level1
M2 Level1orLevel2
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4.5 Reporting and grading Wereporttheresultsofindividualassessmentunitsonauniformmarkscalethatreflectstheassessmentweightingofeachunit.EachunitinGCSEMathematicsistargetedataspecificgraderangeasshownbelow:
Assessmentunit Targetedunitgrades Comment
M1 D,E,FandG Level1FunctionalMathematicsawarded
M2 C*,C,D,E,FandG Level1orLevel2FunctionalMathematicsawarded
M3 B,C*,C,DandE
M4 A,B,C*,CandallowableD
A*awardedatqualificationlevelandisdependentontotalmarksgainedfromM4andM8assessmentunits
M5 D,E,FandG
M6 C*,C,D,E,FandG
M7 B,C*,C,DandE
M8 A,B,C*,CandallowableD
A*awardedatqualificationlevelandisdependentontotalmarksgainedfromM4andM8assessmentunits
CandidatesmayenteranyoneofUnitsM1,M2,M3orM4togetherwithanyoneofUnitsM5,M6orM8toreceiveaGCSEgrade.Seethetableonthenextpageforthemostcommoncombinations.Wedeterminethegradesawardedbyaggregatingtheuniformmarksthatcandidatesobtaininindividualassessmentunits.WeawardGCSEqualificationsonagradescalefromA*toG,withA*beingthehighest.Theninegradesavailableareasfollows:
Grade A* A B C* C D E F GIfcandidatesfailtoattainagradeGorabove,wereporttheirresultasunclassified(U).
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Thefollowingtabledetailstheoverallqualificationgradesavailablewhenunitsarecombinedasspecifiedbelow:
AssessmentUnitCombinations
AvailableFinalGCSEGrades
Comment
M1andM5 D–G Allgradesinthisrangeareavailable.
M2andM6 C*–G Allgradesinthisrangeareavailable.
M3andM7 B–E Allgradesinthisrangeareavailable.
M4andM8 A*–D Allgradesinthisrangeareavailable.
ExaminationsforUnitsM1,M2,M3andM4takeplaceatthesametime,socandidatescantakeonlyoneexamination.Therefore,candidatesmayenteronlyoneoftheseexaminationsineachsession.CompletionassessmentUnitsM5,M6,M7andM8aretimetabledconcurrently,onadifferentdaytoM1,M2,M3andM4.ForbothFoundationandHigherTiercompletionassessmentunits,Paper2(withcalculator)takesplaceimmediatelyafterPaper1(withoutcalculator).FunctionalMathematicsTheachievementinFunctionalMathematicsisbasedonthecandidate’sperformanceinUnitsM1andM2.InUnitM1,recognitionisatLevel1andinM2atLevel1orLevel2.InUnitM2,whereacandidatedoesnotachieveaLevel2,Level1maybeawardediftherequiredstandardisreached.Thestandardrequiredtoachievealevelwillbebasedonaminimumrawmarkthresholdthatwesetforeachseries.FunctionalMathematicsisawardedwithinthecontextofGCSEstudyandisreportedwiththeresultsforGCSEMathematicsasa‘pass’ateitherLevel1orLevel2.ForcandidatesachievingFunctionalMathematicsatLevel2,thisachievementwillbereportedasanendorsementontheGCSEMathematicscertificate.Ifacandidatedoesnotachievealevel,thiswillnotbereported.4.6 Use of calculators CandidatesmustusecalculatorsinassessmentUnitsM1,M2,M3andM4andinPaper2ofeachCompletionTest(M5,M6,M7andM8).CandidatesmustnotusecalculatorsinPaper1ofeachCompletionTest.Calculatorsshouldhavethefollowingfunctions: +, −, x, ÷ , √, xy andsinglememory.Thesearetheminimumfunctionsrequired.
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FortheHigherTierpapers,candidatesmustuseelectroniccalculatorswithtrigonometricandrelevantstatisticalfunctions.FortheFoundationTierpapers,candidatesmustuseelectroniccalculatorswithrelevantstatisticalfunctions.Calculatorsmustbe:
• suitableforuseonthedesk;• eitherbatteryorsolarpowered;and• freeoflids,casesandcoversthathaveprintedinstructionsorformulae.Calculatorsmustnot:
• bedesignedoradaptedtooffer:- languagetranslators;- symbolicalgebramanipulation;- symbolicdifferentiationorintegration;or- communicationwithothermachinesortheinternet;
• beborrowedfromanothercandidateduringanassessmentbyexaminationforanyreason;or
• haveretrievableinformationstoredinthem,including(butnotlimitedto):- databanks;- dictionaries;- mathematicalformulae;or- text.
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5 Grade Descriptions Gradedescriptionsareprovidedtogiveageneralindicationofthestandardsofachievementlikelytohavebeenshownbycandidatesawardedparticulargrades.Thedescriptionsmustbeinterpretedinrelationtothecontentinthespecification;theyarenotdesignedtodefinethatcontent.Thegradeawardeddependsinpracticeupontheextenttowhichthecandidatehasmettheassessmentobjectivesoverall.Shortcomingsinsomeaspectsofcandidates’performanceintheassessmentmaybebalancedbybetterperformancesinothers.
Grade
Description
A Candidatescharacteristically:
• performproceduresaccurately;• interpretandcommunicatecomplexinformationaccurately;• makedeductionsandinferencesanddrawconclusions;• constructsubstantialchainsofreasoning,includingconvincingargumentsandformalproofs;
• generateefficientstrategiestosolvecomplexmathematicalandnon-mathematicalproblemsbytranslatingthemintoaseriesofmathematicalprocesses;
• makeanduseconnections,whichmaynotbeimmediatelyobvious,betweendifferentpartsofmathematics;
• interpretresultsinthecontextofthegivenproblem;and• criticallyevaluatemethods,arguments,resultsandtheassumptionsmade.
C Candidatescharacteristically:
• performroutinesingle-andmulti-stepprocedureseffectivelybyrecalling,applyingandinterpretingnotation,terminology,facts,definitionsandformulae;
• interpretandcommunicateinformationeffectively;• makedeductionsandinferencesanddrawconclusions;• constructchainsofreasoning,includingarguments;• generatestrategiestosolvemathematicalandnon-mathematicalproblemsbytranslatingthemintomathematicalprocesses,realisingconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsof mathematics;
• interpretresultsinthecontextofthegivenproblem;and• evaluatemethodsandresults.
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Grade
Description
F Candidatescharacteristically:
• recallandusenotation,terminology,factsanddefinitions;• performroutineprocedures,includingsomemulti-stepprocedures;
• interpretandcommunicatebasicinformation;• makedeductionsandusereasoningtoobtainresults;• solveproblemsbytranslatingsimplemathematicalandnon-mathematicalproblemsintomathematicalprocesses;
• providebasicevaluationofmethodsorresults;and• interpretresultsinthecontextofthegivenproblem.
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6 Curriculum Objectives ThisspecificationbuildsonthelearningexperiencesfromKeyStage3asrequiredforthestatutoryNorthernIrelandCurriculum.ItalsooffersopportunitiesforstudentstocontributetotheaimandobjectivesoftheCurriculumatKeyStage4,andtocontinuetodeveloptheCross-CurricularSkillsandtheThinkingSkillsandPersonalCapabilities.Theextentofthedevelopmentoftheseskillsandcapabilitieswillbedependentontheteachingandlearningmethodologyused.6.1 Cross-Curricular Skills at Key Stage 4
Communication
Studentsshouldbeableto:
• communicatemeaning,feelingsandviewpointsinalogicalandcoherentmanner,forexamplebyusingappropriatemathematicallanguageandnotationinresponsetoopen-endedtasks,problems,structuredquestionsorexaminationquestions;
• makeoralandwrittensummaries,reportsandpresentations,takingaccountofaudienceandpurpose,forexamplethroughtheuseofvariedlearningactivitiesappliedtoawiderangeofcontextsthatrequirestudentstoorganiseandrecorddata,justifychoiceofstrategytosolveproblems,articulateprocesses,proofsetc.andprovidefeedbackfromcollaborativelearningactivities;
• participateindiscussions,debatesandinterviews,forexamplebysharingideas,investigatingmisconceptions,exploringalternativestrategies,justifyingchoiceofstrategy,negotiatingdecisionsandlisteningtoothers;
• interpret,analyseandpresentinformationinoral,writtenandICTformats,forexamplebydevelopingamathematicalsolutiontoaproblemandcommunicatingideas,strategiesandsolutions;and
• exploreandrespond,bothimaginativelyandcritically,toavarietyoftexts,forexamplebyusingopen-endedtasksandactivities.
UsingMathematics
Studentsshouldbeableto:
• usemathematicallanguageandnotationwithconfidence,forexamplebycommunicatingtheirideasandfindingsmathematicallyinaconsistentandaccuratewaythroughtheuseofvocabulary,symbols,algebraand/orgraphicalrepresentationstojustifytheirconclusions;
• usementalcomputationtocalculate,estimateandmakepredictionsinarangeofsimulatedandreal-lifecontexts,forexamplebyusingappropriateapproximationstoestimatetheanswertoaproblem;and
• selectandapplymathematicalconceptsandproblem-solvingstrategiesinarangeofsimulatedandreal-lifecontexts,forexamplebytranslatingproblemsinmathematicalornon-mathematicalcontextsintoaprocessoraseriesofmathematicalprocesses.
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UsingMathematics(cont.)
Studentsshouldbeableto:
• interpretandanalyseawiderangeofmathematicaldata,forexamplebychoosingthemostappropriatemeasuresofcentrallocationanddispersiontocomparetwosetsofdata;
• assessprobabilityandriskinarangeofsimulatedandreal-lifecontexts,forexamplebyexploringthelinkbetweenprobabilityandexpectedfrequencytoinvestigateriskanditsimpactonlife;and
• presentmathematicaldatainavarietyofformatswhichtakeaccountofaudienceandpurpose,forexamplebychoosingthebesttypeofgraph,chartordiagramtopresenttheirfindings.
UsingICT
Studentsshouldbeabletomakeeffectiveuseofinformationandcommunicationstechnologyinawiderangeofcontextstoaccess,manage,selectandpresentinformation,includingmathematicalinformation,forexamplebyresearchingdataonline,analysingdataandworkingwithformulaeinspreadsheets,andusingvarioussoftwareapplicationstoexploregeometryandalgebraicfunctions.
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6.2 Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities at Key Stage 4
Self-Management
Studentsshouldbeableto:
• planworkforexamplebyidentifyingappropriatestrategies,workingsystematicallyandpersistingwithopen-endedtasksandproblems;
• setpersonallearninggoalsandtargetstomeetdeadlinesforexamplebyidentifying,prioritisingandmanagingactionstodevelopcompetenceandconfidenceinmorechallengingmathematics;
• monitor,reviewandevaluatetheirprogressandimprovetheirlearning,forexamplethroughself-evaluatingtheirperformance,identifyingstrengthsandareasforimprovementandseekingsupportwhererequired;and
• effectivelymanagetheirtime,forexamplethroughplanning,prioritisingandminimisingdistractionstomeetdeadlinesthatteachersset.
WorkingwithOthers
Studentsshouldbeableto:
• learnwithandfromothers,forexamplebyco-operating,engagingindiscussions,explainingideas,challengingandsupportingoneanother,creatingandsolvingeachother’squestionsandworkingcollaborativelytosharemethodsandresultsduringsmallgrouptasks;
• participateineffectiveteamsandacceptresponsibilityforachievingcollectivegoals,forexamplebyworkingtogetheronchallengingsmallgrouptaskswithsharedgoalsbutindividualaccountability;and
• listenactivelytoothersandinfluencegroupthinkinganddecision-making,takingaccountofothers’opinions,forexamplebyparticipatingconstructivelyinsmallgroupactivities,proposingpossibleproblem-solvingstrategiesandpresentingawellthoughtoutrationaleforoneapproach.
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ProblemSolving
Studentsshouldbeableto:
• identifyandanalyserelationshipsandpatterns,forexamplemakelinksbetweencauseandeffectsbycomparingdistributionandmakinginferenceinstatistics;
• proposejustifiedexplanations,forexamplebyprovingamathematicalstatementistrue;
• reason,formopinionsandjustifytheirviews;• analysecriticallyandassessevidencetounderstandhowinformationorevidencecanbeusedtoservedifferentpurposesoragendas,forexampleusingdatatomakepredictionsaboutthelikelihoodoffutureeventsoccurring;
• analyseandevaluatemultipleperspectives,forexamplemodellingreal-lifescenariosasmathematicsproblems;
• exploreunfamiliarviewswithoutprejudice;• weighupoptionsandjustifydecisions,forexampleusingthemostappropriatemethodtosolvecomplexmathematicalproblems;and
• applyandevaluatearangeofapproachestosolveproblemsinfamiliarandnovelcontexts,forexamplebychoosingtheappropriatediagrammaticmethodinprobabilityortheuseofPythagoras’theoreminthesolutionofproblemsinvolvingrightangledtriangles.
Thisrevisedspecificationhasincreasedemphasisonproblemsolving,whichwillrequirestudentstofurtherdeveloptheseskills.
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7 Links and Support 7.1 Support Thefollowingresourcesareavailabletosupportthisspecification:
ourMathematicsmicrositeatwww.ccea.org.ukand specimenassessmentmaterials.Wealsointendtoprovide:
pastpapers; markschemes; ChiefExaminer’sreports; PrincipalModerator’sreports; guidanceonprogressionfromKeyStage3; planningframeworks; centresupportvisits; supportdaysforteachers; aresourcelist;and exemplificationofexaminationperformance.
7.2 Examination entries EntrycodesforthissubjectanddetailsonhowtomakeentriesareavailableonourQualificationsAdministrationHandbookmicrosite,whichyoucanaccessatwww.ccea.org.ukAlternatively,youcantelephoneourExaminationEntries,ResultsandCertificationteamusingthecontactdetailsprovided.7.3 Equality and inclusion Wehaveconsideredtherequirementsofequalitylegislationindevelopingthisspecificationanddesignedittobeasfreeaspossiblefromethnic,gender,religious,politicalandotherformsofbias.GCSEqualificationsoftenrequiretheassessmentofabroadrangeofcompetences.Thisisbecausetheyaregeneralqualificationsthatpreparestudentsforawiderangeofoccupationsandhigherlevelcourses.Duringthedevelopmentprocess,anexternalequalitypanelreviewedthespecificationtoidentifyanypotentialbarrierstoequalityandinclusion.Whereappropriate,wehaveconsideredmeasurestosupportaccessandmitigatebarriers.Wecanmakereasonableadjustmentsforstudentswithdisabilitiestoreducebarrierstoaccessingassessments.Forthisreason,veryfewstudentswillhaveacompletebarriertoanypartoftheassessment.
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Itisimportanttonotethatwhereaccessarrangementsarepermitted,theymustnotbeusedinanywaythatunderminestheintegrityoftheassessment.YoucanfindinformationonreasonableadjustmentsintheJointCouncilforQualificationsdocumentAccessArrangementsandReasonableAdjustmentsavailableatwww.jcq.org.uk7.4 Contact details Ifyouhaveanyqueriesaboutthisspecification,pleasecontacttherelevantCCEAstaffmemberordepartment:
SpecificationSupportOfficer:NualaTierney(telephone:(028)90261200,extension2292,email:[email protected])
SubjectOfficer:JoeMcGurk(telephone:(028)90261200,extension2106,email:[email protected])
ExaminationEntries,ResultsandCertification(telephone:(028)90261262,email:[email protected])
ExaminerRecruitment(telephone:(028)90261243,email:[email protected])
Distribution(telephone:(028)90261242,email:[email protected])
SupportEventsAdministration(telephone:(028)90261401,email:[email protected])
Moderation(telephone:(028)90261200,extension2236,email:[email protected])
BusinessAssurance(ComplaintsandAppeals)(telephone:(028)90261244,email:[email protected]@ccea.org.uk).
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