Kotara High School

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Assessment

MATHEMATICS

 

Task

1

In Class exam

2

Mid-Course Exam

3

Trial HSC

4

In Class Exam

 

Schedule

Due

Week 10/11

Term 4

2015

Due

Week 9/10

Term 1

2016

Due

Week 9/10

Term 2

2016

Due

Week 5/6

Term 3

2016

 

 

 

 

Outcome

H2, 5, 6, 7

H2, 3, 4, 5, 8 9,

All outcomes covered to date

All outcomes not covered in Trial HSC

Course Components

 

 

 

 

Weighting %

Use of concepts, skills and techniques to solve mathematical problems and interpret practical situations

8

15

20

7

50

Application of reasoning and communication in appropriate forms to construct mathematical arguments and to interpret and use mathematical models

7

15

20

8

50

Marks

15

30

40

15

100

 

*Outcomes listed are a guide only. A full outcome list for each task will be stipulated on official notification of assessment.

 

TASK OUTLINES

 

NOTE:      Changes to content areas and topics may be made after the correct procedures have been followed.

 

Task 1:     60 Minute Test. Students will be permitted to bring in a one page, hand-written resource sheet into the examination. Topics: Tangent and Derivative; Geometrical Applications of Calculus; Trigonometric Functions. Questions may include some preliminary course content and skills.

 

Task 2:     70 minute Test. All of the above plus Integration. Questions may include some preliminary course work.

 

Task 3:     Trial HSC (3 hours). Topics covered: Differentiation; Integration; Trigonometric Functions; Geometrical applications of Calculus; Logarithms and Exponentials, Applications of Calculus to the Physical World. Questions may include some preliminary course work. It will comprise 10 multiple choice questions followed by 6 x 15 mark questions requiring fully worked solutions.

 

Task 4:     60 minuteTest: This will cover course content not included in the Trial HSC and/or content and skills not already assessed at a sufficient depth.

 

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