New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Mathematics

Mathematics of Mechanics

Advanced Higher Course Assessment

Course Assessment at Advanced Higher

• Course Assessment at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher assesses Added Value

• Courses at Advanced Higher are graded A – D, as at present

• Controlled Assessment of setting, conducting and marking

• For Mathematics and Mathematics of Mechanics there is one Component – a question paper

Advanced Higher – Mathematics; Mathematics of Mechanics

Component Question paperTime 180 minutes

Marks 100Percentage of marks across the paper

Approximately 25-45% of the marks overall for questions relate to each Unit.

Advanced Higher – Amount of Change

Introduction of a Formula Sheet -Designed to be specific to the course

Advanced Higher – Amount of ChangeMathematics

The following areas of study are now assessed: •proof by contrapositive •(non-stationary) points of inflexion

The following area of study is not in the new Advanced Higher Course: •iterative schemes

Advanced Higher – Amount of ChangeMathematics of Mechanics

The question paper has only one sectionThe following areas of study are new to CfE Advanced Higher course:•Centre of Mass•Second Order differential equationsThe following area of study is not in the CfE Advanced Higher course:•Binomial theorem•Summation formula•Matrix algebra

Advanced Higher Course AssessmentResources

The following resources are already on the website:•Specimen Question Paper •Past Paper guidance document

Advanced Higher exemplar Question Paper

(December 2015)

Workshop 2Course Assessment

Using the materials provided, in small groups of 2-3, discuss: Identify subject-specific topics for discussion

 

Workshop Aims• To understand the requirements of Advanced Higher

Course Assessments

Using the materials provided, discuss: • the questions and marking instructions provided in

both specimen question papers

 

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