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MATHEMATIC MATH20132 MAM School use mock 1 marking guideMathematical Methods marking
guide
Mock external assessment 2020
Paper 1: Technology-free (65 marks)
Assessment objectives
This assessment instrument is used to determine student achievement in the following
objectives:
1. select, recall and use facts, rules, definitions and procedures drawn from Units 3 and 4
2. comprehend mathematical concepts and techniques drawn from Units 3 and 4
3. communicate using mathematical, statistical and everyday language and conventions
4. evaluate the reasonableness of solutions
5. justify procedures and decisions by explaining mathematical reasoning
6. solve problems by applying mathematical concepts and techniques drawn from Units 3
and 4.
– School use only –
Mathematical Methods marking guide
Mock external assessment 2020
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority
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Introduction
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) has developed mock external
assessments for each General senior syllabus to support the introduction of external assessment in
Queensland.
An external assessment marking guide (EAMG) has been created specifically for each mock external
assessment.
The mock external assessments and their marking guides were:
x developed in close consultation with subject matter experts drawn from schools, subject associations
and universities
x aligned to the external assessment conditions and specifications in General senior syllabuses
x developed under secure conditions.
Purpose
This document informs schools and students how marks are matched to characteristics in responses to
the mock external assessment.
The EAMG provides:
x explicit statements about what is expected of students when they respond to a question
x sample responses that identify characteristics to assist the marker to make judgments
x where relevant, notes that provide further information to assist the marker in making a decision
x a tool for calibrating markers to ensure comparability of results.
Mark allocation
Where a response does not meet any of the descriptors for a question or a criterion, a mark of ‘0’ will be
recorded.
Where no response to a question has been made, a mark of ‘N’ will be recorded.
Allow FT mark(s) — refers to ‘follow through’, where an error in the prior section of working is used later
in the response, a mark (or marks) for the rest of the response can still be awarded so long as it still
demonstrates the correct conceptual understanding or skill in the rest of the response.
This mark may be implied by subsequent working — the full mathematical reasoning and/or working, as
outlined in the sample response and associated mark, is not evident in the student response, but by
virtue of subsequent working there is sufficient evidence to award the mark(s).