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Essential Mathematics Applied Senior Syllabus 2019: Syllabus amendment notice

20 July 2018

Notice 047/18

Amendments have been made to the Essential Mathematics Applied Senior Syllabus 2019.

Syllabus objectives

The explanatory paragraph for Syllabus objective 6 has been amended for clarity.

Pedagogical and conceptual frameworks

Amendments have been made to provide further guidance.

Subject matter

Subject matter has been amended for each unit for clarity and consistency.

Units 1 and 2

Assessment guidance has been amended for clarity.

Summative internal assessment 1 (IA1): Problem-solving and modelling task

The assessment description and conditions have been amended and a 1000–word limit has been added. The instrument-specific standards have been amended for clarity and consistency.

Summative internal assessment 2 (IA2): Common internal assessment

The assessment conditions have been amended to allow the use of a wider range of technology.

Summative internal assessment 3 (IA3): Problem-solving and modelling task

The assessment description and conditions have been amended and a 1000–word limit has been added. The instrument-specific standards have been amended for clarity and consistency.

Summative internal assessment 4 (IA4): Examination

The assessment description and ‘Degree of difficulty’ definitions for complex unfamiliar, complex familiar and simple familiar have been amended for clarity. The assessment conditions have been amended to allow the use of a wider range of technology.

Glossary

Glossary explanations have been amended for clarity and consistency.

The Essential Mathematics Applied Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.1) and associated resources are available in the QCAA Portal. A PDF of the syllabus is also available on the QCAA website.

More information

Theo Clark, Learning Area Manager (Mathematics)
Email: Maths@qcaa.qld.edu.au
Telephone: (07) 3864 0335

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