Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses
OK. Here are the questions used at the consultation meeting.
First we had the option to submit as individual or as a group.
Mathematics General 2 and Mathematics General 1 Draft Writing Brief
Please circle: Individual or group
1. What is your preferred option? Please comment on your preference.
2. The revision of the status of the current HSC Mathematics General 1 CEC to make the course a Board Developed Course ( with an optional HSC examination) is/is not appropriate. Please provide reasons for your answer.
3. If changes to the Mathematics ("2 Unit") course are required to achieve "significant overlap" with the Mathematics General 2 course, a greater level of revision of the Mathematics General 2 course to align with the changes is/is not appropriate. Please provide reasons for your answer.
4. The development of a new Preliminary Mathematics General course designed to strengthen students' numeracy skills by consolidating and building on student knowledge and skills from Stage 5.1 is/is not appropriate. Please provide reasons for your answer.
5. Is there another course structure or modification that BOSTES should consider?
6. Please provide feedback on school-based assessment requirements for these courses.
7. Please provide feedback on HSC examination specification for these courses.
Mathematics, Extension 1 & Extension 2 Draft Writing Brief.
Please circle: Individual or group
1. What is your preferred option? Please comment on your preference.
2. The proposed approach to examining the Mathematics ("2 Unit") course is/is not appropriate as a means of encouraging students to study the course most appropriate for their abilities and aspirations. Please provide reasons for your answer.
3. The proposed approach to examining the "2 Unit" course is/is not sufficient as a means of encouraging students to study the course most appropriate for their abilities and aspirations.
4. The proposed approach to structuring ("significant overlap" with Mathematics General 2) and examining the "2 Unit" course are/ are not both necessary as a means of encouraging students to study the course most appropriate for their abilities and aspirations.
5. The inclusion of the study of statistics in the "2 Unit" Mathematics and/or Mathematics Extension 2 courses is/is not appropriate.
6. Is there another course structure or modification that BOSTES should consider?
7. Please provide feedback on school-based assessment requirements for these courses.
8. Please provide feedback on HSC examination specifications for these courses.