Sample assessment outline Mathematics Applications ATAR Year 12 – Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment Syllabus content type weighting weighting Semester 1 Bivariate data analysis: identifying and describing associations, 6% Task 2: In-class test Week 6 fitting a linear model to numerical data, association and causation Semester 1 Growth and decay in sequences: arithmetic sequences, geometric 6% Task 3: In-class test Week 9 sequences, first-order linear recurrence relations. Semester 1 Graphs and networks: the definition of a graph and associated 7% Task 4: In-class test Week 13 terminology, planar graphs, paths and cycles Response 40% Semester 2 Time series analysis: describing, interpreting and analysing time 7% Task 6: In-class test Week 4 series data Semester 2 Loans, investments and annuities: compound interest loans and 7% Task 8: In-class test Week 9 investments, reducing balance loans, annuities and perpetuities Networks and decision mathematics: trees and minimum connector Semester 2 Task 10: Assignment with in-class 7% problems, project planning and scheduling using critical path Week 14 validation analysis, flow networks Task 1: Plan, research and communicate Semester 1 6% findings using the data investigation Bivariate data analysis: identifying and describing associations Week 3 process Task 7: Select, adapt and apply models to Investigation 20% Semester 2 Loans, investments and annuities: compound interest loans and 7% investigate and compare everyday Week 7 investments, reducing balance loans, annuities and perpetuities situations Semester 2 Task 9: Select, adapt and apply models to Networks and decision mathematics: assignment problems to 7% Week 13 investigate an everyday situation represent practical situations Task 5: Semester 1 examination Two Application of mathematical understanding and skills to analyse, Semester 1 15% sections, Calculator-free (50 mins) and interpret and respond to a variety of question types that require Week 15 Calculator-assumed (100 mins) both open and closed responses based on Unit 3 content Examination 40% Task 11: Semester 2 examination Two Application of mathematical understanding and skills to analyse, Semester 2 25% sections, Calculator-free (50 mins) and interpret and respond to a variety of question types that require Week 15 Calculator-assumed (100 mins) both open and closed responses based on Unit 3 and Unit 4 content Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Mathematics Applications – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment Syllabus content Response 40% 6% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 2: In-class test Bivariate data analysis: identifying and describing associations, fitting a linear model to numerical data, association and causation 6% Semester 1 Week 9 Task 3: In-class test Growth and decay in sequences: arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, first-order linear recurrence relations. 7% Semester 1 Week 13 Task 4: In-class test Graphs and networks: the definition of a graph and associated terminology, planar graphs, paths and cycles 7% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 6: In-class test Time series analysis: describing, interpreting and analysing time series data 7% Semester 2 Week 9 Task 8: In-class test Loans, investments and annuities: compound interest loans and investments, reducing balance loans, annuities and perpetuities 7% Semester 2 Week 14 Task 10: Assignment with in-class validation Networks and decision mathematics: trees and minimum connector problems, project planning and scheduling using critical path analysis, flow networks Investigation 20% 6% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: Plan, research and communicate findings using the data investigation process Bivariate data analysis: identifying and describing associations 7% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 7: Select, adapt and apply models to investigate and compare everyday situations Loans, investments and annuities: compound interest loans and investments, reducing balance loans, annuities and perpetuities 7% Semester 2 Week 13 Task 9: Select, adapt and apply models to investigate an everyday situation Networks and decision mathematics: assignment problems to represent practical situations Examination 40% 15% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 5: Semester 1 examination Two sections, Calculator-free (50 mins) and Calculator-assumed (100 mins) Application of mathematical understanding and skills to analyse, interpret and respond to a variety of question types that require both open and closed responses based on Unit 3 content 25% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 11: Semester 2 examination Two sections, Calculator-free (50 mins) and Calculator-assumed (100 mins) Application of mathematical understanding and skills to analyse, interpret and respond to a variety of question types that require both open and closed responses based on Unit 3 and Unit 4 content Total 100% 100%