Assessment

SCHOOL ASSESSED COURSEWORK (SACS)

School assessed coursework will comprise 5 tasks as specified by VCAA -CLICK HERE for full details.
The grade assigned for the School Assessed Coursework will comprise 34 percent of each student’s total study score.
The November examinations will comprise 66 percent of each student’s study score with Examination 1 being worth 22 percent and Examination 2 being worth 44 percent.


UNIT
TYPE OF
TASK
DATE OF
TASK
PERCENT OF
SAC TOTAL
TECHNOLOGY
STATUS
Unit 3
Test 1
Chapters 1 -3
Mon, 23rd March
10
Technology Free
Unit 3
Test 2
Chapters 4 - 6
Monday,
25th May
10
CAS Active
Unit 3
Application Task
15th & 22nd June
40
Technology Free/Active
Unit 4
Analysis Task 1
Chapters 1 - 9
24th July
20
Technology Free
Unit 4
Analysis Task 2
Chapters 10 -12
7th Sep
20
CAS Active


External Exams-

Examination 1
Students are required to respond to a collection of short-answer and some extended-answer questions covering all areas of the study. The task is designed to assess students’ knowledge of mathematical concepts, their skills in carrying out mathematical algorithms and their ability to apply concepts and skills in standard ways without the use of technology.
The task will be completed under the following conditions:
  • Duration: one hour
  • Date: end-of-year
  • No calculators, CAS or notes of any kind are permitted. A sheet of formulas will be provided with the examination.
  • The examination will contribute 22 per cent to the study score.


Examination 2
Students are required to respond to a collection of multiple-choice questions and extended-answer questions involving multi-stage solutions of increasing complexity. Student access to an approved graphics calculator will be assumed by the setting panel. The task is designed to assess students’ ability to understand and communicate mathematical ideas, and to interpret, analyse and solve both routine and non-routine problems.
The task will be completed under the following conditions:
  • Duration: two hours
  • Date: end-of-year
  • An approved CAS calculator, a scientific calculator and one bound reference, text (which may be annotated) or lecture pad, may be brought into the examination. A sheet of formulas will be provided with the examination.
  • The examination will contribute 44 per cent to the study score.
Video answers to 2014 VCAA Exam 2 Q1-2

Video answers to 2014 VCAA Exam 2 Q3-4

Video answers to 2014 VCAA Exam 2 Q5

Video answers to 2014 VCAA Exam 2 Multiple Choice Questions 1-12

Video answers to 2014 VCAA Exam 2 Multiple Choice Questions 12-22



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