Performance band descriptions for Mathematics Standard

Mathematics Standard 1

Band 6

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates extensive knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• applies appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques consistently and accurately in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
• selects and uses a variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
• applies mathematical reasoning and interprets mathematical models
• communicates effectively using appropriate mathematical notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 5

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates thorough knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• applies appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques consistently in familiar contexts
• selects and uses some problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
• uses mathematical reasoning and interprets familiar mathematical models
• communicates using appropriate mathematical notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 4

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates sound knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in familiar contexts
• selects and uses some problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems with limited success
• uses mathematical reasoning
• communicates using mathematical notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 3

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates basic knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• uses a limited range of mathematical concepts, skills and techniques
• uses some mathematical reasoning
• uses mathematical notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 2

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates limited knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• uses minimal mathematical techniques
• uses some simple mathematical notation or diagrams.

Band 1

Performance reported as Band 1 indicates that the minimum standard expected was not demonstrated.

Mathematics Standard 2

Band 6

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates extensive knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• applies appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques consistently and accurately in a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts
• selects and uses a wide variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
• demonstrates mathematical reasoning and justification, and interprets and analyses mathematical models
• communicates effectively using appropriate mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 5

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates thorough knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• applies appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques accurately in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts
• selects and uses a variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
• demonstrates mathematical reasoning and interprets mathematical models
• communicates using appropriate mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 4

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates sound knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
• uses problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems
• uses some mathematical reasoning and mathematical models
• communicates using some appropriate mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 3

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates basic knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in familiar contexts
• uses some mathematical reasoning
• uses some mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 2

A student who performs at this level in the exam typically:

• demonstrates limited knowledge and skills appropriate to the course
• uses basic mathematical concepts, skills and techniques to solve problems with limited accuracy
• uses some mathematical language and simple diagrams.

Band 1

Performance reported as Band 1 indicates that the minimum standard expected was not demonstrated.