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ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

The assessment will test candidates’ abilities to:

AO1 Use and apply standard techniques

• recall and use facts, terminology and notation
• read and use information directly from tables, graphs, diagrams and
texts
• carry out routine mathematical procedures

AO2 Solve problems in a variety of contexts

• interpret information to identify the relevant mathematics concept, rule
or formula to use
• translate information from one form to another
• make and use connections across topics/subtopics
• formulate problems into mathematical terms
• analyse and select relevant information and apply appropriate
mathematical techniques to solve problems
• interpret results in the context of a given problem

AO3 Reason and communicate mathematically

• justify mathematical statements
• provide explanation in the context of a given problem
• write mathematical arguments