2. New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Statistics Advanced Higher Course Assessment

3. Course Assessment at Advanced Higher Course Assessment at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher assesses Added Value Courses at Advanced Higher are graded A – D, as at present Controlled Assessment of setting, conducting and marking For Mathematics and Mathematics of Mechanics there is one Component – a question paper

4. Advanced Higher – Mathematics; Mathematics of Mechanics ComponentQuestion paper Time180 minutes Marks100 Percentage of marks across the paper Approximately 25-45% of the marks overall for questions relate to each Unit.

5. Advanced Higher – Amount of Change Statistics The question paper has only one section The following areas of study are new to this course: a definition of outliers comparing simulations with theoretical models WECO rules for control charts estimating with bivariate data coefficient of determination new hypothesis tests There is no longer a Mathematics for Applied Mathematics Unit.

6. Advanced Higher – Amount of Change Updated Data booklet to meet the requirement of the new course

7. Advanced Higher Course Assessment Resources The following resources are already on the website: Specimen Question Paper Past Paper guidance document Advanced Higher exemplar Question Paper (December 2015)

8. Workshop 2 Course Assessment Using the materials provided, in small groups of 2- 3, discuss:  Identify subject-specific topics for discussion Workshop Aims To understand the requirements of Advanced Higher Course Assessments Using the materials provided, discuss: the questions and marking instructions provided in both specimen question papers

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