This resource contains a set of Mathematics GCSE Foundation level examination papers in the style of the 2012-16 AQA examinations. Paper 1 is the non-calculator paper worth 70 marks. Paper 2 is the calculator paper worth 105 marks. The marking guides look very similar to the actual AQA GCSE mark schemes. There are...

This resource contains a set of three Mathematics GCSE Foundation level examination papers in the style of the 2012-16 AQA modular examinations. The marking guides look very similar to the actual AQA GCSE mark schemes. There are clear suggestions how method, accuracy and quality of written communication marks are...

This resource contains a set of Mathematics GCSE Higher level examination papers in the style of the 2012-16 AQA examinations. Paper 1 is the non-calculator paper worth 70 marks. Paper 2 is the calculator paper worth 105 marks. The marking guides look very similar to the actual AQA GCSE mark schemes. There are...

This resource contains a set of three Mathematics GCSE Higher level examination papers in the style of the 2012-16 AQA modular examinations. The marking guides look very similar to the actual AQA GCSE mark schemes. There are clear suggestions how method, accuracy and quality of written communication marks are to be...

This set of booklets from the National Strategies complements the Assessing Pupils Progress assessment packages: teacher's pack. Each booklet has examples of students' work based on each of the lesson plans given in the APP packages. The booklets cover the four strands of Number, Algebra, Data Handling and Shape,...

This task assesses understanding of scatter diagrams. A scatter diagram is presented that shows the lengths and widths of the eggs of some American birds.

The task involves plotting additional points on the diagram, describing correlation, interpreting a point on the diagram, and estimating the width of an...

This task assesses scatter diagrams and lines of best fit.

A scatter diagram is shown of the length and width of birds eggs. There follows a series of five short tasks on:

• Plotting an additional data point
• Making a statement about correlation
• Making an estimate of width from a...

This task assesses analysing data using graphs or charts.

A group of friends are planning on selling candy bars at a school tuck shop. They conduct a survey of 30 people, asking the question, ‘how many bars of candy do you eat in a week?’

The results are presented as raw data, stating male or female,...

This task assesses how well students understand calculating conditional probability.

The task features a game of ‘higher or lower’ being played with cards numbered 1 to 10. Several turns in a game are shown and students must write the probability that the next card is either higher or lower.

This task...

This task is designed to assess how well students understand assigning probabilities and expected value.

The task looks at a ‘Lucky Dip’ game designed to raise money for charity. There are three barrels, each contains equal numbers of red, green, white and black balls. The game costs 25¢ to enter and players...

The Nuffield Mathematics Project Check-up Guides were intended to provide information on the students' progress. As traditional tests were difficult to administer in the new atmosphere of individual discovery it was the intention of the authors to replace these by...

Carried out by University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) this project was instigated to investigate the equivalence of standards set in national tests over a period of several years. The experimental...

This task looks at planning a school trip. Information is given about three places to visit, including the cost and distance from school. A class vote takes place with students listing their first and second choice of which place they would like to visit. Additional information gives the cost per mile of hiring a...

This sample of Badger Publishing: Delbert Maths Worksheets offer rigorous content, but with a healthy dash of fun in the shape of Delbert and his cartoon antics, hints and tips. The sample includes practice questions for Key Stage One and Key Stage Two Maths SATs, worksheets for the numeracy hour and practice...

The four consultation documents here from QCA set out the subject criteria for first teaching in September 2012 for AS and A level in:
*Mathematics
*Use of mathematics
*Further mathematics
*Use of statistics