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A Level Mathematics
OCR

An examination manual for an A-level Mathematics department. It is about how the qualification is assessed and how students gain marks — method marks, accuracy marks, follow-through, and the two skills with almost no GCSE equivalent. Part One is board-specific and quoted verbatim. Everything after it is about the assessment.

  1. AO1Use and apply standard techniques
  2. AO2Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically
  3. AO3Solve problems within mathematics and in other contexts
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Cover of A Level Mathematics — OCR

Written for this specification. Part One is board-specific and quoted verbatim from OCR's own document; everything after it is about how the assessment works and how students gain marks.

The assessment objectives are worded almost identically across boards and weighted differently, so this book covers OCR only. Check the board you teach before buying.

Written to
OCR A Level Mathematics A (H240)
Intended for
For teachers, heads of department and SLT — not a student revision guide
Extent
25 pages · 19 sections

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·Contents

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PART ONE — THE QUALIFICATION

01The papers and their structurep5
02The three objectivesp6
03How marks are split across objectivesp7
04What changes from GCSE Higherp8

PART TWO — HOW THE MARKS ARE AWARDED

05Method, accuracy and follow-throughp10
06Proof, band by bandp11
07Modelling and limitationsp12

PART THREE — LEADING THE SUBJECT

08Department auditp14
09Intervention by objectivep15
10The two years, mappedp16

PART FOUR — EXAMINATION FOCUS

11What each AO really meansp18
12Understanding mark schemesp19
13Weak to exceptional, comparedp20
14Why students lose marksp21
15Understanding examiner reportsp22
16Question-level analysisp23
17SLT and faculty review questionsp24
18Sources and accuracyp25
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