| L1MA1 | L1 Mathematics | 10 credits | Yr: 11 | |
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| 10 credits overall. Either 1 internally assessed 5 credit standard and 1 externally assessed standard 5 credit standard or 2 internally assessed 5 credit standards dependant on the pathway. All courses will also sit a school mathematics examination which will help us to identify which course a student can take in year 12. | ||||
| Costs: | ||||
| Approximately $20 for work books. A scientific calculator is essential for all students. For students who will go on to take mathematics in year 12 and year 13, a Casio fx 9750 graphics calculator is recommended. | ||||
| Prerequisites: | ||||
| All year 11 students are required to take mathematics and must select this subject. There are 3 courses available for level 1 mathematics. Students will be placed in the course that best meets their academic needs through consultation with their year 10 class teacher and the head of faculty. The course they are placed in for year 11 can impact on the choices of math class available to students for year 12 and year 13. A copy of our presentation to students explaining this pathway will be made available on the student's Google classroom. |
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| Learning Strategies: | ||||
| Students will learn through a variety of different learning strategies that include: directed teaching, investigations and discovery learning, group work, practice tasks, regular formative and summative assessment. | ||||
| Main Areas of Study: | ||||
| The core areas of study are: number and algebra, geometry and space, probability and statistics. The L1MA1 (extension) course is specifically designed for students who will take mathematics at the higher levels in year 12 and 13. As well as covering specifically chosen level 1 standards, it will begin to look at some of the algebraic understanding needed at level 2. The L1MA2 (mainstream) course also leads into two courses at year 12 and 13. Please note this course will not lead into L3 calculus. This course is designed to thoroughly cover a broad range of topics at level 1. The L1MA3 (numeracy) course is designed to help students achieve the numeracy requirements for NCEA and may also included two internally assessed standard. The main aim of this course is to help students to see mathematics in a more real world context. |
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