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Mathematics in A level assessments
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In the UK fewer students engage with mathematics after the age of 16 than do their
peers in other countries. This is a serious problem and the Foundation shares the
Secretary of State’s view that: “…within a decade the vast majority of pupils [should be]
studying maths right through to the age of 18.”1
One way of addressing this issue is to consider what kinds of free-standing mathematics
provision might complement students’ main courses of study. Another is to look at the
mathematics embedded in those courses of study. Is it sufficient, and if not how might
it be improved? That is the question that underlies this study. In a parallel exercise the
SCORE (Science Community Representing Education) partnership has been looking
at the mathematical content of science A levels. Our study examines six other subjects,
chosen partly to reflect the Foundation’s interests in the social sciences, and partly
because they are taken by large numbers of students
Nuffield Foundation - Organizational Body
1st Edition
978-0-904956-85-6
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Mathematics in A level assessments
Management
English
Nuffield Foundation
2012
London
1-60
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