Standard Grade Mathematics

AIMS OF COURSE

Standard Grade Mathematics aims to help pupils develop the techniques and strategies required for solving and investigating real-life problems  and the skills to communicate the results effectively.

In S3 pupils will be following either the Credit/General course or the General/Foundation course. All pupils will be placed in an S3 class at a level appropriate to their ability as demonstrated throughout S1 and S2. 

COURSE CONTENT

Standard Grade courses build upon knowledge and skills obtained in S1 and S2. Pupils will continue to study Number and Information Handling, more formal Algebra will be introduced, Shape will develop into more formal Geometry and the study of Trigonometry will be introduced. Pupils need to be able to apply their knowledge and skills to a wide variety of problems.

The Credit/General course has much more core content than the General/Foundation course. Full details of the course content at all three levels can be found at www.sqa.org.uk in the Arrangements Documents.

ASSESSMENT

There are 2 assessable elements at Standard Grade, both assessed by the final examination:

Knowledge and Understanding – tests facts, skills and techniques

Reasoning and Enquiry – tests the ability to apply knowledge to find solutions to problems.

Pupils will undertake assessments  twice in S3 and twice in S4. All assessments will follow the same format as the final examinations.