Announcement from BOSTES/NESA - 2019 Syllabus Changes for Calculus courses (1 Viewer)

[tywebb]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

BOSTES announcements have concluded. I made notes but don't have time now to type it all up. I'll do it later (other presentations are still hapenning). I also got HEAPS more trial papers and again I don't have time to upload them yet. I'll do it later.

But basically the announcement is twofold.

1. There will be a formula sheet starting next year.

2. Consultation on new syllabus draft writing briefs will commence soon.

 

[Flop21]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Do you think with the formula sheet, alignment of the subjects will go up/down?

 

[Green Yoda]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Holy fk..That would mean that with the formulas sheets there will not be any easy questions like just Inserting the formula to the question.

 

[Flop21]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Holy fk..That would mean that with the formulas sheets there will not be any easy questions like just Inserting the formula to the question.

I'm actually so jealous... you now get a formula sheet and I still have to do the HSC without one. Doesn't really matter now, but before trials I would have killed for a formula sheet.


EDIT: Wait, just realised what topic this thread is in... is this for all math subjects?

 

[InteGrand]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Holy fk..That would mean that with the formulas sheets there will not be any easy questions like just Inserting the formula to the question.

Well that's good, because otherwise they're just testing you on substitution and memorisation of formulae.

 

[InteGrand]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Do you think with the formula sheet, alignment of the subjects will go up/down?

Shouldn't make much difference unless maybe the nature of the exams is changed as a result of the introduction of these formula sheets.

 

[Green Yoda]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Well that's good, because otherwise they're just testing you on substitution and memorisation of formulae.

Then hopefully 2u should align better.

 

[InteGrand]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

EDIT: Wait, just realised what topic this thread is in... is this for all math subjects?

Yes, according to the original post (but it said the formula sheet thing was just a rumour so far).

 

[Ekman]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

It wouldn't make much difference for 4U though. It will just get rid of those buildup questions for conics, which are like "Show the equation of the tangent/normal is this:"

 

[braintic]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

It wouldn't make much difference for 4U though. It will just get rid of those buildup questions for conics, which are like "Show the equation of the tangent/normal is this:"

Why would it get rid of that type of question? That requires derivation.

 

[Ekman]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Why would it get rid of that type of question? That requires derivation.

Im assuming when they say formula sheets, they will include things like:
Tangent of an ellipse: x_1*x/a^2 + y_1*y/b^2 =1

Which tends to be the buildup of some conics questions. So what's the purpose of re-deriving it when it is on the formula sheet.

 

[InteGrand]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Im assuming when they say formula sheets, they will include things like:
Tangent of an ellipse: x_1*x/a^2 + y_1*y/b^2 =1

Which tends to be the buildup of some conics questions. So what's the purpose of re-deriving it when it is on the formula sheet.

And that type of question is asked so often that most students who have done several past papers would have properly memorised how to do it already anyway.

 

[mreditor16]

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Can I confirm that this is a formula sheet for mathematics HSC examinations, all the way up to Extension 2? Also, would it be safe to assume a different formula sheet for examinations of different levels (e.g. different formula sheet for Extension 2 and Extension 1)?

 

[tywebb]

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The formula sheet is for 2u, ext1, ext2 exams but content will all be 2u and ext1 no ext2 content.

Still no time to type all my notes up because presentations are still hapenning.

I'll post up more details later.

 

[Speed6]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

The formula sheet is for 2u, ext1, ext2 exams but content will all be 2u and ext1 no ext2 content.

Still no time to type all my notes up because presentations are still hapenning.

I'll post up more details later.

Did you attend any of the conferences yourself?

 

[davidgoes4wce]

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Curious to know how is this an annual thing for the MANSW? Can see they have been getting a bit of exposure through Twitter (with updates every minute)

 

[davidgoes4wce]

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Teachers seeking attention on Twitter (NAP). 7 posts in the last 2 hours from one poster..........

 

[tywebb]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Did you attend any of the conferences yourself?

Yes. I'm at the conference and it is very busy. So I won't be able to post more details till later tonight.

 

[braintic]

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Curious to know how is this an annual thing for the MANSW?

You don't seriously think that this is the only thing on the program? This was slotted in at the last minute.

Here are the workshops:

1. Moving students from band 5 to band 6
2. Data collection, graphing and algebraic modelling
3. Developmental Mathematics in 2015
4. Pythagorean triples
5. Making Maths Sexy Again
6. Getting through Maths General 2
7. 2015 one year into the new syllabus, what have we learnt?
8. Using games to develop algebra understanding
9. CAS: ten years on
10. The creative, collaborative classroom at HSPA
11. Adventures in alternative assessment
12. Learning with and from a calculator
13. Introducing Maths Inside - engaging materials to foster interest in maths
14. NSW Syllabus assessment made easy
15. Primes and polygons
16. GeoGebra 101
17. Maths comedy
18. Probability activities that develop understanding
19. Teacher's survival guide to using Wolfram|Alpha
20. Reaction times - analysing univariate data
21. Engaging middle years students with Mathematics
22. Teaching connections between algebra and geometry
23. 21st century learning and financial literacy in the classroom
24. Inspiring ideas for Stage 4 Mathematics
25. Maturing a great batch
26. From additive to multiplicative thinking
27. Cartoons, Cardboard, Calculators and Cheat Sheets
28. A focus on data & graphs (iPad App)
29. Challenging perceptions and becoming mathematicians
30. Taking the lead: promoting Mathematics
31. Set game for instilling mathematical skills
32. Multiplicative thinking and mathematical reasoning – the keys to a STEM future
33. Connect with Maths ~ How to join an online community
34. GeoGebra for secondary and senior secondary mathematics teachers
35. Developing web content - It's easier than you think
36. Real world data in the palm of your hand
37. Spreadsheets in the Mathematics General Course
38. Inquisitive Minds OOTB Workshop
39. MANSW AGM
40. Making it Count Online
41. GeoGebra 201
42. Projects as assessments to bring out the M in STEM
43. When is a beer not a beer? An Interstate ODDyssey
44. Assessing Working Mathematically
45. One Lesson Wonders
46. How much is a magnum? a million? or a multitude?!
47. Is perfect differentiation impossible?
48. STEM in the “healthy” maths classroom
49. Graphing tool kit..... uncorked!
50. Morsels of Proof
51. GeoGebra 301 - 3D GeoGebra
52. A focus question approach to teaching Mathematics
53. Working with high-achieving students
54. Problem Solving: The Magnum Opus of Mathematics
55. Mastery based Adaptive Learning is the future
56. How to inspire students using integrated STEM
57. Engaging Children in the Early Years
58. A Maths Faculty Handbook
59. A focus on number patterns. (iPad App)
60. Components of an HSC assessment
61. Capture the magic of your teaching in a video
62. Learning with a calculator in the senior years
63. Alice - a software project to enrich Maths
64. Cambridge HOTMaths
65. Building 3D understanding - magnanimously!
66. Teaching and assessing with new tools (MERLO)
67. Partitioning in building fraction knowledge and confidence
68. Convergent and Divergent Thinking
69. 3P Learning
70. Inquisitive Minds PPPP Workshop
71. Solutions for blending digital learning into teaching
72. Building pre-service teacher capacity
73. MoneySmart Rookie
74. Practical Assessment
75. CambridgeMATHS GOLD: connecting Stages 3 and 4
76. Learning Number with a calculator
77. Pop culture in Primary Maths
78. These 4 visualisations make fractions easy
79. The textbook reimagined for less than $2 per student
80. Exploring the circle
81. Scaffolding Numeracy in the Middle Years (SNMY)
82. A flash of IMSITE
83. 2015 A year of transition: learning across stages 3 and 4
84. The Joy of Teaching Mathematics
85. I wish that I had learnt this in year 10
86. Bamboozling - learning through confusion
87. Developing Students’ Algebraic Thinking

 

[tywebb]

Re: Announcement from BOSTES - significant change to calculus courses

Notes on BOSTES announcement

There were 2 main announcements from BOSTES today at the MANSW conference.

1. There will be a formula sheet in the calculus courses starting with the HSC exams in 2016

2. Consultation will begin soon on new syllabus draft writing briefs

The chief examiner for the HSC calculus courses did not want to call the formula sheet a “formula sheet”. So it will be called a “reference sheet” instead.

Details:

Reference Sheet (M, ME1, ME2)

Purpose:

- designed as memory aid

- provided to make it unnecessary for candidates to memorise a range of formulae from the 2 Unit and ME1 Preliminary and HSC courses

Development Principles:

- formulae from 2 Unit and ME1 Prelim and HSC courses (none from ME2)

- in general, a formula that is a case of, or is readily obtained from another included formula, is not included

- a formula that essentially represents a statement or expression of a fundamental syllabus concept or definition is not included (e.g., the midpoint formula)

- formulae introduced in Stage 5 that are not referred to in the 2 Unit and ME1 Prelim and HSC courses may sometimes be needed in answering an HSC question. Such formulae will be given with the question

- terms within the formulae provided are not defined

- it will be a 4 page booklet - first page is a cover sheet, 2 pages for 2 Unit, 1 page for ME1

- notes on this will be published in the next BOSTES bulletin

- it will start next year (not this year)

- the BOSTES board have not yet decided when the actual reference sheet will be published because they do not want to confuse the 2015 candidature.

Draft Writing Briefs (G1, G2, M, ME1, ME2)

- draft writing briefs have been started to be written

- aiming for syllabus finalisation at end of next year

- consultation period will commence soon including meetings and surveys

- current structure will be preserved except that semesterised courses may commence

- we may have to modify, reorder and supplement the Australian curriculum content

- reduce content in G1 and G2

- G1 may have an optional HSC exam and count towards ATAR

- G1 may have a separate Prelim course