澳大利亚2006年数学高考卷.pdfVIP

EXAMINERS’ REPORT ON 2006 TERTIARY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SUBJECT: CALCULUS STATISTICS Year Number Non-Examination Candidates Did Not Who Sat Sit 2006 1434 7 68 2005 1601 5 69 2004 1574 0 94 The Examiners’ Report is written jointly by the Chief Examiner and his Deputy to comment on matters relating to the Tertiary Entrance Examination in this subject. The opinions and recommendations expressed of those of the Chief Examiner and Deputy and are not necessarily representative of or endorsed by the Curriculum Council. The Marking Guide provided at the end of this report was prepared by the examiners and may have been substantially amplified by discussions held in the pre-marking meeting. It is not intended as a set of model answers and is not exhaustive as regards alternative answers. Some of the answers are less than perfect, but represent a standard of response that the examiners deemed sufficient, on this occasion, to earn full marks. Teachers who use this guide should do so with its original purpose in mind. SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT The 2006 Calculus paper met with satisfactory acceptance by candidates. The exam average of 57.3% is up on last years result and close to the ideal mark of 58%. Overall teachers and markers seemed to think the paper fair but there was some feeling that there were too many questions asking candidates to show given results rather than find solutions. The paper sorted the weaker from the stronger students well. Many candidates lost a considerable number of marks due to insufficient explanations and reasoning. Often the justifications given by candidates were at best sketchy and, at worst, n