Applications of Maths
Applications of Maths
National 5 Applications of Mathematics
The National 5 Applications Mathematics Course enables learners to apply mathematical ideas and strategies to managing finance, statistics, geometry and measurement in real-life contexts.
The mathematical skills within this Course are underpinned by numeracy and are designed to develop learners’ skills in mathematical reasoning relevant to learning, life and work.
The Courses aim to:
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The National 5 Applications Mathematics Course enables learners to apply mathematical ideas and strategies to managing finance, statistics, geometry and measurement in real-life contexts.
The mathematical skills within this Course are underpinned by numeracy and are designed to develop learners’ skills in mathematical reasoning relevant to learning, life and work.
The Courses aim to:
- motivate and challenge learners by enabling them to select and apply mathematical skills to tackle a range of real-life problems or situations
- develop the ability to interpret/analyse real-life problems or situations involving often complex mathematics
- develop the ability to use a range of mathematical skills to analyse, interpret and present a range of information
- develop confidence in the subject and a positive attitude towards the use of mathematics in real-life situations
- develop the ability to select, apply, combine and adapt mathematical operational skills to new and unfamiliar situations in life and work to an appropriate degree of accuracy
- use mathematical reasoning skills to generalise, assess risk, build arguments, draw logical conclusions and explain decisions
- communicate mathematical information in an appropriate way
- develop the ability to think creatively and in more abstract ways
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Higher Applications of Mathematics
The Higher Applications of Mathematics course focuses on developing the mathematical and analytical skills required in society and for the future workforce. The course develops candidates quantitative and mathematical literacy, problem solving skills and reasoning skills as they apply in real-life contexts.
The course aims to:
Assessment Arrangements
The course consists of an external SQA calculator assessment that is worth 80 marks and lasts for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
There is also a project-based assessment undertaken at a time appropriate to the candidates needs and it is worth 30 marks.
This is submitted to the SQA for external marking.
The whole course is worth 110 marks.
The Higher Applications of Mathematics course focuses on developing the mathematical and analytical skills required in society and for the future workforce. The course develops candidates quantitative and mathematical literacy, problem solving skills and reasoning skills as they apply in real-life contexts.
The course aims to:
- equip candidates with the mathematical and statistical literacy skills they need for life, work and further study in a wide range of curricular studies
- develop candidates financial literacy in real-life contexts
- show candidates how they can use appropriate digital technology to manipulate and model mathematical, statistical and financial information
- develop candidates reasoning skills in order to make informed decisions in familiar and unfamiliar situations
- develop candidates range of mathematical skills so that they can analyse, interpret and present data and numerical information
- provide candidates with the skills to appraise quantitative information critically, considering modelling or statistical assumptions.
Assessment Arrangements
The course consists of an external SQA calculator assessment that is worth 80 marks and lasts for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
There is also a project-based assessment undertaken at a time appropriate to the candidates needs and it is worth 30 marks.
This is submitted to the SQA for external marking.
The whole course is worth 110 marks.
