20 years on
As we embed the changes to 91027 and prepare for a changed format in 91028 I wondered how things used to be... From the 1996 School Certificate chief markers report. In the first paragraph it was noted that there was a " continued requirement for candidates to interpret information, to explain, describe and justify their mathematics clearly and concisely" I discovered investigation tasks in exams are not new - In 1996 candidates had to carry out an investigation to discover what length and width of a box would give the greatest base area. To find a solution they could chose their method and were offered a table or grid as a guide. School Certificate 1996 These investigative type questions first appeared in 1995 and these was one in each paper up to the introduction of NCEA. I have scanned the questions and put them in the shared 91028 folder You will see there is a folder called GIVE ONE GET ONE that all teachers can add a questio...