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Networks and paths MS-N2 |
Conditional Probability MA-S2 | Vectors in 2D Extension 1 ME-V1 | Vectors in 3D MEX-V1 | Archimedes and the Law of the Lever |
Discrete Probability Distributions MA-S3 | Bernoulli and Binomial Distributions ME-S1 | Projectiles and Applications of Vectors MEX-M1 | Curves from Apollonius to Bezier | |
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Differential Equations ME-C3 | Mathematical Induction MEX-P2 |
Population Growth and the Logistic Curve | |
Continuous Random Variables and the Normal Distribution MA-S5 | Primes, Modular Arithmetic and RSA Encryption |
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Three days of Professional Development were held in October 2019. Each day ran from 9am to 3pm and focused on one topic from the new syllabus and consisted of expanded versions of presentations from recent PD Days with time for more examples, exercises and discussion.
A fourth day covering the basics of NUMBAS, a free online platform for constructing and delivering randomised assessments, was held on 23rd October.
The day covered a selection of new topics in the new HSC syllabuses for HSC Standard Mathematics, HSC Mathematics and HSC Mathematics Extensions 1 and 2.
The new Standard Mathematics Stage 6 (MS) began with year 11 in 2018. The new Mathematics Advanced Stage 6 (MA), Mathematics Extension 1 Stage 6 (ME) and Mathematics Extension 2 Stage 6 (MEX) began with year 11 in 2019. For all syllabus documents, see the stage 6 syllabuses from the NESA website.
The program included the following sessions:
workshop descriptions can be found below.
A Randomised Assessments Workshop (RAW) was held after the PD day on Tuesday 23rd October. For details see the Randomised Assignments Workshop section below.
Refers to 2019 PD day
Vectors Wednesday 9th October |
Statistics Thursday 10th October |
Networks Friday 11th October |
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8:30am - 9:00am | Registration (RC-4082) | ||
9:00am - 10:40am | Vectors and geometry | Discrete random variables | Networks and paths |
10:40am - 11:00am | Morning tea | ||
11:00am - 12:40pm | Vectors, lines, projections | Continuous random variables | Critical Path Analysis |
12:40pm - 1:20pm | Lunch (CLB Foyer) | ||
1:20pm - 3:00pm | Vectors, forces, projectiles | Conditional Probability | Max-flow/min-cut theorem |
Red-Centre East Wing, RC-4082, UNSW Kensington Campus. See the Google map below for the location or find H15 on the UNSW Campus map.
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The descriptions below may be updated but we don't expect major changes before the day.
A separate day devoted to a hands on workshop on setting randomised assessments using NUMBAS will be held on Wednesday 23rd October (in the Red Centre, Room M020). The workshop will run from 9am to 3pm. This day is a hands on workshop where you will learn to create your own randomised assignments and quizzes. It is a repeat of the previous day that was run earlier this year.
NUMBAS is a free open source web based system for creating and the automatic grading of randomised assessments. These assessments can provide customised feedback and worked solutions. For on overview of NUMBAS see their website.
NUMBAS assessments run in a student's web browser, so no special software is required. They an be either stand alone webpages or integrated with LMSs such as Moodle, Canvas, etc. NUMBAS assessments and solutions can also be provided on paper. Teachers can draw from a bank of publically available questions but, more importantly, can easily construct their own, which can be shared within private groups of contributed to the public bank. While simple questions can be easily constructed with little expert knowledge, the system also allows more advanced users almost limitless freedom.
The day will start with an overview of NUMBAS but most of the day will be spent working with the system to construct questions and assessments. Participants should bring along examples of assessments that they would like to convert to this format. The questions and assessments produced on the day will be shared with the group and everyone should leave with a collection of assessments they can use in their teaching and the skills to create more.
For further information, contact Assoc Prof Jonathan Kress. Please also get in touch if you came to the previous workshop and want more help to go further.
For further information, contact Assoc Prof Jonathan Kress. Please also get in touch if you came to the previous workshop and want more help to go further.
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