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Sample assessment outline Mathematics Applications – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment Syllabus content Response 40% 6% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 2: In-class test Bivariate data analysis: identifying and describing associations, fitting a linear model to numerical data, association and causation 6% Semester 1 Week 9 Task 3: In-class test Growth and decay in sequences: arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, first-order linear recurrence relations. 7% Semester 1 Week 13 Task 4: In-class test Graphs and networks: the definition of a graph and associated terminology, planar graphs, paths and cycles 7% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 6: In-class test Time series analysis: describing, interpreting and analysing time series data 7% Semester 2 Week 9 Task 8: In-class test Loans, investments and annuities: compound interest loans and investments, reducing balance loans, annuities and perpetuities 7% Semester 2 Week 14 Task 10: Assignment with in-class validation Networks and decision mathematics: trees and minimum connector problems, project planning and scheduling using critical path analysis, flow networks Investigation 20% 6% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: Plan, research and communicate findings using the data investigation process Bivariate data analysis: identifying and describing associations 7% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 7: Select, adapt and apply models to investigate and compare everyday situations Loans, investments and annuities: compound interest loans and investments, reducing balance loans, annuities and perpetuities 7% Semester 2 Week 13 Task 9: Select, adapt and apply models to investigate an everyday situation Networks and decision mathematics: assignment problems to represent practical situations Examination 40% 15% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 5: Semester 1 examination Two sections, Calculator-free (50 mins) and Calculator-assumed (100 mins) Application of mathematical understanding and skills to analyse, interpret and respond to a variety of question types that require both open and closed responses based on Unit 3 content 25% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 11: Semester 2 examination Two sections, Calculator-free (50 mins) and Calculator-assumed (100 mins) Application of mathematical understanding and skills to analyse, interpret and respond to a variety of question types that require both open and closed responses based on Unit 3 and Unit 4 content Total 100% 100%