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All rights reserved.  \nDiscussion  \nOverarching topic coverage and performance  \n3  \nCopyright © 2020 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.  \nTopic area coverage  \nThe weighting of the topic areas has been prescribed by Ofqual and is common to all exam boards. The table below shows the approximate weightings of the topic areas for the overall tier of assessment, not for each individual question paper.  \n\n| Topic area | Foundation Tier (%) | Higher Tier (%) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Number | 25 | 15 |\n| Algebra | 20 | 30 |\n| Ratio | 25 | 20 |\n| Geometry and measures | 15 | 20 |\n| Probability and statistics | 15 | 15 |\n\nPerformance by topic area: Foundation Tier  \nMean Foundation Tier cohort performance (facility) by topic area for June 2017, 2018 and 2019 combined shown with the coverage for comparison  \n\n| Topic area | Foundation Tier coverage (%) | Foundation Tier performance (%) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Number | 25 | 51.01 |\n| Algebra | 20 | 33.77 |\n| Ratio | 25 | 43.68 |\n| Geometry and measures | 15 | 37.16 |\n| Probability and statistics | 15 | 45.18 |\n\nPerformance by topic area: Higher Tier  \nMean Higher Tier cohort performance (facility) by topic area for June 2017, 2018 and 2019 combined  \n\n| Topic area | Higher Tier coverage (%) | Higher Tier\u003Cbr>performance (%) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Number | 15 | 52.69 |\n| Algebra | 30 | 41.64 |\n| Ratio | 20 | 55.25 |\n| Geometry and measures | 20 | 45.63 |\n| Probability and statistics | 15 | 57.90 |\n\nDiscussion  \nTopic performance by grade  \n7  \nCopyright © 2020 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.  \nDifference in performance at selected grades by topic area: Foundation Tier  \nDifference in mean cohort performance by topic area for June 2017, 2018 and 2019 combined at selected grades  \n\n| Topic area | Grades 4–3 (%) | Grades 5–4 (%) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Number | 12.67 | 11.90 |\n| Algebra | 13.45 | 16.05 |\n| Ratio | 13.25 | 14.49 |\n| Geometry and measures | 15.18 | 15.95 |\n| Probability and statistics | 11.94 | 11.57 |\n\nDifference in performance at selected grades and selected topics: Foundation Tier  \nDifference in mean cohort performance at selected topics for June 2017, 2018 and 2019 combined at selected grades  \n\n| Topic | Grades 4–3 (%) | Grades 5–4 (%) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Number | 12.67 | 11.90 |\n| N9 Standard form | 15.83 | 21.40 |\n| N10 Decimals to fractions and vice versa | 17.27 | 15.31 |\n| N15 Rounding, error notation | 13.12 | 21.38 |\n\nDifference in performance at selected grades and selected topics: Foundation Tier  \nDifference in mean cohort performance at selected topics for June 2017, 2018 and 2019 combined at selected grades  \n\n| Topic | Grades 4–3 (%) | Grades 5–4 (%) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Geometry and measures | 15.18 | 15.95 |\n| G3 Angles at a point or in a triangle | 19.76 | 16.87 |\n| G7 Congruent and similar shapes | 15.44 | 18.71 |\n| G17 Perimeter and volume | 20.28 | 23.48 |","cbCaisaEeZ3qvUWn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisaEeZ3qvUWn","pdf",531540,15,"English","# Discussion\n## Overarching topic coverage and performance\n## Topic area coverage\n## Performance by topic area: Foundation Tier\n## Performance by topic area: Higher Tier\n## Topic performance by grade\n## Difference in performance at selected grades by topic area: Foundation Tier\n## Difference in performance at selected grades and selected topics: Foundation Tier","[{\"question\":\"What topic area weightings are used for Foundation Tier and Higher Tier?\",\"answer\":\"The report lists Ofqual-prescribed approximate weightings for each topic area, including Number, Algebra, Ratio, Geometry and measures, and Probability and statistics, separately for Foundation Tier and Higher Tier.\"},{\"question\":\"How does mean cohort performance compare to topic area coverage in Foundation Tier?\",\"answer\":\"Tables compare Foundation Tier coverage (%) with Foundation Tier performance (%) for June 2017–2019 combined, showing differences by topic area such as Number, Algebra, Ratio, Geometry and measures, and Probability and statistics.\"},{\"question\":\"Which elements does the report use to analyze performance by grade?\",\"answer\":\"It presents differences in performance at selected grades by topic area and further breaks those differences down into selected topics for Foundation Tier, using mean cohort performance comparisons across June 2017–2019 combined.\"}]","GCSE Maths - Virtual communities 2020 - Autumn 2020 - Overarching topic coverage and performance | PDF",1792468216,38]