Portfolios

Students must carry out pieces of work to show that they can apply their mathematical knowledge, skills and understanding to solve real problems.

Foundation FSMQs usually have five or six portfolio requirements.
Intermediate FSMQs typically make three or four portfolio demands.
Advanced FSMQ normally involve two or three major portfolio requirements.

The specification for each unit sets out clearly the evidence that students must gather for their portfolio. Full specifications can be downloaded from the aqa website.

The coursework portfolio for each unit is given a mark, from 0 to 17, for each of the three themes:

• Structuring and presenting work
• Using appropriate mathematics and working accurately
• Interpreting mathematics.

The three marks are added together to give a total mark for the Coursework Portfolio for that unit.