NOTE: These exemplars do not fully show Grade Score Marking (GSM) because of the small sample of student scripts involved, and the absence of a cut score meeting to determine grade boundaries. In 2012, level 1 2011 examination papers will have exemplars marked fully in accordance with GSM. These will be published on the NZQA website when the assessment schedules are published.

EXEMPLAR FOR ACHIEVED

The candidate has attempted only one part of Question One and got it correct. This is only sufficient for an N2 grade – (a) (iii) is of similar difficulty, yet the candidate has made no attempt. N2

Candidate has not recognised a conditional probability is required.

Answer is consistent with the error in (c) (i).

A3

A3

NOTE: These exemplars do not fully show Grade Score Marking (GSM) because of the small sample of student scripts involved, and the absence of a cut score meeting to determine grade boundaries. In 2012, level 1 2011 examination papers will have exemplars marked fully in accordance with GSM. These will be published on the NZQA website when the assessment schedules are published.

EXEMPLAR FOR ACHIEVED

N2

RAWW explanation: calculates the wrong probability (124/281) instead of 57/124 – Answers are very similar. M6

The candidate consistently uses the probability in (c) (ii). If they had answered in context by rounding to the nearest whole they would have increased their answer to a Merit level.

A4