Uses a range of informal and formal oral and written mathematical language and
symbols to communicate mathematically
SUPPORT
CONTEXT
TEXT COMPLEXITY
TASK COMPLEXITY
Works independently and
initiates and uses support
from a range of established
resources
Range of contexts, including
some that are unfamiliar and/
or unpredictable
Some specialisation in less
familiar/known contexts
Complex texts
Embedded information
Includes specialised vocabulary
Includes abstraction and
symbolism
Complex task organisation
and analysis involving
application of a number of
steps
Processes include extracting,
extrapolating, inferencing,
reflecting, abstracting
FOCUS AREA:
PERFORMANCE FEATURES INCLUDE:
Written mathematical
language
– Uses a combination of informal, but mostly formal, written mathematical and general
language, including some specialised mathematical symbolism, abbreviations, terminology and
representation to document, interpret and communicate the processes, results and implications
of the mathematical activities or tasks
Oral mathematical
language
– Uses a combination of informal and formal oral mathematical and general language,
including some specialised mathematical language and terminology, to discuss and explain the
processes, results and implications of a mathematical investigation
Complexity of
mathematical symbolism,
representation and
conventions
– Uses a combination of informal but mostly formal mathematical symbolism, diagrams, graphs,
algebraic representation and conventions relevant to the mathematical knowledge of the level,
e.g.
