Core Mathematics - Level 3 Certificate in Core Maths B (MEI)

Assessment

This is a one-year course with external exams at the end of that year for each of the two course components. This course teaches students the mathematical, statistical, and analytical skills required to understand the numerical world around them. The content is split between two components: “Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning” and “Statistical Problem Solving”. In “Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning”, learners are taught to use the modelling cycle, the statistical problem-solving cycle and the financial problem-solving cycle, to solve problems in a variety of real-world contexts. This includes using spreadsheets to process data and present results; this is a very useful skill to support coursework in other subjects. In “Statistical Problem Solving”, learners are introduced to more sophisticated statistical techniques, such as hypothesis testing, and so are able to address a wide range of problems that they may encounter in other subject areas. Learners are expected to work with large, real data sets during the course and familiarity with a case study will be expected in the examination.