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The Cockcroft Foundation List: APU Results
The report considers how students aged 15 fared in the APU tests on mathematics topics found in the ‘foundation list’ from the Cockcroft report. The ‘foundation list’ consists of basic mathematical skills such as number, money, percentages, time, use of a calculator, ratio and proportion. The full list appears in Appendix 1. The report ends by comparing findings from the tests with what Cockcroft suggests ought to be the situation, considering what makes a task difficult and looking at different methods of assessment.
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