Dear Sir / Madam,
I am a candidate due to take STEP papers this summer, but I'm having difficulty marking my work even with full solutions available. Each question is marked out of 20, but I haven't been able to find any guidelines for what any particular answer is worth.
Are there any such guidelines available, or sample marked questions? I understand that these materials may not be made public, but it's difficult to prepare without some idea of what is required.
As it stands, I cannot ascertain whether a partially complete answer is worth 5 marks or 15. I must admit that as I have no means of getting this information through professional STEP tuition, I feel a little disadvantaged.
Any guidance or materials would be hugely appreciated!
Many thanks,
[me]
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Dear [me]
Other than the comments posted in the 'Final STEP solutions', the 'Final Examiner's Report' and other information on the website at
http://www.admissionstests.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/adt/step, there is no published guideline on the potential value of each partially completed STEP question; each candidate's answer, whether or not complete, would be unique.
There are past papers downloadable from the website; we would suggest that thoroughly revising all topics within your A level syllabus and completing these past papers to the best of your ability under timed conditions will help you to prepare for the tests in June.
You would also find useful information at
http://meikleriggs.org.uk/ and
https://nrich.maths.org/.
best wishes,
Sandi Spence
Admissions Tests Team
Cambridge Assessment
www.atsts.org.uk/