Explanation of Results STEP 2010

All STEP questions are marked out of 20. The mark scheme for each question is designed to reward candidates who make good progress towards a solution. A candidate reaching the correct answer will receive full marks, regardless of the method used to answer the question. All the questions that are attempted by a student are marked. However, only the 6 best answers are used in the calculation of the final grade for the paper. There are five grades for STEP Mathematics which are: S Outstanding 1 Very Good 2 Good 3 Satisfactory U Unclassified The rest of this document presents, for each paper, the grade boundaries (minimum scores required to achieve each grade), cumulative percentage of candidate achieving each grade, and a graph showing the score distribution (percentage of candidates on each mark). STEP Mathematics I (9465) Grade boundaries Maximum Mark 120 S 103 1 84 2 70 3 47 U 0

Cumulative percentage achieving each grade Maximum Mark 120 Distribution of scores
3.0 2.5 2.0

S 4.8

1 16.9

2 35.4

3 77.7

U 100.0

Percent

1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 Score on STEP Mathematics I

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STEP Mathematics II (9470) Grade boundaries Maximum Mark 120 S 105 1 79 2 64 3 40 U 0

Cumulative percentage achieving each grade Maximum Mark 120 Distribution of scores
3.0 2.5 2.0

S 9.6

1 30.2

2 48.1

3 82.4

U 100.0

Percent

1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 Score on STEP Mathematics II

STEP Mathematics III (9475) Grade boundaries Maximum Mark 120 S 78 1 56 2 46 3 29 U 0

Cumulative percentage achieving each grade Maximum Mark 120 Distribution of scores
3.5 3.0 2.5

S 15.3

1 41.7

2 60.1

3 88.7

U 100.0

Percent

2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 Score on STEP Mathematics III

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