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A CLAIM by a maths educators' organisation that the matric maths standard was "watered down" to boost the matric pass rate was refuted yesterday.

"GRADE 12 - TIPS FOR SUCCESS / GRAAD 12 - WENKE VIR SUKSES "

"The basic education department's reports indicate a 17% decline in the number of candidates who wrote mathematics between 2009 and 2013 (from about 290 400 to 241 400). At the same time, the number of candidates writing mathematics literacy rose sharply to 58% of the 2013 cohort."

The Department of Basic Education has pleasure in releasing the series called Mind the Gap study guides for Grade 12 learners. The first subjects in the series include Life Sciences, Accounting, Economics and Geography. These study guides are another innovative and committed attempt by the Department of Basic Education to improve the academic performance of Grade 12 candidates in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination.   The Mind the Gap study guide series is produced in both English and Afrikaans to assist those learners that have been underperforming due to a lack of exposure to the content requirements of the curriculum. The series aims to mind-the-gap between failing and passing, by bridging-the-gap in learners' understanding of commonly tested concepts so candidates can pass.   Each of the Mind the Gap study guides provides explanations of key terminology, simple explanations and examples of the types of questions that learners can expect to be asked in an exam. Model answers are included to assist learners in building their understanding. Learners are also referred to specific questions in past national exam papers and exam memos that are available on the Department's website.

"Here you can access the Matric past papers from the last 3 years! We've covered over 150 exams across 33 subjects - all so that you can better prepare for the NSC exams. We've converted the past papers into Obami styled online assignments. This means you can undertake the assignment, submit, and compare your answers to the model answers."

The 2008 mathematics matric exam has attracted considerable attention and debate. This short article seeks to contribute to the debate.

The 2008 senior certificate maths examination papers were up to standard