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N1-N3 Place value, four operations, negatives, order of operations

Currently Developing · last touched 2026-10-22

Demoted by the 7 Oct paper; 14 Oct paper 1/2 with 3² as 6. Back to secure: order of operations with a power in it, right inside a timed section on another day (squares right cold 16 Oct, untimed).

Every change

WhenChangeEvidenceSession
2026-10-22Developing → Developing22 Oct, untimed, non-calc, mixed set: 20 - 2 x 3^2 + 4 -> 3x3 = 9, -2x9 = -18, -18 + 4 = -14, 20 - 14 = 6. Right, power first, every line typed, 7 min, 1/1 unaided. Loose end (same shape inside a timed section) still open.session 130
2026-10-20Developing → Developingadjudicated paper #9 Q3: 1/2, why:bar, loss=knowledge (3^2 evaluated as 6; order of operations right throughout) — knowledge loss on a developing topic: no move, retrieval incorrect. 16 Oct cold: 3², 5², 2³ all right untimed.standalone
2026-10-14Developing → Developingpaper #9 Q3: 1/2, loss=knowledge — order of operations correct and shown inside a timed section, but 3² evaluated as 6 (squaring as doubling) cost the answersession 104
2026-10-11Secure → Developingadjudicated paper #7 Q1: 0/1, no why code (week 41 was built before why tags), knowledge loss on a secure topic → developing (order of operations). 2 + 3 x 4 - 1 answered 19 under the timer: the addition done before the multiplication. The marker's note gave no loss label; read from the answer, and the technique read of the paper (session 83) does not count this mark as technique. Same item right cold and untimed on 8 Oct (13).standalone
2026-10-08Secure → Secure8 Oct, cold and untimed, non-calc, the 7 Oct paper item re-asked: 2 + 3 x 4 - 1 with each step asked for. Multiplication first, answer 13, right in 4 min, 1/1 unaided. One working line miscopied the last sign as plus; working chained with equals signs.session 88
2026-10-07Secure → SecureExam practice 7 Oct (test #7, attempt #15, timed, no calculator) Q1: 2 + 3 x 4 - 1 answered 19; 0/1, under a minute on focus. Marking only: no status change, for adjudication. Retrieval outcome: incorrect.standalone
2026-09-15Secure → Secureaudit: bar met in session 24 — 3 − 8 × (−2) = 19 correct, non-calculator, first ask in 10 weeks; ageing check passed, confirmed secure.standalone
2026-09-15Secure → Secure15 Sep starter, non-calc: 3 − 8 × (−2) → wrote 8 × −2 = −16 first, then 19 when told to finish. Ageing check passed, 10 weeks since last touched.session 24

In papers

AttemptPaperQMarksNote
Exam practice — week 42 · maths, lit, cs — GCSE Mathematics sectionexam-skills #931/2M1 for 10÷2=5 seen; A0 (25). Order of operations correct throughout but 3^2 evaluated as 6 (3×3 written as 6 — squaring treated as doubling). loss=knowledge (misconception on squares).
Exam practice — week 41 — GCSE Mathematics sectionexam-skills #710/1B0: 19 given. 13 required. 19 is (2 + 3) × 4 − 1, i.e. worked left to right with the addition before the multiplication. 0 min on focus.