Candidates struggled with the new National 5 and Higher exams, as well as Advanced Higher, the qualifications authority said in a series of reports.
“It was noted that the numeracy skills of many candidates appeared to be lower than would be expected,” the SQA wrote of the National 5. “This impacted on the range of marks gained by candidates. As this is a new course, teachers still appear to be coming to terms with the levels of numeracy, interpretation, reasoning and communication required.
“Some candidates performed well in this component, but many did not produce the required level of numeracy skills to succeed. This was particularly evident in questions involving ratio, proportion ... percentages.”
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