Year 6 Maths Sats

[bubblex]

Do pupils still get full marks on those questions that ask to "show your method", if they don't show their method or not all the steps but give the right answer?

[spanieleyes]

Yes, they get full marks for a correct answer whether there is evidence of correct working or not.

[Julraj]

Hi @bubblex. What @spanieleyes said is true, children can get 1 mark out of a possible 2 if they show their working (and the final answer is wrong).

Word of warning though - it's not very flexible. Let's say there's a long-multiplication question requiring children to perform two smaller multiplications and then an addition. If the child makes one mistake in either of the multiplication parts then they will automatically score 0 marks. The single "workings out" mark is available only if they've made a mistake in the final addition part. This is why kids are told time and time again to show ALL their workings CLEARLY!

Have a look at one of the marking schemes (SATs Papers) and you'll see what I mean. The wording is very precise.