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Trial and Improvement and Iteration: GCSE Maths Specification and Awarding Body Information

Boring, but hopefully useful. Links to the relevant section of the GCSE Maths Specification, together with information and resources from each of the Awarding Bodies.

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GCSE Maths Specification keyboard_arrow_up

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An overview of the GCSE Maths learning objectives that relate to this particular topic area. The expectation is that:

• All students will develop confidence and competence with the content identified by standard type
• All students will be assessed on the content identified by the standard and the underlined type; more highly attaining students will develop confidence and competence with all of this content
• Only the more highly attaining students will be assessed on the content identified by bold type. The highest attaining students will develop confidence and competence with the bold content.

A20h

Find approximate solutions to equations numerically using iteration.

R16h

Set up, solve and interpret the answers in growth and decay problems, including compound interest and work with general iterative processes.

AQA keyboard_arrow_up

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Taken from the AQA Teacher Guidance document, containing teacher guidance, notes and example questions for each of the GCSE Maths learning objectives. For more information please see the AQA GCSE Maths page.

AQA A19h
AQA A21
AQA R16h
AQA A19

Edexcel keyboard_arrow_up

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Taken from the Edexcel 2 year GCSE Scheme of Work, containing prior knowledge, keywords, opportunities for problem solving and common misconceptions. For more information please see the Edexcel GCSE Maths page.

H2a Basic algebra, setting up and solving equations
H15 Quadratics, expanding, sketching, circles, cubics
New GCSE Content Resource: A20 Iterations (higher tier)

OCR keyboard_arrow_up

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Taken from the OCR Higher and Foundation planning documents, containing specification descriptions. Also included, where available, are the excellent OCR Check-in Tests. For more information please see OCR GCSE Maths page.

54. Solving Equations with Graphs and Iteration (H)

JustMaths GCSE Questions keyboard_arrow_up

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The lovely Mel from JustMaths has put together themed collections of questions taken from the awarding bodies’ sample assessment materials and practise papers. These should give you a clearer idea of how content may be presented and the increased level of challenge. Where possible, answers are also provided.

Algebra – H – Iteration v2
Algebra – H – Iteration v2 – SOLUTIONS