Fractions of an Amount: 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.
- N11
- Identify and work with fractions in ratio problems
- N12
- Interpret fractions and percentages as operators
- R3
- Express one quantity as a fraction of another, where the fraction is less than 1 or greater than 1
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 R3AQA N11
AQA N12
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.
F4a FDPF18a Fractions
H4a Fractions and Percentages
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.
OCR 16. Fractions and Decimals (F)OCR 57. Fractions and Decimals (H)
Check-in Test 2.01 - fractions
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.
Number – F – Fractions v3Number – F – Fractions v3 – SOLUTIONS
Number – H & F – Fractions v1
Number – H & F – Fractions v1 – SOLUTIONS
Number – H – Fractions v2
Number – H – Fractions v2 – SOLUTIONS