Mastery for GCSE AQA

Summary

This unit focuses on developing mastery in the basic and developing concepts of probability. The probability scale is explored; assigning values using fractions, decimals and percentages to the likelihood of an event. Students are encouraged to be systematic when listing outcomes of single or combined events and to use appropriate forms to display outcomes such as two-way tables. Procedural variation in questioning is used to good effect to underpin the learning. Probability experiments are explored practically with relative frequencies calculated and compared to theoretical probabilities. Theoretical probabilities are found from models and used to solve problems. The unit is rounded off by a consideration of mutually exclusive events and associated calculations including adding simple probabilities and finding the probability of successive events.

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The GCSE units have been written to satisfy the specification for the AQA 8300 Maths GCSE. Each unit contains:

• PowerPoint slides for each component
• Detailed lesson plans
• Learning objectives and outcomes
• Worksheets and homework activities with answers
• End-of-unit, exam-style assessment test with answers
• Other material and links to online resources

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Early career teachers will find these an invaluable resource to support developing their practice, knowing the material is approached with a consistent pedagogy that has stood the test of time, from a team of experienced teachers. Over time they can customise the lessons to better address the needs of their different classes and growing sense of themselves as teachers of mathematics.

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