Maths prediction

Hi, do you think the 2016 Maths GCSE paper will be easier than last years or harder?

Also how many hours would you need per sub to achieve A/B

Thanks

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Edexcel?

Original post by Rajive

Edexcel?

Yes

Reply 3

Rajive

Original post by Abdirizaq11

Yes

I feel like it would be an average paper i.e. A little of everything

Reply 4

Notnek

Original post by Abdirizaq11

Hi, do you think the 2016 Maths GCSE paper will be easier than last years or harder?

There's no way of knowing. The grade boundaries will be lower if it's harder so it shouldn't really matter.

I do know that the 2017 paper will be harder!

Reply 5

Rajive

Original post by notnek

There's no way of knowing. The grade boundaries will be lower if it's harder so it shouldn't really matter.

I do know that the 2017 paper will be harder!

Well that is the start of the new GCSE spec so it is probably going to be harder.

Reply 6

akawais

Predicted papers for edexcel GCSE here guys:

http://onmaths.com

Reply 7

samb1234

Worry about what you can control, not what you cant. There is absolutely no point speculating on whether it will be hard or easy, because youre going to have to sit it regardless and you wont know until you are in the exam hall. Worry about the things you can do to properly prepare, not things out of your conteol.

Reply 8

Notnek

Original post by akawais

Predicted papers for edexcel GCSE here guys:

http://onmaths.com

I've seen better predicted papers - these aren't great.

I'm pretty sure the real papers will be harder than those.

Reply 9

Rajive

Maths genie has some predicted papers which generally replicates a past paper

Reply 10

Abdirizaq11

Original post by notnek

I've seen better predicted papers - these aren't great.

I'm pretty sure the real papers will be harder than those.

What are good sites for predicted papers

Reply 11

thefatone

Original post by notnek

There's no way of knowing. The grade boundaries will be lower if it's harder so it shouldn't really matter.

I do know that the 2017 paper will be harder!

how? what info have i missed?

Reply 12

Notnek

Original post by thefatone

how? what info have i missed?

2017 will be the first exam for the new 9-1 GCSE:

http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/mathematics-2015.html

Reply 13

akawais

Original post by notnek

I've seen better predicted papers - these aren't great.

I'm pretty sure the real papers will be harder than those.

Well he was between 70-90% accurate in the past

Reply 14

Rajive

Original post by akawais

Well he was between 70-90% accurate in the past

70-90% accurate????

Reply 15

akawais

Original post by Rajive

70-90% accurate????

Yes he claims. He does it based on probability of the topics coming up. How often

Reply 16

Notnek

Original post by akawais

Well he was between 70-90% accurate in the past

Do you mean for the topics predicted? That isn't hard to do. Any set of past papers will show you the kinds of topics/questions that appear.

I assume you don't mean he can predict the actual questions?

The best predicted papers come after the first exam - teachers can spot which big topics didn't appear in the first paper. I may make my own this year but I haven't decided yet :smile: