Design and Technology GCSE
Performance Characteristics
What Performance Characteristics means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Performance Characteristics
The specific physical, mechanical, or aesthetic properties of a material that dictate how it behaves under certain conditions.
Topics that use Performance Characteristics
- All design and technological practice takes place within contexts which inform outcomes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Performance Characteristics in the exam
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