Understanding Standards Biology (Advanced Higher) An overview of course assessment
What this presentation covers an overview of revised course assessment for Advanced Higher Biology from session 2019-20 onwards information on what is changing and what is not changing detailed information on the coursework component (project)
Revised Advanced Higher content The revised course content is required from session 2019-20 onwards.
Overview of course assessment Structure of course assessment Two components: question paper project
Overview of course assessment —question paper Unchanged knowledge and skills assessed level of demand conditions for assessment
Overview of course assessment — question paper Time — 3 hours Section 1 multiple choice questions 20 marks Section 2 restricted and extended response questions 80 marks
Overview of course assessment —project Project assessment task instructions for teachers and lecturers marking instructions instructions for candidates
Overview of course assessment — project project report 30 marks word count applies
Assessment conditions Both stages of the project are conducted under some supervision and control. The teacher or lecturer must not provide specific advice on how to rephrase or improve responses, and they must not provide model answers.
Assessment conditions Processes must be put in place to monitor progress and ensure that the work is the candidate’s own. These could include: regular progress meetings spot-check interviews reviewing lab-books completing checklists
An overview of what is not changing There are no changes to the following sections of the project: abstract introduction discussion presentation
An overview of what is changing There are changes to what is expected in the following sections of the project: procedures results
Procedures
Results
General guidance Candidates must: agree the choice of topic have different aims plan their own experimental work and collect data from this address issues relating to validity and reliability when planning and carrying out their experiments gather information to support their understanding of the underlying biology.
General guidance Candidates should keep a lab-book. Their entries should be written in such a way that they will find it easy to follow and understand when they use it to produce their report.
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