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    Summary of Biology HSC Examination Specifications and Assessment Requirements From 2010

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    The document summarizes changes to the Biology HSC examination specifications and assessment requirements starting in 2010. The written exam will consist of 3 hours plus 5 minutes reading time and include objective response questions worth 20 marks, short-answer questions worth 55 marks, and a 25 mark question on one of the course Options. The internal assessment requires 3 to 5 tasks assessing students' knowledge and understanding of biology concepts for 40% of marks, skills in conducting investigations for 30% of marks, and communication/problem-solving skills for 30% of marks.

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    The document summarizes changes to the Biology HSC examination specifications and assessment requirements starting in 2010. The written exam will consist of 3 hours plus 5 minutes reading time and include objective response questions worth 20 marks, short-answer questions worth 55 marks, and a 25 mark question on one of the course Options. The internal assessment requires 3 to 5 tasks assessing students' knowledge and understanding of biology concepts for 40% of marks, skills in conducting investigations for 30% of marks, and communication/problem-solving skills for 30% of marks.

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    Summary of Biology HSC examination specifications and

    assessment requirements from 2010

    In December 2008, the Board of Studies approved changes to the examination specifications
    and assessment requirements for a number of courses. These changes will be implemented
    for the 2010 HSC cohort. Details of the Boards decisions are available on the Boards
    website at http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/

    The HSC examination specifications and assessment requirements for Biology are
    outlined below.

    Outline of HSC examination specifications


    A written examination of three hours plus 5 minutes reading time.
    Section/Part Marks
    Section I Part A 20
    Objective response questions
    Section I Part B 55
    Short-answer questions
    Section II (Options) 25
    There is one question on each Option. Each question will
    consist of short-answer parts
    Students answer the question on the Option they have studied
    100

    Changes from current examination specifications


    In Section I, the mark value of the objective response items is increased from 15 marks
    to 20 marks and the mark value of the short-answer questions is decreased from 60
    marks to 55 marks.

    Outline of internal assessment requirements


    There will be three to five assessment tasks comprising the following components and
    weightings.
    Component Weighting
    Knowledge and understanding of:
    the history, nature, and practice of biology, applications and uses of 40
    biology and their implications for society and the environment, and
    current issues, research and developments in biology
    cell ultrastructure and processes, biological diversity, environmental
    interactions, mechanisms of inheritance and biological evolution
    Skills in planning and conducting first-hand investigations, gathering and 30
    processing first-hand data, gathering and processing relevant information
    from secondary sources
    Skills in:
    communicating information and understanding 30
    developing scientific thinking and problem-solving techniques
    working individually and in teams
    100

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