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S4 STUDY SKILLS EVENING
Biology
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S4 Courses
National 4 Biology (replaces SG General/Int 1)National 5 Biology (replaces SG Credit/Int 2) Pupils work through the courses, and gain a
wide range of knowledge (KU) and develop problem solving skills (PS) in Biology.
Assessed on four problem solving areas – selecting, predicting, processing and analysing (N5 only) as well as KU.
Pupils must pass each unit, with a pass mark being 50% or more.
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More about assessment
With CfE Biology, as well as passing the unit assessments, pupils also have to complete:
A mini research topic (√) An investigation report (√) Assignment (N5) or Added Value Unit (N4)
(ongoing)
The courses are aligned – this means if a pupils does not pass units at a higher level (e.g. Nat 5), then they can still achieve a pass at a lower level (in this case Nat 4).
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prelims
The National 5 Biology prelim is:Thursday 20th January
It is made up of two sections (like the final exam). Section A has 20 marks of multiple choice questions. Section B has 60 marks of short answer style questions.
The National 5 Assignment will also be marked by SQA and is worth a maximum of 20 marks.
In total, the National 5 exam is out of 100 marks, and is graded A-D.
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Revision
Pupils should be spending about 1 – 1.5 hours a week revising in Biology.
Homework issued to develop KU and PS skills.
Homework composed of past paper questions (for Nat 5 made up of Credit Standard Grade/Int 2 past papers).
Past papers used to test KU and PS, as well as preparing pupils for prelims and final exams.
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Materials & support
Pupils have a workbook(s) for each of the units completed so far:
Unit 3: Life on EarthUnit 1: Cell Biology
Pupils also have learning outcomes and a revision summary for each unit.
After prelims, pupils will write up their assignment reports/added value in class, then start work on the last unit:
Unit 2: Multicellular Organisms
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Progression
National 4 Biology (pass) National 5 Biology.
National 5 Biology (grade A or B) CfE Higher or CfE Higher Human Biology
Higher/Higher Human Biology (grade A or B) S6 CfE Advanced Higher Biology.