Biology

Assessment

Students will be assessed at the end of the 2 year course over 3 exams covering content from both years (modules 1-6). Biological processes and Biological Diversity both carry 37%, and are worth 100 marks; Unified Biology carries 26% and is worth 70 marks. Each module has a set of complimentary Student Assessment Groups (PAGs), which are the practical assessments. These require the students to successfully complete practical activities along with a set of questions. These questions could be drawing diagrams, analysing graphs or data, or simply evaluating the experiment they have just completed. The practical assessment is separate from the examination. Upon completing the course, the students will achieve a grade along with a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ for their practical skills.