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- Subject: Biology
- AS: 90926
- Level: 1
- Credits: 3
- Internal
Biology 1.2 Report on a biological issue
Achievement criteria
The report you write, from the collected and processed information will decide the level of achievement that you have reached. The report will show your understanding of the issue, the biology and different opinions including your own.
On this page: Achievement | Achievement with Merit | Achievement with Excellence
Achievement
- Report on a biological issue. This involves:
- refining a given or agreed question or purpose
- describing the biological ideas that are related to the question or purpose
- collecting and processing primary or secondary data and/or information from a range of sources
- taking a position on the issue
- presenting findings.
Achievement with merit
- Report in depth on a biological issue. This involves:
- refining a given or agreed question or purpose
- explaining the biological ideas that are related to the question or purpose
- collecting and processing primary or secondary data and/or information from a range of sources
- identifying at least two different points of view supported by evidence
- taking and justifying a position on the issue
- presenting findings.
Achievement with excellence
- Report comprehensively on a biological issue. This involves:
- refining a given or agreed question or purpose
- identifying multiple links between the biological ideas that are related to the question or purpose
- collecting and processing primary or secondary data and/or information from a range of sources
- evaluating sources of information/data in respect to the question or purpose
- identifying at least two different points of view supported by evidence
- taking and justifying a position on the issue with a recommendation for action
- presenting findings.
