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- Subject: Biology
- AS: AS90714
- Level: 3
- Credits: 3
- Internal
Biology 3.2 Research a contemporary biological issue
Achievement criteria
The level of achievement that you will reach is decided by the way you answer each question. The key words are describe, explain, or discuss aspects of biology.
Achievement
- You are able to research information to describe a contemporary biological issue.
Make sure you can:
- develop a specific question(s) from the initial broad topic
- find a range of relevant resources
- identify information relevant to the question
- describe biological concepts and processes in your own words
- recognise issues by identifying opposing opinions
- reference resources used in the body of the report
- write a bibliography.
Achievement with Merit
- You are able to integrate researched information to explain a contemporary biological issue.
Make sure you can:
- meet the criteria for Achievement
- integrate and reference resource material into your own words.
Achievement with Excellence
- You are able to integrate and evaluate researched information to discuss a contemporary biological issue.
Make sure you can:
- meet the criteria for Merit
- justify your own opinion
- evaluate resources for validity and bias.
